The feuds are not entirely settled, but the ill feeling has diminished and both parties maintain a dignified reserve.

The Chukchees are hunters and traders, and have large herds of reindeer but very few dogs.

They are the most warlike of these northern races, and long held the Russians at bay.

They go far from shore with their _baydaras_, or seal skin boats, visiting islands along the coast, and frequently crossing to North America.
Their voyages are of a mercantile character, the Chukchee buying at the Russian towns and selling his goods among the Esquimaux.
At Ghijiga I made a short voyage in a baydara.

The frame appeared very fragile, and the seal skin covering displayed several leaks.