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but after going a few versts were checked by a long line of dense wood, extending from the S&E, which we supposed to be the Olgan river. With difficulty [[left margin]] (10) [[/left margin]] we penetrated it and as the drivers had to take care of their dogs, I broke a road for them. At length we struck a large stream, larger than the Myan we had been descending, and which Lieut Macrae said, was not,the Olgan.

We called this mainstream the Myan, and took upon ourselves the responsibility of calling the other large stream, we had been descending, the "Abasa" river after our energetic chief, to which Sir, we sincerely hope, you will not object.

 When we struck the bed of this river we found a fresh trail, going South and coming evidently from Markova or Crepast.

I thought, at first, that it was some of the inhabitants going to the Kosaks [[left margin]] (20) [[/left margin]] or Tchucthes for deer meat, but our drivers said, they never come this way, as they can get it much nearer.

I then thought you had arrived at Markova, and sent narts to meet us, but the fact of their going up this stream, instead of Abasa River, as you would