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land to-day. Instead he sent Yugor, a curly-headed, 
heavy Samoyed, to help Tima Fé in his work. 
‘Hyland returned from Verrmyah’s choom, having 
had great fun in driving “adliurgo” with dirty Shabla 
after the herd, which they brought down. Our hut was 
miserable lodging to-day, for the snow soaked in.’ 
September 5th—‘N.NE. Gale all day, with snow 
and rain. Bitter cold. The curly-headed Yugor came 
drunk into my hut, and after turning him out twice (he 
was all liquid mud from head to foot from falling in the 
creek) I had to fire my collecting gun over his head, 
which scared him so that he crawled away crossing him- 
self in terror. Yakoff Popoff brings in word that the 
karbass (boat) is broken by swinging round on to a stone. 
Alexander, much concerned, says it is the fault of my 
bolvan.’ 
(This was the first sign of a grievance which developed 
unpleasantly later on.) 
September 6th.—E. Rather warmer, with gale and 
driving rain all day. The whole area on which the huts 
stood now resembled a slaughter-house. As you walked 
about you had momentarily to creep under lines of flap- 
ping wet raw reindeer skins; the ground was drenched 
in blood and covered with reindeer paunches and skulls. 
But I think the diary itself will give a sufficient idea of 
this. 
