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CHAPTER VI.
THE UPPER LENA.
Katschùga and Schigàlova—Steamers on the River—Pauski—We commence
our Voyage—Configuration of the Lena Valley—Its Size and its
Tributaries—Scenery—Ust Kutsk and its History—“Gold-Barons” on
the Steamer—Kirensk.
Having passed the Buriat Steppe, we reached the forest
line at Katschùga, and here for the first time, about 120
miles north of its source, we saw the river Lena whose
course we were to follow for a distance of over 3000 miles
to the Arctic Ocean.[1]
At highest water the Lena is navigable by small steamers
up to Katschùga, at which place a large number of craft
are built every year for the transport of goods down the
river. The flood season was, however, past when we arrived,
and we were obliged to continue our journey by road to
Schigàlova. The scenery was picturesque and in places
[1] Concerning the entire length of the river Lena, which as yet has never
been properly measured, the calculations of different authorities vary. It is
estimated at between 3000 and 4000 miles. The length of the navigable part,
from Schigàlova to the sea, is calculated by some at 3120 miles and by others
at 2925 miles. The Vitim, which is called only a tributary of the Lena, is
considered to be about 200 miles longer than the latter. The Lena has its
origin in 54° N. lat., at a height of 2855 ft. above the sea, near the western
shore of Lake Baikal; the sources of the Vitim are east of Baikal.
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