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VON KRUSENSTERN’S VOYAGE, 1862. 
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command was undertaken by P. von Krusenstern, junior. He 
left the anchorage Kuya on the Petchora on the August. 
On the 'th August, the two small vessels sailed into Yugor 
Schar, after having been long detained during their course by 
storms and head-winds. Some huts erected by hunters were 
seen on the right shore of the sound, and on both sides of it 
Samoyed “chums” (tents of reindeer skin) and reindeer. The 
inhabitants had climbed up on the roofs and indicated their 
astonishment by gesticulations. Both vessels anchored in the 
neighbourhood of Yaygats Island. But a couple of hours 
afterwards large masses of ice drove with an altered current into 
the harbour, forced the Yermak from its anchor and carried the 
vessel into the Kara Sea. It w^as only with great trouble that it 
was released from the ice and anchored in the eastern mouth of 
Yugor Schar. 
On the fgth von Krusenstern again weighed anchor, either 
to sail to the eastward or to search for a more secure anchorage 
than that which he had been compelled for the time to make 
use of. But the wind was so light that he could not hold a 
course independent of the currents. It was, therefore, necessary 
to moor the vessel to a large ice-field, and with this the 
Yermak during the following days drifted farther and farther. 
Soon the vessel was completely enclosed by the ice, and thus 
rendered unmanageable. The weather was often fine, the 
thermometer showed + 4°, a strong aerial reflection elevated 
images of the pieces of ice at the horizon, and gave them the 
most wonderful and beautiful forms. Everywhere there were 
upon the ice fresh-water pools, some of which were of great 
extent and of no inconsiderable depth. Thus, on the ice-field 
lying nearest the vessel there were different “lakes,” one of 
which was used for drinking, another for filling the water-casks, 
a third to supply w^ashing-water to the crew, and a fourth for 
washing their clothes. 
On the |eadl^ 7 . the ice began to be pressed together by a light 
