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CHAPTER XV.
THROUGH THE LENA DELTA.
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.
As I have already said, I originally intended to start for
the Lena delta on my way westward in August. This
plan, however, could not be carried out because the steamer
Lena, by which we were to receive mails, was belated
over three weeks. Finally it arrived on the 15th of
September. After some hesitation on account of the lateness
of the season, I ultimately resolved to try and carry out our
plan. On the 17th of September, our lodka having been
mended and strengthened as well as our resources permitted,
Mr. Frænkel, the Norwegian Torgersen, and myself parted
with the other member of our little expedition, the botanist
Mr. Nilson, who was to return with the steamer Lena
viâ Yakutsk, and started with three natives on our somewhat
risky journey to the north.
The weather, which had been horrible all the summer,
was fair on the day of our start. Rowing energetically
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