Transcriber’s Note:

The errors mentioned in the errata have been changed,
along with the following:

Page  7general [inpression] changed to general impression
to [strangers,] changed to to strangers.
Page 10[gem-studied] changed to gem-studded
Page 15length of [whch] changed to length of which
[300 miles] changed to 300 miles.
Page 16in [the the station] changed to in the station
Page 17Petrovski [zavod] changed to Petrovski Zavod
[conspiritors] changed to conspirators
Page 19clad in [skins] changed to clad in skins.
Page 20 and [Chinese] changed to and Chinese.
Page 21 [chimnies] changed to chimneys
we passed [over] changed to we passed over.
trace of [show] changed to trace of snow
Page 22 Few [birds] changed to Few birds.
Page 24 even [precarious,] changed to even precarious.
Page 25 [P & O. steamer] changed to P. & O. steamer