Alaska field notes, v4411
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Wrole Harbor Admiralty St. May 19- June 11- We arrived here Sunday noon May 19, after a stormy voyage from Windfall Harbor. The country here is somewhat different than that at Windfall Harbor. There is a series of low rolling hills toward the west, which reach an altitude of 575 feet backs from the beach about 2 miles. Then there is a steep slope with a lake at the bottom. The whole interior of the island west of here is low land with a border of mountains all around it. A Mr. Al. Basselborg of Jimean had previously discovered these 3 lakes while prospecting and he was perhaps the only white man that knew any- things about trips to this time. He was employed as guide and took us over. The first two lakes are practically one. They are about 2 x 1 and 1 x ½ miles in extent respectively. They have an altitude of about 300 feet and extend in a northwesterly direction. There