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ever arc occafionally caught in the remotefl Eaftern 

 Iflands, not wholly deflitute of wood, and thefe are 

 of great value. In general the Ghinefe, who pay the 

 deareft for black furs, do not give more for the black 

 foxes of the new-difcovered iflands than from 20 to 

 30 Roubles per fkin. 



The arilic or ice foxes are very common upon fome of 

 the New-Difcovered Iflands. They are called Petfi by the 

 Ruflians,, and by the Germans blue foxes. Their natural p™"^?^'* 



' ■' Synopfis,- 



colour is of a bluifli grey or afh colour ; but they change 

 their coat at different ages, and in differerent feafons of 

 the year. In general they are born brown, are white in 

 winter, and.brown in fummer; and in fpring and autumn, 

 as the hair gradually falls off, the coat, is marked witli. 

 different fpecks and crolTes. 



At Kiachta* all the feveral varieties fell upon an ave- 

 rage to the Ghinefe per fkin from 5 o 



copecsto - - ~ 2 ~ Roubles. 



Stone Foxes at Kamtchatka per fkin 



from ^ - - - I to 2 I 



Red Foxes from 80 copecsto - i 80 copecs. 



At Kiachta from 80 copecs to g* 



Common wolves fkins at per jCkin. 2 



Beft fort per fkin from — 8 to 16 



Sables per ditto - — - 2 j to i a^ 



* Pallas Reife. 



A poc 



