lated to one another our several adventures and experiences, we put on our heavy shúbas, again climbed into our respective pavóskas, and with two tróikas of horses went on together.

As we approached the town of Kansk, Thursday, January 14th, the sky cleared and the weather suddenly became colder. The thermometer fell that night to thirty degrees below zero, and on the following night to forty degrees below. We continued to travel without stop, but suffered