. The Russian road to China . BRIDGE OVER THE IRTISH. ALONG THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY THE GREAT SIBERIAN RAILWAY 39 Out of evil, somehow, in a marvelous way hasbeen coming good. In the earliest days, with whatsmug satisfaction did the Stroganovs find that thenative inhabitants would trade ermine for glassbeads! Yet the fruit of their sharp dealing andpurchased protection and special privilege was theexpedition that won Sibir, founded Tobolsk, andopened to Russia the way into northern Asia. Theimperial commissioner who came to Tobolsk shortlyafter Kutchum Khans overthrow, to collect theyassak
. The Russian road to China . BRIDGE OVER THE IRTISH. ALONG THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY THE GREAT SIBERIAN RAILWAY 39 Out of evil, somehow, in a marvelous way hasbeen coming good. In the earliest days, with whatsmug satisfaction did the Stroganovs find that thenative inhabitants would trade ermine for glassbeads! Yet the fruit of their sharp dealing andpurchased protection and special privilege was theexpedition that won Sibir, founded Tobolsk, andopened to Russia the way into northern Asia. Theimperial commissioner who came to Tobolsk shortlyafter Kutchum Khans overthrow, to collect theyassak tribute of ten sable-skins for each marriedman and five for each bachelor, was detected cullingthe choice skins for himself, and substituting cheapones for his master. But his agents had sought outthe paths and extended the Russian Empire farinto the northern forests. By despotic oppression the inhabitants of Uglitchtown, condemned for testifying to the murder ofDimitri, the Czarevitch, came here into exile inI593> carrying with them the tocsin-b
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