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calls it St. Hermogenes Island, but later the Russians
changed it to Euratchey Island, on account of the great
number of marmots there, and since the United States
came into possession of it, the name has been translated,
and it is now known as Marmot Island.[1] Steller has not
a single word in his diary about St. Hermogenes, and
besides, his account at this point is full of inaccuracies.
“Consequently, until July 26,” he says, “we sailed
along the coast, as these gentlemen thought it was
necessary to follow it, while it would have been sufficient,
at intervals of a hundred versts, to have sailed a degree or
two toward the north.” He thus blames them for not
having followed the method which at about that time
they had agreed upon, and later did follow. His story
of their having, for the first five days, sailed along the
coast, simply proves, in connection with a series of other
incidents in his work, that things were not entered in his
diary daily, but written down later from memory; hence
its value as proof is considerably diminished.
Along the southeastern coast of Kadiak the voyage
was very dangerous. The average depth was twenty-five
fathoms; the water was very roily, the weather heavy with
fog and rain, and the wind violent. Not until the 31st
of July was the weather clear enough for an observation,
when they found themselves in a latitude of 54° 49′, and
had passed the Kadiak archipelago.
In accordance with the plan adopted, they here veered
to the northwest to seek the mainland for the purpose of
determining its trend. On the night of August 1 (and 2),
they suddenly approached land, having only four fathoms
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