Oriental and western Siberia- a narrative of seven years' explorations and adventures in Siberia, Mongolia the Kirghis steppes, Chinese Tartary, and part of Central Asia (1858) (14764868822)

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Title: Oriental and western Siberia: a narrative of seven years' explorations and adventures in Siberia, Mongolia the Kirghis steppes, Chinese Tartary, and part of Central Asia

Year: 1858 (1850s)

Authors: Atkinson, Thomas Witlam, 1799-1861

Subjects: Kyrgyz

Publisher: London : Hurst and Blackett

Contributing Library: University of California Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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pment. AVe had scarcelygot the tent up when the rain poured down—not in drops,but in streams. After making everything snug, by stoppingthe wind out at one place with branches, at another witha wet coat, and at a third with my saddle-cloth, I sat down,enjoyed my usual refreshment, and listened to the roaringof the wind with a degree of satisfaction that can muchmore easily be imagined than described. The horses werepicketed close to the encampment, as both the hunterand the Kalmucks thought the bears might pay us a visit,and leave us minus a steed in the mornino;. A 2:ood firewas kept up, and our rifles placed at hand in case of need.We slept, however, in peace. A fog prevented our starting early ; but about sevenoclock the suns rays penetrated through the mist, andsent a flood of light into the hitherto gloomy valley. Wewere soon on hor.seback, wending our way towards thelake near the source of the Tschus-ash. It is a wild andgloomy spot; still it had great charms for me, and I have

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EFFECT OF MIST. 395 endeavoured to give the effect under wliicli I have seen itjust at dawn of day, when I have been out in search ofthe alain, or large stag. The opposite view will give anidea of this wild country. After sketching the lake I continued my course, crossinganother very high ridge, on which we found new snow upto tlie knees of our horses. Clouds were still hangingon the high summits to the southward; now and thenfloating masses rolled up the mountain-sides, and exposedfor a few minutes the wild and rugged scenery which layhid under that misty veil. In short, the mountains becamecoquettish ; at one moment the misty shroud was liftedsufficiently high to show all the beauties that peeped fromthe skirts of the hills, and then the fleecy garments weredropped with such a modest grace, that fancy picturedinnumerable hidden charms. After watching for severalminutes with intense interest these curious effects, a gentlebreeze wafted the misty veil from the forms it had con-cealed,

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