PETCHORA 



1875 



PAKT I 



JOUENEY TO UST ZYLMA. 



OUR preparations were most satisfactorily completed for 

 our journey to the Petchora by Wednesday, the 3rd of 

 March, 1875. 



Our letters of introduction were of the very best. The 

 Russian Ambassador in London, Count Schouvaloff, had 

 furnished us with letters to the Minister of the Interior, 

 at St. Petersbourg, and to the Chief of the Customs at 

 Wirballen. Col. Colville also empowered us to call on 

 Lord Loftus and make use of his name, and Mr. 

 Dieckstahl's introductions and relationship with Count 

 Schouvaloff were also of considerable service to us, as 

 also was Lord Derby's letter to the Russian Embassy. 

 We had also an introduction to M. Jessen, of the Foreign 

 Office in St. Petersbourg, which we obtained through the 

 kindness of Prof. Newton. 



I started from London at 7.40 a.m. on the morning of 

 Wednesday, the 3rd of March. The country around 

 London had a coating of snow, and the weather was all 

 that we could desire. 



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