Through Kamchatka by Dog-Sled & Skis

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Preface

N the course of the year 1920 arrangements were [= in Sweden for a scientific expedition to Kamchatka. Its principal purpose was zoological, botanical and ethnographical discovery. It was partly financed by the Swedish Geographical Society, and its members—apart from the Author, who was appointed its chief, and his wife, Mrs Dagny Bergman—were the botanist, Eric Hultén, M.A., and his wife, Elsie Hultén, D.Sc.; the zoologist, René Malaise, M.A., and the taxidermist, Ernst Hedstrém. The Author’s special province was in the field of zoology and ethnography. This book consists of a popular account of two journeys undertaken by members of the expedition: a journey on skis and with dogs from north-eastern Kamchatka down to Petropavlovsk, and a journey of four months on dog-sledges into the central and northern regions of the peninsula. The latter journey was undertaken by the Author and his wife alone. On the former they were accompanied by Mr Hedstrém. For all the help afforded us by the local authorities, business houses and private individuals, I beg to express my warm sense of gratitude.

The collections made by the expedition are now contained in the Swedish National Museum (Svenska |

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Riksmuseum). The scientific results are under publication, in part in the Transactions of the Royal Swedish Academy of Science, in part in Swedish scientific journals.

STEN BERGMAN.

StockHotm, Ist July 1926.