Note 5 — Chapter IV · TRANSACTIONS AMONGST THE NATIVES OF NORTH AMERICA; DISCOVERIES ALONG THAT COAST AND THE EASTERN EXTREMITY OF ASIA, NORTHWARD TO ICY CAPE; AND RETURN SOUTHWARD TO THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. (continued 2)

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According to Muller, Beering fell in with the coast of North America in latitude 58° 28', and he describes its aspect thus: "L'aspect du pays étoit affrayaut par ses hautes montagnes couvertes de niege." The chain or ridge of mountains covered with snow, mentioned here by Captain Cook, in the same latitude, exactly agrees with what Beering met with. See Muller's Voyages et Découvertes de Russes, p. 248-254.—D.