CHAPTER XXX.
Anxiety.-Hope and Fear.-Possible Resources.-Dnubionsnessg- ,,
ty to Camp Macrae.- uccess.-Tchuctchu Ideas of our Object.-IExpti ing. -Day of Rejoicing.-Arrival of the Herd.-Bargaining.-Kf lhng Deer.-Grubs.-Our Mirrors.-Arrival of Anadyrsk Sleds.-Famine S Distemper.-Off for Anadyrsk.-The Poorga.-Dismay of a New-com -Death ofDogs.-Telegraph Bluff.-Oochostika.Yandenkow ain.Our Champion.-Trading Wives.-At Markova.-Pitiable Conditionof Inhabitanta:-No Fish, no Deer, no Grouse, no Dogs.-Famines.-Cossacks after Deer.-Start for Ghijigha.-Kennan.-Encouraging News.-9 More Expeditions for Deer.-Native Endurance of Hunger.-LamentabeCircumnstance. - Simple -mindedness. - Notion of Time and Age.- I
Health.-Confidence.-A Caravan for the Sea.-Supplies from Penjina; ,Last Communication.-Arrival of Jared Norton.-A bitter Cold Snap.6810 minus.-Sufferings of our Men.-Effects of Extreme Cold.-Christmas Holidays.-Famished Dancers.-Ousting the Devil.-Deer in Penjina.Koraks and Deer.-Disappointments.-Trading Season.-Absence of
Tchntchus.-Last Hope of theInhabitants.-Macrae.-News from Bsh's Station. -Death of Robinson. - Sad Circumstances. -Dismantling the
Wreck.-The Fate of Nik.-Yonng's Adventure with Wolves.-A badlyscared Man.
OUt condition at this time was any thing but cheering, on
account of the scarcity of provisions. My own feelings flotuated constantly between fear and hope.      When this extra
party was first thrown upon my hands I experienced many y an anxious hour, though I endeavored as much as possible to conceal my fears from the party, and whenever any of them asked what we would do for food, as many of them did, I           |
made it a point to tell them     we iould have no difficulty        1
whatever in securing supplies from the natives.
There were two avenues from which I hoped to procure , assistance, but there was a possibility of both of these failzag.  The first -was from the Tchuctchus, who I hoped woldil pas near the station on their southward journCys. these I nhad strong hopes of procuring enough deer-meat n"ty7    s       hthrough; bt in this there were two possibilities
t atire. Perhaps the natives would not make the sonthe 
O-*ond iAtitall this winter, as was .sdmetimes the case; on r
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