A true direction of the Russes trauelling from Mezen, with Cayooks or small Boats, through the Riuer Peoza, and from thence to a place called by them Peaskanoy Nauolock, or The Sandy Ouer-hall, passing from thence through other Riuers, till they come to Oust-selma, and to the Towne of Pechora: And is as followeth. [ 40]
* 1.1HAuing embarqued themselues at Mezen, in these small Cayooks or Boats, couered with the barkes of trees,* 1.2 they sayle to a Riuer called Peoza Reca. From thence they sayle, or draw their Boats to a place called,* 1.3 the Peaskanoy Nauolock, or Sandy Ouer-hall. From Mezen to this Ouer-hall is ten dayes haling along the shoare with the rope. This said Ouer-hall is fiue Russe Versts ouer. And after they haue vnladen their goods out of their Cayooks, they draw the said Vessels ouer at times with Horses, that come from Mezen of purpose; lying there the most part of the Summer, to that intent: and they pay sixe pence Russe for drawing ouer an empty Boat. Being ouer this Ouer-hall, they driue with the streame in three dayes to the Towne of Oust-selma: and with the streame in foure dayes they driue to a place called Pustozera: and [ 50] from Pustozera against the streame they come to the Boluanou,* 1.4 and from the Boluanou to the Towne of Pechora. Also, many of these Boats very often in their returne home with their fore∣said Cayooks, carrie Furres to Vsting, and diuers other places into the Countrey of Russia. All which they doe in a Summers time.
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