The New York herald., 1875-12-18

feet high In the vicinity Of our landing place there
we saw three
ICE BEARS QUIETLY 6RAzISG,
quito undisturbed by our large fire. which VIC thought
would have entced them toward u.s. On this shore we
made our final collection OF sea animals insects &c,
and also gathered some worms which exist for the
greater part Of the year in ground which completely
frozen. The ground here had the lack of vegea-
tion as had that where we anchored the Proven,
being quite destitute OF trees and in many places
OF grass The general aspect OF this place was how
ever, different to that from Nova Zembla Our second
landing place Kresowsky, IA place deserted,
but formerly Inhabited both in summer and wnterl
We here houses which, to Judge from their in
terror fittings, must have once been
QUITE HANDSOME RESIDENCES.
There three with fat turf covered roofs each or
which had perfect labyrinth OF dwelling apartments
bakehouses bathing places storerooms for ham, &c.
There also boxes for the storing OF dried ham,
hollow wooden utensils in which ham had been chopped
for storing and other boxes with the OF white
1sh, and chaos Of poles, seemingly intended for
fuel, &c.
a DESERTED VILLAGE
Everything in great confusion. No furniture
to be seen, and the nails had from
the walls. This seemed indicate that the occupants
had not died, but moved away. This desertion,
place some centuries ago
THERE IS GREAT DIFFICULTY
in procuring -four this coast but it is well stu-
ated for fishing, and that the navigation of the
Yensei has increased, the place will likely be-
come peopled again. very luxurious vegetation ex-
listed in this neghborhood there grass plants
which in all probability had sprung from grain scat-
tered for the purpose of snarng ANIMALS Four kio-
metres from here juttng promontory compelled US
to 60 further into the river where we sailed among
few islands, in a depth OF about six fathoms The
northeastern side of the Yenise always
afforded good sailing. Further from the
shore, the depth increases 10 six, eight
and twelve fathoms The color Of the water was
brown except close the shore, where il has kind
OF lime color.
Some distance south Of Jewremow Kamen the east
shore of the consists sand beds from twenty
TO thirty feet high which into the and are
interspersed with shallow pools of various sizes The
vegetation in these spots very sparse and flower
ing time nearly
CAPE scHAITANsKor
gathered ripe cloudberries the taste OF which was
delicious especially they the first fruit we had
eaten this summer.
We then pushed on to
soPoTscHNAJA KoRGA
where strong wind and shallow water obliged US to
stop the darkness OF the night forced us to an.
Choir sopotschnaja Korga Boot River, is a tributary
OF the Yensei here were traces Of more de-
serted houses. This place is sometimes visited
by hunters and fishermen, and from the
and traps which we saw evil
IDENTIFY abounds in foxes One of the snares was
closed. We could only proceed very slowly here
owing to the large quantities OF dr! wood and broken
branches and roots which heaped up near the
shore, where also long and very thick
poles quite young and fresh and t for use and further
from the shore piles Of wood reared probably
great many years ago between which were pools OF
black unpleasant water. We met with drnwood
standing in these black during the whole of
the voyage from the mouth of the Yenisei this place.
but higher up it gradually disappeared. We next pro-
ceeded toward Gotschika at present the
MOST NoRrHERLY INHABITED PLACE
On the eastern shore OF the Yenisei we were, how.
ever, prevented by very rough weather from landing
and therefore directed course toward Swerewo
~
posed to be- We could not however, distinguish any
houses, it being night time. Toward dawn our boat
almost capszed by breakcrs therefore hoisted
sail only chance being through the rough
sea, which did. and ultimately found deep water
We espied little cottage and landed upon high
coast close to tho River Mesenkin. We here made
various excursions, during OF which we perceived
two individuals accompanied by dogs who ap-
peared to be looking for coudberries. After time
they approached u.s. when found they we're Russians
employed in Goschika by Yeniscist merchant who
had there station for fishing proposed to the
youngest OF them, a Cossack-Feador by name who |
seemed well acquainted with the country-that no
should so with guide to Dundinka, which ho
OF to get his employers permission.
VALLEY THE kEsENKN
is sheltered from the winds OF leo ocean than
the low bay sopotschnaja and the Mesenkin
Valley is very rich in vegetation The eye is struck,
on landing here, with a species Of dark green
bushes, several feet high tAlnus Fructicosa). In |
Yalmal we met with small stones and fossil
shells in the fine sand there. East Of the the
Yenise the sand is coarser and contains both largo
and small stones and fossil shells In some places
these fossils are so numerous that they form high
banks, but in the parts visited the shells were
spread about in the sand After had collected some
shells we found them to be Of the kind those
we found in Kariska and obi-Yenise the occupants Of