RE-CROSSING 



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he had been shooting- near the Gusina that day when we 

 had heard the shots. 



I tried hard to explain that the amount of our belong- 

 ings would demand more sleighs. When therefore we left 

 at seven o'clock On Tipa and his son came with us with 

 sleighs that brought the strength of our reindeer up to 

 forty-six. 



-— J il K Uff I I 1 . 1 1 



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PREPARING TO START 

 In the distance a choom is seen packed on a baggage-sleigh [arki-han] 



Presently we struck more into the hills, and soon met 

 with some of our old friends the gullies. 



I wish I could give even an approximate idea of the 

 wonders these reindeer performed. Once we came to a 

 place where was a ravine, on the opposite side of which 

 rose a snow wall, some six or seven feet high. We were 



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