New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-29
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 90 1857

night or during storms The driver sat the forward
part OF the sleigh with his feet hanging oyer The de
The Russians explained that this the best position
90.
To exclude cold wss protected with fnrs. On my
feet had fr socks Enclosing the ankles if sockhgh
reaching 70 the ee and fur boots that ascehde1 as g
as boots could possibly 20. over my gfuin.y su -. "
clothing wore sheepskin coat, reaching 70 my zee =
aud buttoning tightly around the neck. outside q ms
there was coat OF deerslnn wide enough Ior Dali.l
Lambert and long enough for the Nova ecoudh Ean.;
with fur cap my head, and this coat WIalQtu anu
fastened around me- it was not easy Tor an OUTSIDER ~
certain nv identity. In INC slegn had an slloii ,
for of Necessity not 20 DO easily touched by
irost through my covering ana ia not snHer ~ ~.
cold The priucnal Inconvenience tho congeit
OF my breath on the fuT near my face beard ana ir
occasionally frOze into solid mass aud not AWAY
readily separated. When prepared for tie road founo
my nlE great lucumDrlnce wrapped Tor me eoieese
nights walked from the stations 20 NY sleigh about az
easily Is IaruumJ Fat Boy lndRlges IN pr0nonade'
hgeh the greater part y the distance ne Track was
good, and DO not think found than 500 or 400
miles positively bad road travelled day and night stop
ping twice Ia each q hours 10 dine and take tea ~ TIE
stations IN Siberia ore con generally procure eggs milk,
bread aud hot water other articles OF food nc must carry
with him. Winter is the best season for travel as Y ad-
mts OF carving e esre provisions In frozen state.
had a very good supply OF edibles that only needed
Having when wished 10 them. bottle Of cham
pague tbat friend placed IN nv sleigh be- ame lump OF
Ice three b0urs after started and remained until II
was warmed before FIRE. bottle OF brandy made q
HE'D though II did nut become solid. The colder the
weather the more numerous were the crystals.
Tic stations whore We changed horsen and drivers were
from 10 20 miles apart. our progress averaged 100
miles day. with about 10 changes Win good road u
not unusual make 10 miles an hCur. Sometimes
we Travelled r. and nearly l5mesn c0muute3. The
GOveror enera OF Western Siberia IS sald to have tTav-
oeG or one occasion 40 miles 40 hours, Including al
changes. Russian driver devOtes his entire energies 20
reaching tho station as soon as possible aud pays no at
tentOn to the Oiug of the vehicle The comfort o. Ills
passengers undor his notice after he asOer
tains they seated and the carriage follows tie horses
In descending hills et C3Op, where the road Was none
Of the smOOthes have frequently known the sleigh 70
lump four six feet from the crest or cradle and
come down with terrible tllump. on such occasions
the driver does not trouble himself Go look around
IN crossing the great steppe OF Western Siberia, en-
e0untered two storms which c2used some deien-
tion IA one OF them lost the ROAD and spent some
hours an finding 70 again How recovered the
track IN the darkness and Binding unable ~
say We had fine prospect OF being thoroughly showed
mn and our visions o. wolves we're lot OF COMO ting
character. IL sometimes happens that people starting
acru, thia stcppc reach their destination All
travellers in approaching 10 look up0n this part OF their
Journey ms the most dai gross
~ exit from Siberia was over the Ural Mountains. At
tho dividing lnc IS stone obclisk beating te
word, EUBOFE md ASIA GA opposite sides. reached
tins place about The middle OF O3y night IN January
Throwing OF ny outside frs and leaving the sleigh
walked through suOw-drlt to- the Dl0nuincnt WDcte
stood moment IN two continents 81 once The temrefa-
ture was 100 low 70 encourage proongaton OF the ex-
Nv seieh.ride ended Of Nnl Tovsorod, the eastern
Terminus OF the railway from Moscow rode $500 niles
IN one Sleigh changing horses and drivers 20! times Inc
actual travelling time was y days and nlTht Dnrltg
many " tns nlt6 That slept IN Tie sleigh Tie liner
Oueter stood q 60 40 degrees below zero Et!OIe
my Winter travel rode Ia heeled vehicle nearly lSoV
miles from the AMOR 70 hkutsk The Eieslah IN
wire bOnst OF longer roads ard more macuhut us-
9Hos. ". knox.