During the day we froze to the bone but at night thawed and warmed up nicely by our tent stove.

After two days we entered the valley of Muren and from afar made out the square of the Kure with its Chinese roofs and large red temples.

Nearby was a second square, the Chinese and Russian settlement.

Two hours more brought us to the house of our hospitable companion and his attractive young wife who feasted us with a wonderful luncheon of tasty dishes.

We spent five days at Muren waiting for the camels to be engaged.