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of the Kirgees Tartars which has
never been explored, in Search of
Minerals; from the Specimen the
neighbouring Nations have bought
him, there is a Prospect of Something
These People are famous for Horses
and Cattle; great numbers of both
come into Russia every year,
They will have nothing to do
with money, all Trade with them
is carried on by exchange of
Cloth & Trifles. The Colonel's
other Battalion is in the Government
of Kamschatka, where
we go for a month, when the
Sledge Road sets in, return
from there to Tobolsky & here.
He has great Plans formed &
every Power to put them in
execution if possible. I am here
in possession of every thing the
Country can afford. I live with the
Colonel, & our Pursuits you may
suppose suits my Genius.
Identifier: | JB/541/072/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 541.
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