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CHAP.   IX.
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Departure from the Cafile of Kabania, and Arrival at the Town of
Ilunskoy, moftly inhabited by Ruffians. Coming to the Caftle of
Tanzienskoi, and the City of Udinskoy; Which with the circum*
jacent Land defcribed. A great Earthquake there. Great abundance
of a certain Fijh once every Tear in the River Uda, and how they are
taught. Departure from Udinskoy, and arrival at the Fortrefs of
Jarauna, Defer iption of the People of this Country. Their manner of
burial^ and catching of Sables. Paffing over the Apple-Mountainst
ami why fo called. Arrival at the City of Telimba. Defcripthn
of a Tungurian Prince and his Son with extraordinary long Hair.
Coming to Plotbifcha. The Rivers Ingolda and Schalka very jhallow.
The Incur/ions of the Mongalians, and Ruffian Cozacks. Arrival
at Nerzinskoy, Defcripthn of that City, and the Inhabitants of
that Province. The produ£i of their Lands and Gardens. Two forts
of Heathens defcribed, as alfo the chief of the Conni Tungufi and his
Force. On what Employments thefe People fubfifl. Their Religion,
Wives^ Daughtersi Arms and Habit. How the fort of Tea which
they drink is prepared. Brandy drawn off from Mares-Milk^ and
how it is done. Their Hunting in the Spring, Bread* and Fifhery.
The Tunguzians odd way of folemn /wearing^ on occafion of which an
accident is related.
LEaving the Caftle of Kabania the following Day, on the izthof
March we arrived at Ilinskoy or Bolfoy Saimka^  a very large
Town, moft of whofe Inhabitants are Ruffians,  which in the Winter
go a Sable-hunting, not tilling any more Ground than neceffity re-%
quires, wherefore the Land is every where covered with great barren
Hills.
Departing thence on the 14th of the fame Month we reached the
Caftle of Tanzienskoj, which was provided with a ftrong Qarrifon
of Cofacks, to cover this Country from the Incurfions of the Mon-
galians, which border on it. Without any delay 1 went forwards with
the firft Slead that went off, and on the 19th Inftant came toUdin*
skoy; which City or Fortrefs is fituate on a high Hill, but moft of
its Inhabitants live below the Fortrefs, at the foot of the Hill* on the
River Uda%  which fails into the Silinga, about a quarter ©f a Mile
Weft-