404 FROM DUDINKA TO GOLCHIKA 



At noon the next day there was land to starboard; 

 high bold cliffs, composed no doubt of turf and mud, 

 extending ninety degrees on the horizon. All the rest 

 was open water. In the afternoon two herds of beluga 

 or white whale passed close to the ship. Towards 

 evening we saw a strip of land at a great distance on 

 the port side of the vessel. At night we made scarcely 

 any progress, being almost becalmed, and the river so 

 broad that the current was scarcely perceptible. 



During the next morning the wind freshened a little ; 

 the channel narrowed to perhaps six miles, which helped 

 the current, and at noon we cast anchor at Golchika, 

 close to three steamers and sundry barges. 



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OLD RUSSIAN SILVER CROSS 



