Excerpt from Forestry in the Mining Districts of the Ural Mountains in Eastern Russia The hearty sympathy of those to whom I was minister ing, and their readiness to aid me in prosecuting my study of forestry, as it is presented in Russia, was very pleasant to me. But, after careful consideration, it appeared to me advisable that I should return to Scotland as soon as the term of my engagement had expired, and I very reluctantly declined the preferred kindness of my friends. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.