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hired horses, crossed over to Yudoma Cross and thence in canoes 
down the Aldan river, crossing over at Belskoi and below, and 
carrying everything on pack horses over to Yakutsk. 
The whole journey occupied the time from Okhotsk, July 29th, 
to Yakutsk on the 29th of August. We remained in Yakutsk 
until September 3d, and from September 10th until October Ist 
traveled in two barges on the Lena when we were arrested by ice 
at the settlement of Peleduie. Here we were detained until the 
29th of October, by the absence of snow and the presence of small 
ice in the Lena. When the ice solidified we proceeded to Ilimsk 
and from Ilimsk to Yeniseisk on the Tunguska river, stopping at 
Russian settlements ; and from Yeniseisk to Tomsk with Russians 
and converted Tartars ; from Tomsk to Chausk Ostrog, Russian 
settlements; from Chausk to Tari by the Barabinskoi steppe ; 
from Tari to Tobolsk by the Irtish river among the Tartars ; ar- 
riving at Tobolsk January 10,1730. From Tobolsk for St. Peters- 
burg we left on the 25th of the same month, following the same 
route by which we originally reached Tobolsk from the capital. 
We arrived in St. Petersburg March 1, 1730. 
Note.—The extensive tabular itinerary covering two quarto 
pages, showing the details of the route traversed in going to 
Kamchatka, the distances and directions from point to point (ex- 
cept during the sea voyages), the native tribes in the region tray- 
ersed, etc.—is not reproduced, as it contains no information of 
importance in the present connection. The other table, showing 
the astronomical position estimated for the more important places 
is herewith transcribed. 
To get the approximate Greenwich longitude 67° should be 
added to the longitudes in the table which are reckoned from 
Tobolsk. 
I have provided a tabular itinerary, which shows the dates of 
the events of the expedition, derived from Bering’s Report and 
from other sources, which are indicated by letters. B stands for 
Brookes’ edition of Du Halde ; H for Campbell’s version in Har- 
ris; M for Miiller’s account ; and L for Lauridsen. The astro- 
nomical events are taken from Oppolzer’s standard catalogue of 
solar and lunar eclipses. 
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