Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-10-20
A Pedagogue's Long Tramp.

Correspondence Philadelphia Times.l
James Ricalton, the explorer, who
started on a tramp across desolate
Russia with a house on wheels in May
last, is not dead or lost. He was not
eaten by the wolves or murdered by
the Russians, although the publishers
Of Outing, who started him on his
Journey from Archangel TO Crimea, in
Dictated he might be in g. touching no.
tice sent out to the newspapers OF the
country no later than Tuesday. Mr..
Ricalton is very much alive, but he
has had an experience which is re-
markable. Mr.. Ricalton is g. peda-
gogue, and was found this afternoon in
the midst Of his pupils in the little
schoolhouse at South Orange, n. J., g.
pretty place, eight miles distant from
New York. He is hardly five feet six
inches in height, and weighs at present
l4O pounds. He is an American of
Scotch descent.
Mr.. Ricalton left home June IL, and
set sail on the Aurania, of the CuGard
Line. for Liverpool. On arriving on
British soil he proceeded to Efull, and
embarked on q sailing vessel for Arch
angel. He was two weeks in the Arctic
Ocean-in the land of the midnight
sun. He procured PASSPORT from
the American consul there, Russian
passport and permit to carry
weapons from the governor OF the
custom house.
Through 500 miles of wild and
desolate region he pushed his "dormo
wagon" with no other weapon than
spear, with which he expected to re-
pulse the wolves, and revolver to
protect himself against the perils that
beset travellers in that section. Dur
ing the journey he suffered much from
heat, which, during the day, was ex-
cessive. At night it was cool and pleas
ant. On approaching q small town
he would remain on the outskirts un-
til the inhabitants had retired, when
he would push on to barn or shed
and 60 to bed in his cart. This was
advisable, owing to the danger of re-
naming in the wilderness with wolves
on awakening, Mr.. Ricalton would
find his wagon surrounded by hum
dreds Of natives, all anxious to obtain
view of the stranger. When among
the peasantry the traveller suffered no
Inconvenience, as the peasants were,
as rule, simple minded and willingto
do him q service. He would order
bread and milk, which they would get
for him as il they felt In duty bound
to do so. In the cities the people we're
of q suspicious turn OF mind and
would compel him to produce his docu-
ments.
He was rather fortunate in escaping
the attention of wild beasts and had
but one encounter with robber.
The latter was g. giant in size, and at
tackled the traveller in the wilderness.
The latter invoked the aid of his spear
TO protect his person, but his assail-
ant, who was armed with q huge club,
laughed at the idea of being repulsed
by such weapon, and would probably
have killed the pedagogue had not the
latter deemed it wise to draw his re-
volver and send a bullet toward the
robber, who at once made himself
scarce.
Mr.. Ricalton was provided with food,
but would procure milk and bread
from the natives in small towns along
the route. He reached St. Petersburg
August II, after nearly O. months
steady tramp. He afterward paid a
visit to Norway and Sweden and other
points before starting for Liverpool.
He arrived in New York September 6.
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