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Trant-Siberlan Railw ay Along Cliffs of Lake Baikal. co n tin e n ta l ra ilro a d was b u ilt, there was no w ay fro m the w est In to the H E N the T ra n e S ib e ria n r a il­ la n d s o f the A m u r r iv e r and M an­ way a n il Ita feeder Hues f a r ­ c h u ria except by a fe r r y across the th e r west are fu n c tio n in g fo r la ke o f some tw e n ty o r m ore m iles trave le rs few more In te re s t­ In th e sum m er, o r by sle d g in g over in g Journeys may be made than across Its Icy flo o r In w in te r, and th e tr a v ­ R ussia and In to the h eart o f Siberia. elers o f those days loved to descrllie A hundred m iles beyond the Volga, the m id n ig h t d riv e under a b r illia n t blue h e ights appear on the eastern moon. h o rizo n , and the tra in q u ic k ly enters Now th e lin e runs fo r m any m iles th e fo o th ills o f the U ra l range, th e ir along ita Southern shore on a sh e lf g e n tly rounded slopes descending in to cu t o u t o f the steep m o u n ta in side, c h a rm in g valleys, p a sture a lte rn a tin g high above th e waves, w ith fre q u e n t w ith open woods w h ich d is ta n tly sug tu n ne ls th ro u g h p ro je c tin g cliffs . gest those o f the “ p a rk s ” o f C olors So m uch fo r the w estern p o rtio n o f do— woods not th ic k , because the the T ra n s c o n tin e n ta l ra ilw a y , the one c lim a te Is d ry, b u t scattered In pic­ great fa c to r in the social and econom ­ tu resque clum ps o ve r h ill and dale. ic life o f S iberia w h ich those who As th e lin e pierces deeper In to the w ish to u n derstand th e c o u n try must m ou n ta in s, the glens are n a rro w e r and keep a lw a ys In m ind. a rc fille d w ith a denser forest, o u t o f N ow le t us tu rn to w e ste rn S ib e ria w h ich hare su m m its rise to h e ig h ts o f Io p a rtic u la r, and to th e A lta i m oun­ th re e o r fo u r thousand fe e t I t Is s tains. lo n e ly land, w ith fe w and sm all v il­ A lta i Is th e name given to the so u th ­ lages, b u t I t Is ric h In gold and s ilv e r, w estern p a rt o f a g re a t m o u n ta in copper, coal, and p la tin u m — fro m here mass w h ich d ivid e s the lo w la n d s o f came In p re -w a r days n e a rly a ll o f the S iberia fro m the p la te au o f ce n tra l w o rld -s u p p ly o f th a t m e ta l— w ith an Asia, sending fo rth on one side the e x tra o rd in a ry v a rie ty o f ra re and v a l­ g reat riv e rs th a t flo w n o rth to the uable stones. A rc tic ocean, and on the o th e r, the T h e tra in takes about seven hours southern nnd d rie r side o f th e range, to tra ve rse th is pictu re sq u e region, sm a lle r stream s th a t lose them selves s to p p in g here and th e re a t a busy In the lakes o r m arshes o f M ongolia. m in in g tow n, and passing an ohellsk M ost o f th is vast m o u n ta in la n d Is w h ich , at the su m m it level, m arks the unexplored, and o n ly a sm a ll p a rt fr« n tle r o f E urope and Asia. T he re ­ has been surveyed fo r the purpose o f a fte r It emerges suddenly ( fo r the lo c a tin g th e m in e ra l w e a lth I t Is be­ A s ia tic slope is s h o rte r and steeper lieved to co n tain. F ro m th e ve ry be­ th a n the Euro|>ean) on the boundleas g in n in g o f h is to ry a ll these regions p la in s o f Siberia, here hare and a l­ n o rth and east o f the B la c k sea and m ost w aterless as are those o f A r i­ th e C aspian