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high promontory on the eastern shore of the river. At
this settlement, where officials and merchants are in the
habit of meeting the natives once a year—usually in March
—there are a number of yurtas, an old chapel, and a few
storehouses. At the time of our arrival there were no
inhabitants whatever. In the grave-yard, among the
tumble-down wooden crosses, only the tracks of wolves and foxes
were to be seen. Selecting one of the largest yurtas for
our lodging, we made it as weatherproof as possible, and
shovelled up snow about it to protect us from the cold,
which was now so severe that the thermometer sometimes
sank below the freezing-point of mercury.
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