A shooting trip to Kamchatka . d found ourselvesat eight at Viatskoie, a large settlement withinsixty versts of Khabarovsk, which, according to Little-dale, was an important corner to turn. Here thebanks of the rixer were low and sandy ; mountainshad given way to fiat stretches of wooded scenery,where the everlasting fir trees were diversified byoccasional oaks. In the afternoon, as we approachedour first destination and the river broadened to a greatextent, a strong breeze started up suddenly from thesouth, gradually turning into a regular gale, such ashad not been witnessed for years, a
A shooting trip to Kamchatka . d found ourselvesat eight at Viatskoie, a large settlement withinsixty versts of Khabarovsk, which, according to Little-dale, was an important corner to turn. Here thebanks of the rixer were low and sandy ; mountainshad given way to fiat stretches of wooded scenery,where the everlasting fir trees were diversified byoccasional oaks. In the afternoon, as we approachedour first destination and the river broadened to a greatextent, a strong breeze started up suddenly from thesouth, gradually turning into a regular gale, such ashad not been witnessed for years, as the captain toldus. The waves on the Amur grew to the size of aheavy sea ; our ship began to pilch, wliile the sj)raykept sp(juting over the decks and bursting furiously KHABAROVSK 287 against the window-panes of the saloon. It was awarm wind, reminding one of the desert simoun: andsuch was its strength that none of the passengersdared to remain on deck for fear of being blownoverboard. It was indeed a strange sight to watch.
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