NOMADS 163 
I will describe the details somewhat particularly, and 
will say once for all in the light of later events that what 
is true of these Kolguev Samoyeds is true, in my ex- 
perience, of their race on the mainland at least as far 
east as the Petchora River. 
A Samoyed has three distinct forms of sleighs, the 
‘han,’ the ‘arki-han’ (‘arki’ means big), and the ‘adliurs.’ 
The ‘han’ is the ordinary passenger sleigh ; upon it two 
can ride at a pinch. It has four, occasionally five, sup- 
ports on either side, set slantingly. The ‘arki-han’ is 
really a baggage sleigh; it is very stoutly built, and has 
two supports only on either side, and they are set 
perpendicularly. The adliurs I have spoken of before ; 
it has four slanting supports on either side. 
The packing of the sleighs was done with that expedi- 
tion which one would expect from a nomad people, con- 
stantly on the move because of their reindeer. Can 
you imagine what this means—the discomfort, the 
unrest of it? They can stay in one spot only just so 
long as the deer find plenty to eat. Buta large herd of 
deer soon clear a district, and every day they feed farther 
and farther from home, and it becomes more difficult to 
bring them in. So after a day or two there is nothing 
for it but to pack up all your belongings, and move away 
to new pastures. 
Small wonder, then, that these people were good 
packers. They were. Everything fell into its place as 
if by magic. 
