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distributed among the crews; but on account of the
great distance, and the reluctance of the Yakuts to
sell to others than the yassak collectors, except when
in great need, the supply has been limited.
Notwithstanding the fact that the authorities at
Okhotsk were directed to prepare fish for the expedition, I
found that nothing whatever had been done in this
regard; but, on the contrary, they monopolized the
supplies of the Tunguses, who furnished my first expedition
with an abundance of fish, and upon whom I had
depended. For this reason we are forced to give the men
leave of absence in the summer, so that they may obtain
food by fishing, thus causing a loss of time and neglect
of the work of the expedition. Our force might be
divided into different parties, for shipbuilding, fishing,
and miscellaneous work, but we have not found it
expedient to do this. Especially on account of the fact that
many have been assigned to the work of transportation,
there are not as many engaged in shipbuilding as
necessary, or as was ordered by the Imperial College of
Admiralty. Lack of sufficient provisions has prevented this.
Here in Okhotsk we have but a small number of laborers.
The rest, for whom there will be no provisions until in the
spring, we have sent to Yudomskaya Krest to bring
provisions and other necessary supplies on dog-sledges to the
Urak landing, and to construct at this place twenty new
barges for use in the spring of 1738. New barges must be
built every year, for those that are floated down the Urak
can not be returned on account of the swiftness of the
current. They are, however, used for other purposes in
Okhotsk. It takes four men ten days to build a barge,
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