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We arrived at the Orlofka river at 7.30 PM Friday April 22d May 4th

I had been breaking a road through the soft snow for some time, on snow shoes, and found, that as we advanced, the travelling became more difficult, so decided to cross to the E. bank of the river, where I expected to find an open "tundara" and the snow more compact.

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At the mouth of the Orlofka we found groves of "Birch" and scattering trees of "Larch", which we thought promised well for the river below.
 
We had been told that the "Olgan" river which Lieuts Macrae and Arnold descended with the Tchutchus, was near the Orlofka, and as there was a large plain on the E. bank, we expected  to strike it soon. As I supposed, we found ^[[a large]]tundera and good travelling. After travelling a a few versts, our eyes were greeted with groves of Larch or "Tamarask" exactly suited to our purpose. We encamped at 10 P.M.

The next morning we pushed on, taking an almost easterly course to avoid the trees, as the snow was harder, where the winds had swept over it,

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