With the Koriaks it is four or five roubles, at Ohotsk ten or fifteen, and on the banks of the Amoor not often less than fifty.

South of the Amoor the reindeer is not a native.

I am inclined to discredit marry stories of the wonderful swiftness of this animal.

He sometimes performs remarkable journeys, but ordinarily he is outstripped by a good dog team.
Reindeer have the advantage of finding their food under the snow, while provision for dogs must be carried on the sledge.

When turned out in winter, the deer digs beneath the snow and seeks his food without troubling his master.