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During the day we saw Little Gulls, Divers, Ducks, 

 etc. We sailed all day up the Swir Eiver, taking a pilot 

 on board at the foot of the rapids. The scenery is level, 

 marshy, or wooded, and extremely monotonous and 

 uninteresting. 



We reached Wosnasenja, on Lake Onega, about 

 10 p.m. iVfter a gabble with the ferrymen, and by the 

 extremely obliging aid of the two Russian naval officers, 

 we got a boat across to where the Drishkott (Steam- 

 canal boat) starts on the Onega canal for Weitegra 

 (75 versts). 



Here we bought some beer, bread, etc., for our canal 

 passage, as it takes thirteen hours to Weitegra. The 

 Drishkott started at twelve midnight, sailing through 

 extensive marshes. 



Herr Jacobi placed himself very helplessly in Alston's 

 hands, and instead of his taking care of us, we in great 

 measure had to take care of him. 



June 10. 



Monday, the 10th of June, was cooler. We had slept 

 well. We had a small bunk, 7 feet by 6. Mosquitoes 

 were biting, so we had to put on veils and gloves. I got 

 bitten yesterday on both hands, and they swelled up like 

 baked rolls. 



We sailed along the Onega Canal drawn by two horses. 

 In the great marsh we were lucky in seeing two Cranes 

 {in coitii) within a couple of hundred yards of the canal 

 bank. We also saw a Scarlet Finch. 



The Drishkott, or canal-boat, was crowded on deck with 

 Eussians, who slept like herrings in a barrel, close to one 

 another, leaving scarcely an inch of deck uncovered. 

 They gambled for copecks at some game with cards. 



We arrived at 4 o'clock p.m. at Weitegra, which is the 

 place where Meves' son was laid up last year, had some 



