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“Prior to our arrival at Yakutsk not a pood[1] of
provisions had been brought to Okhotsk for us, nor had
a single boat been built for the transportation. Nor
did we find workmen or magazines at the landing
places on the Maya and Yudoma rivers. The Siberian
authorities have not taken a single step toward
complying with the ukases issued by Her Royal Highness.”
And with justifiable self-esteem he adds: “We did
all this. We built transports, we obtained workmen
in Yakutsk, we conveyed our provisions to
Yudomskaya Krest, and with superhuman efforts thence to
the sea. At the mouths of the Maya and Yudoma,
at the Cross, and at the Urak we erected storehouses
and dwellings, in the Stanovoi Mountains several
winter-huts, and on the Urak no less than seventy river
boats, which have, in part, started for Okhotsk with
provisions. Not until after the lapse of two years
have I been able to induce the authorities in Yakutsk
to appoint superintendents of transportation, and for
this reason it was entirely impossible for me to depart
for Okhotsk, unless I wanted to see the work of the
whole expedition come to a complete standstill, bring
upon my men the direst need, and force the whole
enterprise into most ignominious ruin.”
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