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linal sills, forming a sort of corduroy bridge, over which it is impossible to proceed at a faster pace than a slow walk.
  I merely mention our trip from D'Castries to Hicolaevsk as were entirely misinformed about the facilities afforded on the rounte and this account may be of benefit to other members of the party in the future.
  We were five hours on the road, arriving about 1P.M and waitined until 5 P.M four our baggage to come up.   A little before dark embarked on the lake in a small canoe for the next station, 10 ? distant.  After going 2 or 3 ? and very nearly swamping Lient. Bush and the Apt. of the "Olga" landed and walked along the beach.
  The next station we found a much more comfortable building, two soldiers in charge.
  Resumed our journey next morning at daylight, had very pleasant weather and reached the next station, a distance of 18 [[versts?]] at 10 A.M.  A couple of hours delay to procure another baod, and finally reached Marinsk a little before dark, the whole sitance in the lake being fifty ? called on the Commandant and were informed that steamers certainly touched in there but there has been none for several days, and it was impossible to say when one would be in.
  Having heard of a German merchant, Mr. Rosenheim who lived in the place, we called on him, were very hospitality received, passed the night at his house, and procured from him a boat to go down the Amoor, a curious sort of craft built of thin boards,