. Travels of a naturalist in northern Europe, Norway, 1871, Archangel, 1872, Petchora, 1875 . y that we could not get aright sight of them. We also bought a Sterlet for 30 copecks, and Alstonskinned it. Sterlets first entered the Dvina about 1861,through the canal from the Volga. We got on board the steamer about 10 Thecaptain, a German, who speaks a little English, and anIrishman who was on board named Smith, manager of aflax-mill up the river, gave us much information. The steamer is flat-bottomed, with two great bargeslashed one on each side. We got a small cabin for two,and slept well
. Travels of a naturalist in northern Europe, Norway, 1871, Archangel, 1872, Petchora, 1875 . y that we could not get aright sight of them. We also bought a Sterlet for 30 copecks, and Alstonskinned it. Sterlets first entered the Dvina about 1861,through the canal from the Volga. We got on board the steamer about 10 Thecaptain, a German, who speaks a little English, and anIrishman who was on board named Smith, manager of aflax-mill up the river, gave us much information. The steamer is flat-bottomed, with two great bargeslashed one on each side. We got a small cabin for two,and slept well. June 15. Saturday, the 15th of June, a warm day, we arrived atArchangel about We had passed Cholmogoryduring the night. We had quite a couple of hundred pilgrims on boardon their way to Solovetsk. They sleep like herrings ina barrel, packed close side by side. Fancy the insectlife! The scenery of the Dvina is not interesting. On landing we went to the Tarapof (inn, or rather,lodging-house), had some lunch, and then called uponMr. Shergold. We shall never be able to forget this. ARCHANGEL 147 gentlemans kindness. He has already secured us mostexcellent lodgings—three rooms—at Madame NathalieAndrevna Leitzoffs, at a rate for board and lodging (4s. 3d.) each per diem. He has also employed a collector for us who formerlyworked for Heinke and Meves, and already has for usabout a hundred and fifty eggs, which we took to theinn at night. They are twenty-one Gulls, eight Tem-mincks Stints, fifty-one Terek Sandpipers and Ducks(Long-tailed?), which last, however, we could not besure of at the time, Oyster-catchers, Curlew, Shergold also undertook to manage all about a boat,men, etc., for us, gave us a good chart of the delta, andaltogether overwhelmed us with kindnesses. Later, whenMr. Birse came in, these two gentlemen together discussedevery matter which they could think of for our comfort andassistance. We also called at the house of a naturali
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