TAGUIL 15 



Black Game are found in great numbers. The native 

 hunters, who frequent the woods in search of fur- 

 bearing- animals, such as Sable (now becoming very 

 scarce), Siberian Squirrel, White Fox, etc., assert that 



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they would rather meet a Bear in the woods than an 

 Elk, which is supposed to be more dangerous than any 

 other animal. A local proverb on the subject always 

 struck me : " For bear prepare your bed, for elk your 

 coffin." The Taguil estate lies on the very boundary 

 between Europe and Asia, and a huge red post stands 



