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Updated: May 18, 2025
The specimen, with the marks of his teeth upon it, is still preserved at St. Petersburg. While waiting for dinner at Congour, I contemplated some engravings hanging in the public room at the station. Four of them represented scenes in "Elizabeth, or the exiles of Siberia," a story which has been translated into most modern languages.
They do not molest the post vehicles unless the opportunity is very favorable, their accomplishments being specially exercised upon merchandise trains. Sometimes when trains pass through Congour the natives manage to steal single vehicles and their loads. The operation is facilitated by there being only one driver to five or six teams.
This town is also famous for its tanneries, the leather from Congour having a high reputation throughout Russia. Peter the Great was at much trouble to teach the art of tanning to his subjects. At present, the Russians have very little to learn from others on that score.
A traveler in Russia must consult the calendar before starting on a journey, if he would ascertain what provision he may, or may not, find among the people. Congour was the first town of importance, and has an unenviable reputation for its numerous thieves.
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