. Siberia in Europe: a visit to the valley of the Petchora, in north-east Russia; with descriptions of the natural history, migration of birds, etc . OLD RUSSIAN SILVER CHAPTER IV. Bad roads—Postal service in winter and summer—Changeable weather—Scenery—Pinega and Kuloi rivers—Snow plains—The forests—Birds—Samoyedes—Mezen—Polish exile — Snow-Buntings—How caught—Jackdaws—We leaveMez^n—The weather—Scenery—^The Mezen river—-The Pizhma—The roads—Piottuchs accident—The Via diabolica—Bolshanivagorskia^Brealc up of theroad — Polish prejudices — The villages — Curiosity of the peasants — Greek
. Siberia in Europe: a visit to the valley of the Petchora, in north-east Russia; with descriptions of the natural history, migration of birds, etc . OLD RUSSIAN SILVER CHAPTER IV. Bad roads—Postal service in winter and summer—Changeable weather—Scenery—Pinega and Kuloi rivers—Snow plains—The forests—Birds—Samoyedes—Mezen—Polish exile — Snow-Buntings—How caught—Jackdaws—We leaveMez^n—The weather—Scenery—^The Mezen river—-The Pizhma—The roads—Piottuchs accident—The Via diabolica—Bolshanivagorskia^Brealc up of theroad — Polish prejudices — The villages — Curiosity of the peasants — Greekcrosses—Love of ornament—Employment and amusements—Samoyedes—Birds—[Imskia—First view of the Petchora—Arrival at Ust-Zylma. The journey from Archangel to Ust-Zylma on the Petchorais between seven and eight hundred English miles. Thereare about forty stations, the distance between each beingsomewhat greater than that on our previous journey. Hadwe left Archangel a fortnight earlier, before the sun was 24 SIBERIA IN EUROPE. CHAP. IV. powerful enougli to soften the surface of the snow, we mighthave accomplis
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