SUMMER STILL DELAYS 



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it was hot enough in the sun in the daytime, and the 

 glare of the sunshine on the white snow forced us to 

 wear snow spectacles, but it always froze again at night, 

 and if a few days sunshine made any impression on the 

 snow, a raw cold day, with a high wind and a more or less 

 heavy fall of snow, made everything look and feel as 

 winterly as before. Piottuch went over to Ishma with 

 M. Znaminski, but did not shoot a bird. He told us that 

 he saw two birds of prey, most likely hen-harriers, and 

 M. Znaminski informed us that we must not despair, as 

 a swan had been seen flying over. 



OLD RUSSIAN SILVER CROSS 



