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to be replaced by Luniefsky.
The harbor is a good one but somewhat open to the N.E. through the narrow entrance.  Frost says that in the winter storms is is full of brakers at times.  the water is not very deep  = 5 or 6 fms is the most.  The village is neatly kept but the houses are smaller & less comfortable than at Unalashka.  There is no driftwood here, a little is picked up by circumnavigating the island.
200 sea otter from [[Scuitchi?]] & [[Agatton?]]  156 blue foxes were obtained here last year.  There are 203 inhabitants 68 - 70 hunters. The houses are not very healthy. [[Thetgme?]] gone to [[Staing Gavans?]] - or Massacre Bay  
There are no anchorages on the South side of the islands but several bays Golzet Harbor so marked on chart has no anchorage or protection water too deep.  Massacre Bay has protection but deep water over close on shore - many islands in it. Go ashore & see the village, get some sponges & [[beetles?]] on beach - come off & bring Frost

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