CHAPTER XXV.
_YAKUTSK._
The province of Yakutsk.--Rivers.--Minerals.--The town of Yakutsk.--Its temperature.--Inhabitants.--The Yukaghirs.--The Yakutes.--Their dwellings.--Food.--Dress.-- Products.--Occupations.--Industries.--Language.--Religion.-- Route from Yakutsk to Okhotsk.--Reindeer riding.--Summer journey.--Treatment of horses 294