A shooting trip to Kamchatka (1904) (14779358871)

Identifier: shootingtriptoka00demi (find matches)
Title: A shooting trip to Kamchatka
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Demidov, Elim Pavlovich, principe di San Donato, b. 1867
Subjects: Hunting -- Russia (Federation) Kamchatka Peninsula Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) -- Description and travel
Publisher: London : R. Ward, Ltd.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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ing ledge discoveredhim still standing in the same spot. I could plainlydistinouish the remnants of his winter coat still clino--ing in patches to his back and withers. Crawlingdown to a small mossy knoll, I was over-anxious tooret a shot, and the result was I scored a clean miss ateighty yards! The ram did not give me a secondchance, for he disappeared like lightning round aboulder, and I never saw him again. So far successhad not crowned my efforts that day. We returneddisappointed to the saddles we had just left, andthence started towards the hioher crao^s of that volcanicridge, encountering on our way many a gendarmeround almost vertical rocks, parts of which treacher-ously gave way under my grip. At places it wasnecessary to advance in a riding position over thenarrow ledge, with precipices of several hundred feeton either side of us. The aspect of the country beyond, at an elevationof about 5,000 feet, had entirely changed. Odd-shaped rocks of volcanic formation stood out of the
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SHEEP TRACKS 197 ground like rows of disjointed fingers, between whichlay scattered everywhere rough heaps of porousstones and sharp debris of old lava. There wereno more signs of grass or vegetation whatever inthis place of dark desolation. In addition to thisa heavy mist came on unexpectedly, preventing us