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I choose to rather reside there the short time<lb/>I shall probably remain in one Place<lb/> | I choose to rather reside there the short time<lb/>I shall probably remain in one Place<lb/> | ||
My Neighbours the Kirgese are as peaceable<lb/> at present as | <p>My Neighbours the Kirgese are as peaceable<lb/>at present as one could wish, and though they <lb/>steal a few Cattle or, now & then, a Mare or two, <lb/>upon laying hold of some of the Tribe every <lb/>thing is returned. They assemble every day <lb/>on the other side of the River Irtish, which <lb/>marks the Boundary, bringing with them <lb/>Skins of different kinds, Horses, Oxen, & Sheep,<lb/>These they barter for Cheap Cloths, leather, Iron<lb/>Work, & Trumpery Ornaments. It is reported<lb/>there are some Mines of Silver & Gold, as well <lb/>as Copper. I am therefore preparing to set <lb/>out in 2 or 3 days on an Expedition amongst <lb/>them; not conceiving they are People any ways <lb/>to be afraid of. <lb/>my general will not give me <lb/>leave to go further than 50 Versts into their <lb/>Country, but when I get so far, no one can <lb/>Stop me, and I <hi rend="underline">must</hi> be doing what no- <lb/><hi rend="underline">one Else</hi> has done before me<lb/></p>After having spent about five weeks with the <lb/>Kirgise, and in that time rode about 1200 Versts,<lb/>in their Country, I returned well pleased with my<lb/>Journey, as I had an Englishman with me, a<lb/><pb/> | ||
I choose to rather reside there the short time
I shall probably remain in one Place
My Neighbours the Kirgese are as peaceable
at present as one could wish, and though they
steal a few Cattle or, now & then, a Mare or two,
upon laying hold of some of the Tribe every
thing is returned. They assemble every day
on the other side of the River Irtish, which
marks the Boundary, bringing with them
Skins of different kinds, Horses, Oxen, & Sheep,
These they barter for Cheap Cloths, leather, Iron
Work, & Trumpery Ornaments. It is reported
there are some Mines of Silver & Gold, as well
as Copper. I am therefore preparing to set
out in 2 or 3 days on an Expedition amongst
them; not conceiving they are People any ways
to be afraid of.
my general will not give me
leave to go further than 50 Versts into their
Country, but when I get so far, no one can
Stop me, and I must be doing what no-
one Else has done before me
After having spent about five weeks with the
Kirgise, and in that time rode about 1200 Versts,
in their Country, I returned well pleased with my
Journey, as I had an Englishman with me, a
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