26o TRAVELS OF A NATURALIST 



the first English traveller who had gazed on the long 

 straggling town of Ust Zylma, in Siberia-in-Europe. 



We drove up to the house of a rich peasant, M. Alexi 

 Bouligan, where Piottuch was awaiting us, and where (as 

 old Purchas says) rooms were ' appointed to us to dwell 

 in.' 



Later, M. Znaminsky — the Ispravnik — called, and it 

 was late before we got off to sleep. Our luggage is still 

 in great confusion, but to-morrow we hope to get things 

 more ship-shape. 



April 16. 



We spent most of Friday, the 16th of April, with M. 

 Znaminsky, took coffee and dined with him, etc., and 

 afterwards got our many packages of luggage etc., 

 arranged. We have two large rooms at 10 roubles 

 per month, which includes samovar and water, but our 

 cooking, etc., is done outside. 



UXWIN BROTHERS, LIMITED, THE GRESH.4.3I PRESS, WOKING AND LONDON. 



