The voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe; with a historical review of previous journeys along the north coast of the Old World . about 300 metres above their bases. A portion ofthe veo^etable covering the tundra covild still be distins^uishedthrough the thin layer of snow. The most common plants onthe drier jjlaces were Aira nipiua and Foa aJpina ; on the morelow-lying places there grew Glyceria, Pedicularis, and Ledum2Mhcstre ; everywhere we found Petasitcs frigida and a speciesof Salix. The latter grew especially on the slopes in greatmasses, which covered spots having an area of twenty
The voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe; with a historical review of previous journeys along the north coast of the Old World . about 300 metres above their bases. A portion ofthe veo^etable covering the tundra covild still be distins^uishedthrough the thin layer of snow. The most common plants onthe drier jjlaces were Aira nipiua and Foa aJpina ; on the morelow-lying places there grew Glyceria, Pedicularis, and Ledum2Mhcstre ; everywhere we found Petasitcs frigida and a speciesof Salix. The latter grew especially on the slopes in greatmasses, which covered spots having an area of twenty to thirtysquare metres. At some places this bush rose to a height ofabout a metre above the ground. The prevailing rock appearedto be granite. The bottoms of the valleys were formed of post-Tertiary formations, which most frequently consisted of sand androlled stones, as, for instance, was the case in the great valleyin which Menkas brothers camp was pitched. When, on the morning of the 9th, we came to the campthere met us some of the principal Chukches. They salutedMenka in the Russian way, by kissing him first on both cheeks. CIIUKCH D<lG-SI^EDOE. and then on the mouth. The Chukches, however, appear tobe very averse to this ceremony, and scarcely ever touchedeach other with the mouth. Us they saluted in the commonway, by stretching out the hand and bowing themselves. Wethen went into Menkas brothers tent, in front of which thewhole inhabitants of the encampment were speedily assembledto look at us. The camp consisted of eighteen tents, pitchedon both sides of a river which ran through the valley. Thetents were inhabited, by reindeer-Chukches, who carry on trafficbetween the Russians and a tribe living on the other side ofBehrings Straits, whom they call Yekargmdcs. Between thetents we saw a great number of sledges, both empty and of these were light and low sledges for driving in, withrunners bent upwards and backwards, others were heavier pack-sledges, made of
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