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A SHOOTING TRIP TO KAMCHATKA 



wild sheep were plentiful all along the coast. The 

 path into the interior was as yet impracticable, and he 

 strongly advised us to wait, promising to muster a few 

 ponies from different villages several miles distant in 





THE MAIN STREET, I'E TKOl'AVLOVSK. 



due time, and to send us a couple of native hunters- 

 on the following day. 



That night we slept soundly on board, the first 

 quiet one after many a night's shaking or tossing. 

 Next morning mist prevented us from catching a 

 glimpse of the loftier peaks ; patches of snow lay 



