After wild sheep in the Altai and Mongolia; . never seen before. On showing him various draw-ings in a book of Natural History and on reachingthat of an Aurochs, he immediately recognised itas resembling the animals he had seen. Aurochs,therefore, may exist in the dense Siberian Taiga andmay have come over; but I give this informationwith all reserve. As regards birds, Capercaillie and TAGUIL 15 Black Game are found in great numbers. The nativehunters, who frequent the woods in search of fur-bearing- animals, such as Sable (now becoming veryscarce), Siberian Squirrel, White Fox, etc., assert t
After wild sheep in the Altai and Mongolia; . never seen before. On showing him various draw-ings in a book of Natural History and on reachingthat of an Aurochs, he immediately recognised itas resembling the animals he had seen. Aurochs,therefore, may exist in the dense Siberian Taiga andmay have come over; but I give this informationwith all reserve. As regards birds, Capercaillie and TAGUIL 15 Black Game are found in great numbers. The nativehunters, who frequent the woods in search of fur-bearing- animals, such as Sable (now becoming veryscarce), Siberian Squirrel, White Fox, etc., assert that. ON TAGUIL they would rather meet a Bear in the woods than anElk, which is supposed to be more dangerous than anyother animal. A local proverb on the subject alwaysstruck me : For bear prepare your bed, for elk yourcoffin. The Taguil estate lies on the very boundarybetween Europe and Asia, and a huge red post stands 16 AFTER WILD SHEEP IN THE ALTAI in the middle of the woods with the inscription ends Europe, here begins Asia. There arealso many traditions of the passage of Ermak, theadventurer, who in the sixteenth century crossed theUral Mountains with a few followers and conqueredSiberia for the Russian Tsar, Ivan the \Ian\- rocks bear witness to his journey, with in-scriptions in places where he had camped. A fewvillages are scattered about the country, most of themhaving sprung up owing to mines or gold washingsin the neighbourhood. At their outskirts usuallystands a shed where the peasants, each in turn, placebread and kvas, a Russian beverage made ofbar
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