[18] 'Taiga' = primeval forest in Siberia.
[19] A large lake to the N.E. of the Kołymsk district.
[20] 'Kniaź': Russian 'Soltys' = village mayor.
Transcriber's Notes:
Uncommon spellings in original retained.
Missing/incorrect punctuation fixed.
Hyphenated and non-hyphenated of same words retained as in original.
P. iii: Orford changed to Oxford
P. 8: ditto marks changed to "English"
P. 55: months had passd — changed to passed.
P. 81: couse changed to course
P. 172: asserverated changed to asseverated
P. 180: Then let is be so — changed to Then let it be so