. Adventures of two youths in the open Polar Sea. his atten-tion to the latest visitor, and learned that the Gallic explorer was the barkGambetta, and had arrived only three days before. It was her comman-ders intention to remain two or three days longer: he had been informedof the voyage of the Vivian, and hoped she would visit Petropavlovsk be-fore his departure. Captain Jones and Major Clapp, with the assistance of the Doctorand our young friends, did the honors to the other visitors, and in a littlewhile the commander went on shore to pay his respects to the governor;he was accompanied by
. Adventures of two youths in the open Polar Sea. his atten-tion to the latest visitor, and learned that the Gallic explorer was the barkGambetta, and had arrived only three days before. It was her comman-ders intention to remain two or three days longer: he had been informedof the voyage of the Vivian, and hoped she would visit Petropavlovsk be-fore his departure. Captain Jones and Major Clapp, with the assistance of the Doctorand our young friends, did the honors to the other visitors, and in a littlewhile the commander went on shore to pay his respects to the governor;he was accompanied by the major and the Doctor. Fred and George em-braced the opportunity to have a stroll around the town, and on the hillsnear the harbor, and we can be sure it was a great pleasure for them to setfoot on solid earth after nearly a month on board ship. George declaredthat his steps were unsteady for the first half mile or so, and Fred couldnot resist an inclination to adjust himself to meet an expected rolling orpitching every time he raised a DOG-SLEDGING IN KAMCHATKA. But they soon forgot all about their month at sea with the noveltyof the sights around them. They realized what they had been told of thedogs of the place, as they encountered some of those animals at every turn,and were rarely out of sound of their howls. They did not have a highopinion of the courage of the dogs, as the most of them ran away as soon 72 THE VOYAGE OF THE VIVIAN. as they caught sight of the strangers; occasionally one would stop a mo-ment to gaze, but he generally concluded to put a good distance betweenhimself and possible harm. Near the edge of the town a dozen or moredogs were tied to a long pole supported on posts. Fred said the place waseither a stable or a dog boarding-house, and he was inclined to the latteropinion from the smell of fish that rose from it. One of the resident merchants who had visited them at the ship joinedthem in their promenade, and explained some of the things they
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