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sledges while we were resting the reindeer; and owls would
not move, although our caravan would pass close by the
knolls where they were sitting blinking their eyes. Once
during a storm a couple of white foxes were seen running
between the sledges of our caravan; but of wolves we
happily saw nothing save an occasional track here and
there.
We met with plenty of wild reindeer, but these animals
were very shy, and we only shot one. The natives hunt
the wild reindeer with the aid of their tame brethren, bulls
being specially trained for this purpose. When a herd of
wild reindeer is seen, the trained bull, who has a long
hide rope attached to his neck, is let loose. He
immediately joins the herd and engages in a fight with one of
the bulls. Before long the horns of the latter are sure
to become entangled in the rope, and the hunter running
up, is able to shoot or spear the animal.
On the divide between Olenek and Anabar were several
lakes and marshes, and not so many fissures and rifts in the
ground, which enabled our caravan to travel very fast, not
only during the day, but also during the greater part of
the night; and thus after a journey of nearly six days we
arrived at the Anabar river, having made a little more
than 56 miles a day, thanks to the admirable condition
and strength of our reindeer.
Some twelve miles west of Anabar we found a camp with
families of natives of a mixed race of Yakuts and Dolgans,
all speaking the Yakut language. Both the animals and
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