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CHAPTER XIV.—AMONG THE NATIVES ON THE LOWER LENA | 147 |
Our Plans for the Arctic Journey—Lodkas and Vetkas—The “Christian”
Russians—Native Graves—A Tungus Dance—Story of the Jeannette—Bulkur—Ancient River-terraces—“Rock-Ice.” | |
CHAPTER XV.—THROUGH THE LENA DELTA | 162 |
More Delays—Nilson bids us Adieu—Tit-Ary—The Stolb—Monument
Cape—Cross erected to De Long’s Party—“Prince” Vinokuroff—Migrations of Reindeer—Winter overtakes us—Storms and Gales—Tora—Life with the Tunguses—A Tungus Orator—Ytang—Tungus Marriage Customs—Fighting the Polar Storms—Frozen-in at last. | |
CHAPTER XVI.—ICE-BOUND IN THE ARCTIC SEA | 184 |
Frozen-in on Kangelak—Native Habits—We send for Relief—The
Dolgan Nalthanoff—Arrival of the Relief Party—Sledge Dogs—We start for the Olenek—Sledging Mishaps—An Arctic Post-Office—We reach the Olenek. | |
CHAPTER XVII.—ACROSS THE TUNDRA TO THE ANABAR | 201 |
Natives of the Olenek—Prontchischtschev’s Grave—A Tungus Chief and
his Reindeer—The Reindeer-Nomads—Reindeer and Sledges—We start for Anabar—The Routine of Tundra Sledging—“Rock-Ice”—Tameness of Birds—Wild Reindeer—Poverty and Epidemics. | |
CHAPTER XVIII.—FROM THE ANABAR TO THE KATANGA | 214 |
Day and Night behind Reindeer—Glories of the Aurora—Summer
Wanderings of the Dolgans—The Wild Reindeer—Subjects of the “Great White Sun”—A Wandering Polish Noble—The most Northern Forest in the World—Arrival at Katangskoie. | |
CHAPTER XIX.—AMONG THE SHAMANS | 226 |
The Sign of the Cross—Confession and Fox-skins—Entry into the
Shaman Brotherhood—A Shaman Séance—Spirits of Ancestors—Shaman Deities—Erlik Khan—A Shaman Triennial Gathering—Samoyedes as Converts—The Good Samaritan of the Tundra. |
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