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"The people who inhabit the shores of the Arctic Ocean
farther north, who just like the Americans, pierce their lips
and in the opening insert a bone like buttons, are called
Egliunok. This people also differs in language.

"In Mechigmenskaia/Bay, many Deer Chukchi came to us show-
ing certificates that they were baptized by the same preacher,
Trifonov.

"I gave a silver medal to Lei-chai-gu and to the other
chief, a copper one."

On August 18th, Mr. Shishmarev surveyed the north side
of St. Lawrence Island, also had dealings with the inhabi-
tants, and made exactly the same kind of remarks about them
as he made at the beginning on the western side of this island.
It is very remarkable, that now, at the end of the expedition,
on this very same day, August 18th, the Aleut, Antip Shashkida⁴
who was interpreter on the sloop, having lost his mind from
despair because he could not be understood by the Chukchi
for the communication with whom he was hired, plunged into
the water and drowned.