The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-02-14
Nesss - ne Arssie 0s0tona.
NpNBER VII,


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Written iss the rsassr snd ps1eerSt
fyxsr pnoovERr OF ruI sRArrs sgrwExS
grRoPE AND ASIA sy oossAcx.
Russian discoveries. The vast extent Of ter
ritory East Of the Cral mountains now com
prised within the Russian Empire, was rcgarde,
At the time Of its discovery IS OF the first i'm
portance to the subsequent development Of ,h,
nation. This expectation has been fully real
ixed, by an immense trade with the nativ,
tribes Of Siberia, China and Central Asia
Thus We zee while Russia Was regarded BY othel
nations As semi-bsrbarous, she was prosecut
ing With indehtigable energy, system Of dis.
eovery aud conquest which has made her one
Of the first powers Of the world. Her territory
In Asia spreads out like an open hand, ready
to grasp China and India at q single clutch
whenever the opportune moment arrives. Eng,
land knows this. hence sufficient state reason
for the present war.
The above view may explain the grea, ear.
nestness with which the Russians prosecuted
their discoveries. more than two hundred years
ago. In 1889, they discovered the AMOR. and
explored the whole country, between the mouth
Of that river, and the Lena.
In June l647. Russian expedition under
the command Of Moscow merchant, sailed in
four vessels from the Kolyma, in search Of the
river Anadyr, Of which they had heard, as fow-
ing into the Polar Sea, immense fields, aud
hammocks Of ice Obliged the expedition to 70
turn without success This failure however only
stimulated these hardy Adventures to make re-
newcd and determined efforts 10 reach the An.
adyr. The candidates for second expedition
were numerous. Seven vessels were built,
four Of which were supposed to have been lost.
The loding spirit Of this expedition, which
sailed in June l64s, was SEMEN DxsuSEw q
Cossack. This is one Of the most extraordi-
nary and interesting voyages Of discovery ever
made DEsuS.w was the first, and 80 Gar as we
have been bic TO ascertain, the only navigator,
who has, TO the present day made complete
voyage from the Kolyma to the Pacific Ocean
He was in fact the discoyerer Of the straits be.
tween Asia and America, known on all our
"'p' - 'e"'"s' '"",s -. ""'. " JUS
.o,!' - mt As ."'i' a'e n'''o.',a'' "qu",' '"",
for "DEsnSEw." The latter discovered the
o'ra'@ c'gn'y years ear'er 'n"h 'ne 'ormer'
a''nouen !" mat tinc INC 'ae' was our'ed I'D
Tue archives Of 'sku'1k' 70" some maps
iakntsk) SIBERIA where u was 'ou"d 10 1880
~ y d. mcLLhS' ana WIN o'ner cnrone'es VI
oAfv '''"se' se"' !" o' ie"'S'u's' ""'' "
"P'',' ,"'' ""ee", ","1p'".P
pears 'na' '"o "'"e' '"SSAcAs hs" c'a''''" W
haven adea voyage from the Arctic Sea around
Cane Tschukotschoi. il TO the Apdyr. which
n..u ..,,u.s,,,, 49,. al .;.,.;,. ~.
DA'n'A" ''''','1"y '''"''' ."' maintains "''
rign' 10 inc soe nonor q making that voyage
Al before remarked. these exhibitions were
,na,....an lie. A.. 80 t,,a o,,;.,,. ~ ,r.C,
"' ",- ' -
snd discovery III WHICH DON ue uaoers ana
government were represented.
D..,x- p,s.;.n oe,.;., ,r, nara, If
~,
~f-s " " - -' -
Seahorse teeth, and furs. These skins" say
q late Russian writer. "wcre the golden
ascce NJ ,hos. d.v, and tbo.o reo;ons ,s,nn,sd
:,
no' on'y NossacAs ano 'ur'nun'e's W ene
severest hardships. but even induced persons OF
of much higher rank 10 leave their families.
and abandon tho conve,,snce. of ,;sa in o,lsr
A. .-.., -, -
W P'"nse '"'o '"e "s'''"' ""' a"A"'"" """'''
ness Of Siberia, in hopes OF enriching them
selves by the fur trade" On both sides OF the
p.o;s, ,ho s,r ,r.a.r. warn ,hs ,;o,..,. l.,
=,
discovery
The rude vessels Of these Siberian explorers
prove that genius and energy may overcome
obstacles that appear to ordinary minds abso.
luiely insurmountabc. Their little sea boats
were generally constructed ~ follows the
bottom was made Of followed log, with slabs
for bulwarks. fastened together and enclosed by
kind Of basket-work OF willow twies they
were caulkd with moss their coringc, thong
OF Elk leather their sails Of Reindeer skins ;
their anchor knotty root Of u tree, loaded with
stones their length usually about FIVE fathoms,
and breadth two fathofns With craft like
this. DEsHSEw set out on a voyage from the
Kolyma TO the Pacific OCEAN. which, finding
no obstruction from ice, he successfully accom-
plisbed He landed on the coast and had fight
with the fierce Tchutski. After being driven
about for days by teppes,uous wind. be was
shipwrccked south Of the Anadyr 10 search for
which he started on foot with twenty-five CON.