22 
THE VOYAGE OF THE VEGA. 
[chap. 
In the neiglibonrhood of Uelkantinop we were overtaken by a 
reindeer-Chukch, who accompanied us to INajtskaj in order 
there to purchase fish and seal-blubber. At noon we reached 
Najtskaj, where our arrival had been announced by a native, 
who, with his dog-team, had driven past us on the way. Ac¬ 
cordingly on our entrance we were surrounded by the youth of 
the village, who deafened us with their unceasing cries for 
bread {kauka), tobacco, mm, &c. After some moments the 
begging urchins were joined both by women and full-grown men. 
We entered a tent, which belonged to a friend or perhaps 
relation of Notti. There we were very well received. In the 
same tent the reindeer-Chukch also lodged who had given us his 
company on the way. He went into the sleeping chamber, threw 
himself down there, took part in the family’s evening meal, all 
almost without uttering a word to the hostess, and the next morn¬ 
ing he started without having saluted the host. Hospitality is here 
a. h. 
CHUKCH LAMPS. 
a. Oi wood. h. Of stone. 
One-fifth of the natural size. 
of a peculiar kind. It may perliaps be expressed thus : To-day I 
eat and sleef in yonr tent, to-morroio you eat and sleep in mine ; 
and accordingly, as far as I saw, all, both rich and poor, both those 
who travelled with large sledges, and those who walked on foot, 
were received in the same way. All are sure to find a corner in 
the tent-chamber. 
'' The tent-chamber, or yaranga'p^^ this part of the tent is 
called by the natives, takes up fully aNthird-part of the whole 
tent, and is at the same time work-ro'em, dining-room, and 
sleeping chamber. Its form is that of a parallelopiped; and a 
moderately large sleeping chamber has a height of 1*80 metre, 
a length of 3'50, and a breadth of 2-20 metres. The walls are 
formed of reindeer skin with the hair inwards, which are 
supported by a framework of posts and cross-bars. The floor 
