The native tribes included in the district of Ghijiga are the Koriaks and Chukchees; the Koriaks readily pay tribute and acknowledge the Russian authority, but the Chukchees are not yet fairly subdued.

They were long in open war with the Russians, and though peace is now established, many of them are not tributary.

Those who visit the Russian towns are compelled to pay tribute and become Imperial subjects before selling or purchasing goods.

The Ispravnik is an artist of unusual merit, as evinced by an album of his sketches illustrating life in Northern Siberia.

Some of them appeared like steel engravings, and testified to the skill and patience of the man who made them.
On my second day at Ghijiga I tried a river journey with a dog team.
The bottom of the boat was on the 'dug-out' principle, and the sides were two planks meeting in sharp and high points at the ends.