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11th he arrived at Goodnews Bay, and collected reliable in-
formation from local inhabitants that along the whole American
shore northward, so far as is known to them, lived one nation.
The report by those who were in these places with the land
expedition in the years 1818 and 1819 undertaken by the [Rus-
sian-] American company in Kadiak [Kodiak], that to the north
of the Kuskokvin [Kuskokwim] River on the mainland coast lived
some European people, proved to be incorrect.⁸

On July 13th, Lieut. Avinov came from Goodnews Bay, and
extending a course northward, found shallow banks in many
places, which in his opinion were dry at low water. In Good-
news Bay he noticed an approximate 13-foot tidal rise of water.

Captain Vailev says, "Lieuten. Avinov found sailing near
the banks dangerous since the boat drew four feet (loaded),
and with cross winds and light seas could not hold in the
wind. The bottom was unsuited for anchoring in the open sea.
In addition, the crew started to show signs of scurvy from
continuing wet weather and crowding." For these reasons, he
decided to sail to Kamchatka, and arrived at the port of Petro-
pavlovsk August 19.

Shishmarev's Voyage, 1821

Captain-Lieutenant Shishmarev, on June [July] 27th, directed
his way from Unalashka Island to Transfiguration Island, which
was discovered in 1766 by Lieut. Sind, and not find-
ing it, concluded, "If Transfiguration Island exists at all,
it is not near that place where it is indicated on the maps."