The upper part of the defile of the Buryea Mountains is wider and has more meadows than the lower portion.

On one of these meadows, where there is a considerable extent of arable land, we found the village of Raddevski, named in honor of the naturalist Raddy, who explored this region.

The resources here were excellent, if I may judge by the quantity and quality of edibles offered to our steward.

The people of both sexes flocked to the landing with vegetables, bread, chickens, butter, and other good things in much larger quantity than we desired.

There was a liberal supply of pigs and chickens, with many wild geese and ducks.
We bought a pig and kept him on board three or four days.