CHAPTER XXIX.

_FROM KIAKHTA TO CHITA._

Farewell ceremonies.--Writing home of changed plans.--Caravans.--An iron foundry.--Buriat yemstchiks.--Methods of driving.--Salutations.--Insignificant post-stations.--Visit to a missionary to the Buriats.--Russian missions in Japan.--A remarkable meeting.--The Yablonoi mountains.--Chita.--Visit to the Governor and prison 353