A shooting trip to Kamchatka . PETROPAVLOVSK 107 the passes, and more so on account of the rivers,which are unfordable in June. He prompted us togive up, for the present, our intended expeditionto the Ganal Range (about 200 versts inland), and. ^fK^r* SOUTH PART OF PETROPAVLOVSK VILLAGE. to try the ground he was well acquainted with alongthe coast either north of Avatcha Bay, where hehad frequently hunted over the Shipounsky promon-tory, or down the numerous inlets to the south,such as the \ilutcha, Povorotnaia, Asatcha, andothers in the direction of Cape Lopatka. Sheep, he io8 A SHOOTING TRIP
A shooting trip to Kamchatka . PETROPAVLOVSK 107 the passes, and more so on account of the rivers,which are unfordable in June. He prompted us togive up, for the present, our intended expeditionto the Ganal Range (about 200 versts inland), and. ^fK^r* SOUTH PART OF PETROPAVLOVSK VILLAGE. to try the ground he was well acquainted with alongthe coast either north of Avatcha Bay, where hehad frequently hunted over the Shipounsky promon-tory, or down the numerous inlets to the south,such as the \ilutcha, Povorotnaia, Asatcha, andothers in the direction of Cape Lopatka. Sheep, he io8 A SHOOTING TRIP TO KAMCHATKA said, were to be found all aloni; the coast, on theslopes of the valleys rLinnIng down into the sea. Asfor the central hills, he was not convinced of theexistence of sheep in those parts. He added thatthe best way of reaching the ground was to hireordinary fishing-boats, or s/i/iiipkis, and sail out of thebay in any direction, two or three days being suf^cientto reach the more likely haunts. At night our tentscould be pitched on the beach, and the valley carefullyspied during the day. In the event of not findingganie, our camp could be easily lifted, the next valleyinspected, and so on. Bears were plentiful, he said, aswel
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