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since then though having frequent rows & enough to keep up their reputation as the most villainous lot of natives along the American coast they have behaved themselves tolerably well to vessels. The Umiak alongside brought walrus skins and ivory with a few wild Reindeer skins for trading but they were very careless whether they sold or not so we judged that other vessels had been here trading earlier though the rascals protested that no vessel had stopped here. As we stopped several boats (7 or 8) were seen coming in toward the Cape from toward the Diomedes. Taking the dingy & two oaremen with my camera and a box of trading goods I went in shore to the village taking [[strikethrough]] a [[/strikethrough]] one of the men [[strikethrough]] I had [[/strikethrough]] who knew me from having seen me at St. M as one to explain the object of my visit. We rowed in over the stretch separating the vessel from shore and as we got near the village an Umiak came off filled by about 20 men which passed close by and went out to the vessel. I asked my native if the people on shore were friendly and he replied [[kai urit ??]] = "I do not know" which made me regret I had not brought in more men but it was too late [[strikethrough]] ? [[/strikethrough]] then and, as this native, whom I could trust while I was in his charge had brought his Henry rifle along I felt tolerably at least. This man kept telling me to steer farther to the right until we went to the right of the whole settlement and 

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