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strait, shifting sand explain Smith's inability to find passage but Hennig passed in sloop Jabez Howes drawing 3 1/2 feet. Must keep close to Unimak side- NE end of Unimak has scrubby trees which cease when one third of the way west Sitka teredo & Sitka spruce [[insertion]] leaves still green [[/insertion]] on N Shore of Unalashka also cocoanut shells, poplar Sitka cedar, and birch. Southern current warmer & stronger, closer to the islands modified by eddies and the tide. Circular current brings Japanese &c woods & catches some from the (Yukon?) Kuskoquim & Nushagak rivers.
Does the N branch go east or west of St. Lawrence Id or both?
Tides at Unalashka come from the eastward.

Transcription Notes:
Names: Hennig; sloop Jabez Howes; Unimak; Sitka teredo, spruce, cedar; Unalashka; Yukon; Kuskoquim; Nushagak; St. Lawrence Id