Full resolution (JPEG)
- On this page / på denna sida
- V. Over the Buriatic Steppe
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
Below is the raw OCR text
from the above scanned image.
Do you see an error? Proofread the page now!
Här nedan syns maskintolkade texten från faksimilbilden ovan.
Ser du något fel? Korrekturläs sidan nu!
This page has been proofread at least once.
(diff)
(history)
Denna sida har korrekturlästs minst en gång.
(skillnad)
(historik)
CHAPTER V.
OVER THE BURIATIC STEPPE.
In Irkutsk—Buriat Villages—History of the
Buriats—Communism—Shamanism—Buddhist Missionaries—The “Buriatisation” of the Russians—
Dorschi Bantsaroff—A Gifted Race.
On the 13th of May we arrived at Irkutsk, “the white
city,” beautifully situated on the river Angarà about 44 miles
west of its outlet from Lake Baikal. Here we spent three
days to have our instruments repaired, as some of them had
been broken by the jolting of the telegas. We also had to
complete our equipment, and to get letters of introduction
from the Governor-General.
During our stay here I was very busy by day in getting
everything ready for our voyage to the north, while by night
I was fully engaged in fighting the vermin at the principal
hotel of the city where we had put up. The
Governor-General received me very kindly, not only giving me the
necessary mandates and introductions, but also sending
telegraphic orders to the village authorities between Irkutsk
and the upper Lena to have horses ready for the conveyance
of our expedition.
In Irkutsk they did not know whether trappers had visited
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
Project Runeberg, Wed Dec 20 20:42:03 2023
(aronsson)
(diff)
(history)
(download)
<< Previous
Next >>
https://runeberg.org/jssiberia/0068.html
