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wh This river is one of the greater number which th derive their sources
from the Ural mountains and according to the different side down which they
take their course supply the principal rivers either on the Asiatic or
European part of this country. This runs into the Rama which joins itself
to the Volgha a little below Cazan. You may know perhaps that there
is no water communication whatever by water between the European and
Asiatic parts of this Country nor indeed are there more than two by land which
are much frequented: These same Ural mountains form this separation, extending
themselves from the While sea by Nova Lembla to the southern boundaries
by the Aral sea and from their uninterrupted height suffer no river to cross
them. Mr Davidoff fabricks being on the Asiatic side he has a Wharf
on this river which lies on the other side where by transporting his iron
in winter by sledge roads he can send it from there entirely to Petersbourg
by water. I went to this place to see the construction, loading and setting
off of thehis barge. He sent this year 44 of them, each carrying about
7,000 pond of iron.
What however has almost entirely taken up my
attention since I have been here is the carriage I am building.
I have constantly 6 or 8 men at work upon it and I have not only to
mark out every single piece of wood which is put into it but am obliged
to work as hard as any of them myself to execute those parts which I cannot
explain to them. I will give you a description of it when I have more
leizure only let me tell you that it is in the conveniency I promise myself
from it and not the singularity of it that makes me spend so much
pains about it. I regret less the length of time it takes me up, as I
should otherwise be obliged to wait in this neighbourhood for letters from
Petersbourg. The roads indeed are scarcely as yet passable with comfort
I forget though that I am above being detained by such trifling difficulties
as bad roads: were I in other respects ready they would certainly
not keep me back one day. In my first journey where I was
exposed to some circumstances called difficulties I get the better of consideration
of that kind: at present that I find horses always prepared for
me and at every stage and the best quarters the place can afford wherever
I make any stop, I ought to have my tongue slit if I talked speke
of difficulties. Since the an unfrequented road which I took to Archangel
I have met with none but such which as arise from the being obliged to refuse
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Samuel Bentham |
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