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[These chuckchees according to Reynolds all (of men) practice the tonsure] but I saw no lafrats used on the Asiatic [[underline]]Shore[[/underline]]

Reynolds says the people along the N. Asiatic Shore seen by him have a few umiaks and no kyaks or other small boats.

July 13th
Stood along in fine weather clear and calmer light wind until eve. When off Cape Espenberg a sail was seen and a few hours later she was boarded + proved the Schr. O.S. Fowler on a trading trip for the "W.F.J. Co." She had on board about 5 long walrus ivory with whalebone + furs. While she was being searched the Capt. sent the Culter in shore to examine a skim boat which paddled off as we came up. I accompanied Lt. Reynolds on this expedition and as we passed along mishore [[midshore?]] the mouth up a narrow tide crack opened to view into which the umiak passed followed by our boat. Passing the umiak we landed at a small summer camp of about 30 malemuts living in 5 tents about which were scattered several upturned sleds with piles of dried seal and walrus meat all about. Under a piece of old seal skin lay a fresh killed seal at the nose of which a puppy was trying to get a supper. Fastened to stakes in an irregular circle outside the Encampment were about 20 very fine native dogs which set up a howl of welcome as we landed which was joined in by the children and a crowd of women + children rushed down to the water to meet us. The umiak now landed + we found it was