38 ICE-BOUND ON KOLGUEV 
We had landed just below a big stream, which from 
our position could be no other than the Kriva River. 
I was naturally anxious to have a good look at this, which 
was one of the points visited by Saweljew. And there- 
fore, while my companion went straight inland, I walked 
up the coast. But the tide was out. We found only a 
wide river-mouth all sand, not a rock and scarcely a stone 
visible, with just a stream of water in the channel, three 
CROSS JUST ABOVE THE KRIVA 
(From a Photograph by M. W. Powys) 
feet deep or so. On the river sand was the track of a 
fox. Then we turned south, going gradually inland. 
I had some hopes of reaching the big lake Promoince 
indicated on the chart; which would be about nine miles 
from our assumed position. But of course we travelled 
very slowly as we were hunting about, and it was not 
until 8 p.m. that we at last came in sight of a huge lake. 
We saw it from a little rise, and it could be no other 
than Promoince ; but what puzzled me was this :—east 
of it by the chart should be a second large lake between 
the sandhills and the sea. The position of this we could 
