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a space of water he threw himself into it with a splash more like a great bag of fat than an animal & swimming slowly across he came on along the ice again. His next performance was to lay down upon the top of a sharply sloping hammock with his head hanging down the slope toward us the full extent of his neck & then lying upon his side he gave a push with is hind feet & slid over the top & down into the hollow where he appeared to bring up in a heap - lying still a moment he arose lazily and began to sniff & stare about. All the last part of his movements were done with the most ludicrous air of acute laziness that we were greatly amused. As he stood staring about & evidently not noticing the vessel only about 500 yds and directly in front I fired a shot with a rifle at him. The ball struck close behind him & he wheeled about pivoting upon his hind feet with a bound as much as to say what's that? A couple of other shots in his vicinity sent him off on the retreat.  We slowly steamed out of the ice back on the course we entered and then followed the pack along all night finding it extending almost due south from the place we found open water is just S. of the SE point of Wrangel Id. Mist arose about 10 PM. Some small fishes swam in the water over submerged border of ice cakes when we were near Wrangel Id   

away directly in front I tried a shot with a rifle at him. The ball struck close behind him & he wheeled about pivoting upon his hind feet with abound as much as to say "what's that?" A couple of other shots in his vicinity sent him off on the retreat. We slowly [[steered?]] out of the[ice back on the course we entered & then followed the pack along all night finding it extending at most due south from the place we found open water is just S. of the SE. point of [[?]] mist arose about 10 PM - Some small fishes seen in the water over submerged border of ice [[?]] - when we were nearest [[?]] 

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