PET CHORA 



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Many houses in the villages were richly coloured and 

 ornamented under the eaves, 

 principally in red, blue, 

 brown, and white jujube 

 spots. 



The curious clumsy hinges 

 of the gates also attracted 

 our attention. The upright 

 post of the gate turns in the 

 hole in the block which is 

 firmly fixed in a strong sup- 

 porting post alongside. 



We slept well during the 

 night, which was cloudy and 

 not cold; and at 6.15 a.m. 

 we arrived at Bolshannis- 

 sagorskaia. 



April 12. 



On Monday, the 12th of April, at Bolshannissagorskaia, 

 we found in the station-house the Government official 



of whom we heard in Mezen (from M. Taratin, the 



