230 TRAVELS OF A NATURALIST 



from Archangel for the five days' journey to Ust Zyhna 

 is the 1st of April, Old Style— 12th of New. 



It is not colder at Kuja than at Archangel. There are 

 not many birds on the outer islands, but plenty on the 

 Timanski Tundra and peninsula. The tide goes to 

 Pustozersk, The river falls to its ordinary level in 

 August. Eeindeer in summer go 30 versts per twelve 

 hours if a herd be taken and they are changed frequently. 

 In winter (with sledges) they go 210 versts in 24 hours. 

 We can get white bread, beef, mutton, milk, cranberries, 

 tea ; besides fish and reindeer, at almost every village on 

 the Petchora. 



The water on the Great Tundra is good, coming in 

 streams from the lakes. People do not cut the hay on 

 the islands. Sid6rofi:'s steamer is 120 feet long and of 

 85 horse-power. 



It is better to go via Mezen. There is swampy 

 ground near Zylma, on the Mezen route, 240 versts, 

 where new huts are built. Food for the journey from 

 Mezen to Ust Zylma should be taken from Archangel. 

 It is two or three days' journey from Archangel to 

 Mezen. 



Flax-tow and cotton-wad can be had at Ijma. Sidoroff 

 has stayed at Bouligan's house at Ust Zylma.* A good 

 house in Kuja is Gregory Koriapanoff's. From Ust 

 Zylma back to the porterage between the rivers Zylma 

 and Peza takes about three days. 



Such was a summary of the information we received 

 from Katzoff, which we found very good. 



We hope to see Mr. Schmidt, his present employer, 

 to-morrow at Solombola, and, if possible, arrange to secure 

 his services for four months. 



We saw also a priest who has lived among the Samo- 

 yedes in the Ural, east of Petchora, and he will call 

 '■'- The house we ourselves occupied later. 



