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DEPARTURE FROM MOSCOW IN THREE GROUPS. 
Group A. 
(Directors: 28th of Au- 
gust (ytl) of Sept.) S. Nik- 
itin ; 29th of August (lOth 
of Sept.) A. Gourew ; from 
the 30th of August (12th of 
Sept.) to the 1st (13th) of 
Sept.) Th. Tschernyschew 
and L. Loiitougin: 2d 
(14th) of Sept., K. Roug- 
uowitsch for the first sec- 
tion, A. Konchin for the 
second.) 
28lh of August (9th of 
Sept.). Departure from 
Moscow in the morning. 
Stop at l^odolsk, Toula 
and Ak'ksine. The niglit 
at Koursk. 
29th of August (lUth of 
Sept.). Kliarkow. Stop at 
Kliarkow. Departure at 
night from Kliarkow. 
30tli of August (lltli of 
Sept.). Basin of tlie,Do- 
iiots, Wolyntzowo. Mer- 
cury mine, Corlovka. De- 
parture at niglit to Ros- 
tow. 
1st (13th) Sept. Rostow. 
2d (14th) of Sept. Min- 
eral Springs. 
The excursionists will 
divide themselves into 
two sections. The first 
will go to Kislowodsk, vis- 
iting, in passing, J61iez- 
nowowdsk, Piatigorsk, 
and Essentonki,* The oth- 
er will continue its road 
to Grezny for tlie purpose 
of visiting the petroleum 
springs near this station. 
3d (15th) of Sept, Wlad- 
ikavkas. 
Group B. 
(Under the direction of 
A. Pavlow and of W. Am- 
alitzky.) 
26th of August (7th of 
Sept.) Departure in the 
evening from Moscow to 
Nijni-Novgorod. 
27th of August (8th of 
Sept.) Examination of the 
sections of Nijni-Novgor- 
od. Departure in the 
evening from Nijni-Novo- 
gored. 
18th of August ^9th of 
Sept.), Kazan. 
29th of August (10th of 
Sept.). In the morning, 
Dalinowka (on the front- 
ier of the governments of 
Kazan and of Simbirsk 
Gorodichtche,"'and region 
above Poliwua). In the 
evening the party will 
pass in front of Simbirsk. 
30th of Augut^t (11th of 
Sept.). Chirialowbou6rak 
asphalt quarries, ascend- 
ing from the bridge. 
Kachpour below Syzran. 
31st of August (12th of 
Sept.). In the morning, 
stop below Wolsk. Stop 
opposite Boronsk. About 
evening, arrive at Sara- 
tow. 
1st (13th) of Sept. In 
the morning, stop near 
Banuovka. Duriug the 
day, stop near C'htcher- 
bakovka. In the evening, 
arrive at Kamycliin. 
2d (14th) of Sept. Stop 
near Balykl6i. The same 
day arrive at Tzaritsyn, 
from Tzaritsyn either by 
rail across to Vladikav- 
kaz or by steamboat via 
Astrakhan and Petrovsk 
and Wladikavkaz. 
From the 4th (16th) to the 7th (19th) Sept. the three -rroiips reunited 
will proceed by the miHtary road of Georfjfia to Tifiis. under the direc- 
tion of F. Laevvinson-Lessing. A small f,n-oup will detach itself at 
Wladikavkaz and under the direction of b. Kelenko, will goto the gla- 
*The persons who will visit Elborous will separate at Kislowodsk. The excursion 
to Elborous will be made on horseback, and will take about four days. The partj 
will sleep in tents. The participants will rejoin the other part of the excursion at 
Tiflis. 
Group C. 
(Under the direction of 
N. Sokolow.) 
27th of August (7th of 
Sept. Departure in the 
evening from Moscow by 
the express train to Kiew. 
28th of August (9th of 
Sept.). Arrival in tiie 
evening at Kiew. 
29tli of August (lOih of 
Sept.). Examination of 
the Tertiary aud post- 
Tertiary deposits of Kiew 
and of its environs. 
30th of August (11th of 
Sept.). Departure from 
Kiew in steamboat for 
Tchorkassy. In the even- 
ing from Tchorkassy to 
Znamenka. 
31st of August (12th of 
Sept.) Nikolalow. In the 
morning, by steamboat to 
Khorson. Visit to ti^e en- 
virons of Khorson 
1st (12th) of Sept. From 
Kherson te Nikopel and 
from there to Alcxandro- 
vsk. 
2d (14th) Sept. Trip to 
Konka (if the weather 
permit.) The same day de- 
parture from Alexandro- 
vsk for Rostow, to Wladi- 
kavkaz, where the party 
will arrive about the even- 
ing of the 4th (lOthl of 
September. 
