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[[page written in reverse]] little grub on board the schooner & a little afterward supper with Adams. Get Froemer lodgings with Kogenikoff. Kogenikoff & the other Russians leave with the Barkas under the charge of Mike this morning. Give them a salute of an indefinite number of guns. Take a walk with Froemer in the evening. Ikkes sister, her husband & his sister all died at the Shactolik, the other day, from the effects of a poisonous plant accidentally dropped into the pot, by a little child. Have a bath. Saturday July 25 Morning rise very late. Get tea & go aboard the schooner. Dine there & come ashore with Smith & Morse. Turn and sort all my mink & marten. There are about 22 splendid sable - and about 85 or 90 fair ones. Go in and see Bergham. He is getting along fairly. Russians drunk again in the afternoon, got the liquor from the Thos. Woodard - which leaves in a day or two. Bean is putting up a house of telegraph poles which Capt. Smith brought down from Grantley Harton. [[end page]] [[start page]] Wednesday May 20. '68 Today, Last Year the Youkon broke up. This year it will be 6 or 8 days later. Snow followed by rain in the night raises the water a good deal. Manook kills a new owl. Yeto leaves for Coltog. A good deal of water comes down during the day. The track is well covered with snow yet. Sprinkles at intervals. Kurill kills one goose - & 4 birds. Thursday May 21. Cold and windy - water rises a little; dull weather with a South wind. Kurill goes out shooting. Kills a sandhill crane. Sidorka brings in several small birds. Give him some fine shot. Friday May 22 Morning water very high compared with yesterday. Cold & windy. Bath today. The Russian raft is nearly finished. Skin a lot of birds & the crane Kurill killed yesterday. Kurill and Johnnie go over to the island and spend the night