THE CAUCASUS 
Consulate in London before leaving, is necessary, and this should be 
carried in the pocket, as it has always to be shown on arrival at an hotel, 
and on many other occasions. It must be handed to the police authorities 
and notice given before leaving the country. 
Should the sportsman be a bit of an archaeologist and lover of romance, 
he will find much to interest him in the Caucasus, for nearly every valley 
contains the ruins of some castle or robber stronghold, of which no record 
remains as to how the original occupier lived and loved and died. 
If Tiflis is visited, the Natural History Museum should be seen. The 
Hotel de Londres, kept by that admirable Swiss lady, Madame Richter, 
will be found one of the best in Russia. 
In the capital of the Caucasus some excellent silver work, in the form 
of belts, wine ladles and daggers, may be purchased, and occasionally 
carpets and embroideries of Bokhara and Samarkand, at a more moderate 
price than elsewhere. 
If writing to Russia at any time, to make arrangements in advance, it 
must be remembered that their calendar is twelve days behind our own, 
and unless it is clearly stated whether the Russian or English date is 
intended serious misunderstanding may arise. 
The following is a list of the principal game animals of the Caucasus: 
The Aurochs. 
Capra Cylindricornis , or Pallas’s Tur. 
Capra Caucasica , or Western Tur. 
Capra /Egagrus, or Persian Wild Goat. 
The Stag. 
Besides the above, which are nowhere very numerous outside the pre- 
serves, there are chamois and bears of various sizes and colours, fairly 
plentiful everywhere; also roe deer, leopard, lynx and wild boar, the 
latter more especially in the Kuban River district. 
The hunter can hardly hope to obtain specimens of all these in one 
season and had, therefore, better select two or three of the species that 
most appeal to him, and devote all his efforts to trying to get them first. 
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