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in one of the villages.* The sea being- smooth, it 

 was decided that we should be punted on by the men, 

 following the line of the coast. But this slow mode 

 of advance implied several hours' delay, and it was 

 not till noon that we reached in this manner a small 



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OUK. BAGGAGE (DOWN THE AVATCHA RIVER). 



fishing settlement called Seroglassky (which in Russian 

 means "grey eyes'"). From this place we caught 

 sight of a launch towing a couple of boats across the 



* We also wrongfully attributed the delay to Silly's inclination for the 

 bottle ; but the General told us that the sale of strong spirits was strictly 

 prohibited by the Government throughout the whole of the peninsula — 

 a measure which cannot be too highly praised. Had it not been for 

 that regulation, the natives would have entirely died out from drink. 



