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the temperature of the water, only three degrees above
freezing-point, showed that its surface might become
icebound at any moment. The chief, having listened to my
recommendations from the Russian government, promised
to accompany us on our way until we should meet some
of his people.
Pulling away energetically down a winding channel in
a north-westerly direction, we made about 50 miles next
day, and camped for the night in company with two young
trappers, whom we met while engaged in getting our boat
afloat from one of the shallows, in which it had run
aground. The next morning was clear and calm, and I
took a picture of the party and of our boat at the
starting-place. Soon, however, the wind got up and within
two hours it was blowing a gale. We had a hard and
unpleasant struggle to save ourselves from a catastrophe.
The water of the channel, here about seven miles broad,
was lashed to foam by the fierce wind, which threatened
every moment to smash our miserable box of a boat
against the steep frozen shore. The natives were frightened,
and I had to use both kind and strong language to get
them to work with us at the oars at the most critical
moments. Finally, however, we reached the station of
Tora in safety.
To our great disappointment we did not even here find
the men at home. We had now some 90 miles to the
next “station” where there were people, and we were in
sore need of men to help us to row our heavy boat.
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