A shooting trip to Kamchatka . nderstorm such as I have rarely of lightning swept the skies unceasingly forover two hours, whilst a most beautiful purple sunsetlit up the horizon to the east. A deluge of rain poured 56 A SHOOTING TRIP TO KAMCHATKA on the Sjiiioan, and the water running through theceihno- inundated our cabins. Durino- the nio-ht adense fog set in, delaying our arrival at Radde, whichwe reached at six , three hours overdue. There we were met by two Cossack hunters, whoseaccounts of sport in our district roused our to them, izubra stags were mor
A shooting trip to Kamchatka . nderstorm such as I have rarely of lightning swept the skies unceasingly forover two hours, whilst a most beautiful purple sunsetlit up the horizon to the east. A deluge of rain poured 56 A SHOOTING TRIP TO KAMCHATKA on the Sjiiioan, and the water running through theceihno- inundated our cabins. Durino- the nio-ht adense fog set in, delaying our arrival at Radde, whichwe reached at six , three hours overdue. There we were met by two Cossack hunters, whoseaccounts of sport in our district roused our to them, izubra stags were more plentifulin the Chinese Khingan, a couple of days march inthe interior of the country, the best time of year beingthe end of August and September. Ponies could begot at Radde, as well as men for the caravan. Oneof the hunters, who went by the name of Kobosoff,had killed two tigers the previous winter. They saidthat there were plenty of bears, roedeer, and pig, aswell as that mysterious animal, inhabiting the rocks, of J^ --_. 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,
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