Note 2 — MACIEJ THE MAZUR
Else C. M. (Else Cecilia Mendelssohn) Benecke translation
Vodka could only be procured at the stores belonging to the mine-owners, and was dealt out in limited quantities. On this account there was a flourishing contraband trade. A gallon of even inferior quality was sold for a hundred roubles. A strong, sober miner, able to forgo his vodka and sell it, could make a good sum in this way.—Author's note.