A shooting trip to Kamchatka . TANOKAMIC VIKW OK KHAKAKC NATIVE HUNTERS REPORT 57 the size of a big sheep, which they called iinan. Wethought, according to their description, that it must bea kind of serow, as its horns, they said, were not verylong. Musk-deer are also common. We promisedon parting to return in August, and employ them torthe expedition ; unfortunately the Boxer War, whichbroke out soon afterwards, altered our plans, the coun-try being scoured by stray bands of Chinese brigands,whose presence involved danger even to the mostpeaceful of foreigners. On the following day, June12,
A shooting trip to Kamchatka . TANOKAMIC VIKW OK KHAKAKC NATIVE HUNTERS REPORT 57 the size of a big sheep, which they called iinan. Wethought, according to their description, that it must bea kind of serow, as its horns, they said, were not verylong. Musk-deer are also common. We promisedon parting to return in August, and employ them torthe expedition ; unfortunately the Boxer War, whichbroke out soon afterwards, altered our plans, the coun-try being scoured by stray bands of Chinese brigands,whose presence involved danger even to the mostpeaceful of foreigners. On the following day, June12, at two , we were in sight of Khabarovsk,the chief town of the Amur district. The river isover three-quarters of a mile broad at its junctionwith the Ussuri. The town is situated on a hill over-looking the river, and the statue of Count Mouravieff,. THE AMUR KIVEK 58 A SHOOTING TRIP TO KAMCHATKA the first Governor-General, stands on the highest point,commanding a view of the country for miles weather was fine, but great was our anxiety aswe parted from our obliging captain in search of the
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