A shooting trip to Kamchatka . ears. At this time of )-ear theycome down to fish, and feed entirely on salmon, whichthey secure by standing motionless in mid-stream,rarely missing their aim with a blow of their was related to us by an eye-witness. Five miles before reaching the small settlement ofMalka the path turns sharply to the right through amossy swamp, where we saw the first birds are said to abound in the tundra. Atnine we halted to j)itch camp after a long marchof thirty-three miles (fifty versts), within twenty-fivemiles of Ganal. It was ovvino- to t
A shooting trip to Kamchatka . ears. At this time of )-ear theycome down to fish, and feed entirely on salmon, whichthey secure by standing motionless in mid-stream,rarely missing their aim with a blow of their was related to us by an eye-witness. Five miles before reaching the small settlement ofMalka the path turns sharply to the right through amossy swamp, where we saw the first birds are said to abound in the tundra. Atnine we halted to j)itch camp after a long marchof thirty-three miles (fifty versts), within twenty-fivemiles of Ganal. It was ovvino- to the ener^v of the OUR CHINESE COOK 167 General that we managed to cover so much oroundthat day, for he had given strict orders to the men tostop on no account whatever. On the whole our menwere a good-natured lot, and the ponies, though up toall sorts of tricks, strong little animals and used to hardwork. That night our dinner, consisting of boiledov/fs^ and roast veal picked up at Koriak, was quite >. Uii-^^Sut»*r^ -^ -t:y. 1^ i?->*-><^Bfc a luxurious repast, though \asskas broad grin hadgiven way to a sad expression of fatigue, and heseemed quite helpless, our companions having to doall the work. Yasska, although a good sort and anexcellent cook, would now and again relapse into alazy mood, and only cooky fishy or meaty providedeverything he wanted was brought within his was the case that evening. He kept ordering i68 A SHOOTING TRIP TO KAMCHATKA the men about, who stood laughing at his helplessness,yet nevertheless complied with the little Chinamanswishes. The following days long march was to bring us atlast to Ganal. The scenery was similar to that ofpreceding days : the road winding through birch andpoplar woods, with thick undergrowth of tall grassand juniper ; here and there a few cedars would inter-rupt the uniformity of the country, and in open spacesbroad stretches of briar in full bloom afforded a plea-sant diversion to the eye. We crossed seve
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