had rem ained u n v ls lte d sons. b u t d re a rie r nnd u n kn ow n fro m th e days o f H o m er B u t p re se n tly one cornea, a t the down to those o f M arco Polo, th r iv in g tow n o f Omsk, w h ich was In In the F if th c e n tu ry A ttlla led his 1918 th e h e a dq u a rters o f A d m ira l K o l­ llu n n ls h hordes across G e rm a n y In to chak In his cam paign a g a in st the B o l­ Ita ly and G aul, fo llo w e d b y A v a rs and sh e viks. to the firs t o f the fo u r g reat B u lg a ria n s and M agyars, and In th e S ib e ria n riv e rs , the Ir tls k . w h ich , h a v­ T h irte e n th c e n tu ry th e re came th e in g risen fa r aw a y to th e south In th e trem endous Invasion o f th e M ongols h ills o f w estern M ongolia, Is here on u n d e r G enghis K han. Its n o rth e rn p a th to Join the Obi and To the A ltai Mountains. •e n d Its w utera In to the A rc tic sea. A lo g ica l p o in t o f d e p a rtu re f o r th e Scenery E ast o f th e Obi, m o u n ta in s Is the to w n o f Novo N ik o ­ T o th e O bi Its e lf, sn even fu lle r laevsk. a m ushroom g ro w th o f th e years strea m , one comes In e ig h t hours since th e opening o f th e T ra n sco n ­ m ore, and sees a f lo tilla o f steam ers tin e n ta l line, fo r It stands a t th e m eet­ m oored to Its hank. F ro m th is p o in t in g i«>lnt o f tw o g re n t lin e s o f tra d e — o n w a rd th e c o u n try la ro u g h e r and th a t o f th e Obi, w h ic h b ro u g h t dow n t h in ly In h a b ite d , f o r m uch o f the land th e m in e ra ls and th e g ra in and th e la th e s o rt o f fo re st sw am p w h ich th e b u tte r fro m th e south, nnd th a t o f people c a ll taiga th e ra llw n y w h ich c a rrie d these p ro d ­ On each side o f the ra ilw a y tra c k ucts e a stw a rd to Ir k u ts k nnd beyond th e woods have been cu t hack to leave to th e P acific, w e stw a rd to Itu s s la and an often space o f hit to 100 ya rd s wide, G erm any. It re m in d s one o f th e new t o (ha t sp a rks o r coals from the loco­ c itie s In the newest p a rts o f A m e rica, m o tiv e w ill not s ta rt a co n fla gra tio n . w ith Its big warehouses ris in g fa s’, T h ia open, w ide grassy belt is In sum ­ along h a lf finished roa d w a ys, w h ile m e r cover<-d w ith a lu x u ria n t g ro w th th e untouched p ru lrle , d o tte d here and o f ta ll flo w e r s on each side o f the th e re w ith scrub birches, la y Just out- lin e , g iv in g the e ffect o f w hat g a rd e n ­ stile th e houses. e rs ca ll a “ herbaceous b o rd e r," w ith F ro m Novo N iko la e vsk one Journeys th e ra ilro a d tra c k fo r the gra ve l w a lk so u th w a rd 200 m ites to B lls k , fo rm e r­ betw een th e tw o flo w e r beds. ly a (dace o f some Im p o rta n ce , to B ehind stand th e pines, w ith th e ir w h ich a ll the b u tte r co m in g fro m the ta ll, s tra ig h t, reddish tru n ks, c o n to rt­ vast pastures w h ich lie a ll ro u n d was ed houghs, and d a rk green fo lia g e , b ro u g h t, a n il to w h ich tim b e r fro m h e u u tlfu l as are those o f the S co ttish the vast m ou n ta in fo re sts beyond was H ig h la n d s. floated dow n the R iv e r I liy a , w h ich . A fte r m any hours" Journey th ro u g h Joined a few m iles lo w e r dow n by the th is d e lig h tfu l p a rte rre , the tra v e le r R iv e r K a tu n . Issuing fro m th e A lta i, »•••■s beneath h im in a va lle y, 300 feet form s th e O bi. I t lies n t th e edge o f *