_Sabya_, an island at a distance from Att, 30. See _Att_.
_Saetshie Kamen_, or _Hare's Rock_, Description of, 328.
_Sagaugamak_, one of the Fox Islands, 157.
_St. Petersburg_, the geographical calendar of not to be depended on, 24.
_Sandchue_, a northern province of China, 231.
_Sea-lion_, or _Scivutcha_, its flesh delicate food, 265.
_Sea-otters_, Many writers mistaken concerning them, 12. Description of, _ibid._ Value of their skins, 13.
_Serebranikoff_, voyage of a vessel fitted out by him, 49-52. Shipwrecked on an island opposite Katyrskoi Noss, in the peninsula of Kamtchatka, 50. Description of the island, 51.
_Shaffyrin (Sila)_, a Cossac, collector of the tribute, 40. 45. 61. killed, 63.
_Shalauroff_, his first voyage from the Lena, 323-328. Winters at a mouth of the Kovyma, 325. Not being able to double Sheletskoi Noss, returns to the Kovyma, winters there a second time, and returns to the Lena, 327. No account of his second expedition, he and his crew being killed by the Tschutski, 328.
_Shelatskoi Noss_, whence that name is derived, 326.
_Shemiya_, one of the Aleütian Islands, 78.
_Shilkin (Ivan)_, his voyage, 45. Wrecked on one of the Fox Islands, 58. where the Russians are attacked by the savages, whom they repulse, 59. After suffering the greatest distress, they build a small vessel, in which they are a second time wrecked, and return at last in Serebranikoff's vessel to Kamtchatka, 59. 60.
_Shuntschi_, The first Chinese emperor of the Manshur race, 198.
_Shushu_, the first of the Kuril Isles, 301.
_Sibir_, the principal residence of Kutchum Chan, 182.
_Siberia_, conquest of by Yermac, 19. Second irruption of the Russians into that country, 179. State of at the time of Yermac's invasion, 182. Conjecture concerning the derivation of that name, _ibid._ Totally reduced by the Russians, 196. Transport of the Russian and Chinese commodities through that country, 245. See _Ivan Vassilievitch I. Russia. Kutchum Chan._
_Sitting-rooms, (Chinese)_, described, 216.
_Soliverstoff (Yusko)_, his expedition to the Korga, to collect sea-horses teeth, 319.
_Solovioff (Ivan)_, his voyage, 131-155. Arrives at Unalashka, 132. Learns the particulars of a confederacy formed by the Toigons of Unalashka, Umnak, Akutan, and Toshko, against the Russians, 134. Is joined by Korovin, 135. Hostilities between him and the natives, _ibid._ Winters at Unalashka, with other transactions at that island, 136. Makes peace with the natives, and receives hostages, 139. Meets with Korovin, 140. His crew being greatly afflicted with the scurvy, the inhabitants of Makushinsk conspire to seize his vessel, 141. But are happily prevented, 142. Is visited by Glottoff, _ibid._ Receives hostages from the inhabitants of Kalaktak, 143. Sends Korenoff in different hunting parties, 144. Journal of his voyage homewards, 144. His description of the Fox Islands, 148.