The fame of this whisky was wide-spread.

Captain Kennan said he heard at Anadyrsk and elsewhere of its wonderful strength, and was greatly amused when he arrived at Macrae's and heard the whole story.
Many of these natives have learned English from whalemen and speak enough to be understood.Gov.Bilzukavitch visited Anadyrsk in the spring of 1866, and met there a Chukchee chief.

Neither spoke the other's language, and so the governor called his Koriak servant.

The same dilemma occurred, as each was ignorant of the other's vernacular.
There was an awkward pause until it was discovered that both Koriak and Chukchee could speak English.

Business then proceeded without difficulty.
[Illustration: REINDEER RIDE.] Among the Chukchees a deer can be purchased for a pound of tobacco, but the price increases as one travels southward.