New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-12
Newpork daily Gribnne
an AMERICAN Nv SIBERIA.
From The Warrington Usion.

From lac hdfinglon UNION.
The following interesting extract IL taken from the
letter of an intelligent correspondent who is travelling
in Russia:
~ reached Irkou,sk on the eth Of January last,
after passage of s. days from Moscow. halted at
the most important and Interesting cities on the way
in order TO gain what information could IN respect TO
the commerce of the country
At Mini Novgorod, the seat a the great lar,
stopued 10 look al its situation. The sale OF tea at
the late fair amounted TO 92O 600 rubles silver Inc
whole value Of trade ct the fair was over ]VV,UVo-
0CO Of rubes Should the AMOR River be opened 10
commerce il wound not iDjure the trade OF TINS city
for there would be commerce enough for al wien the
country is opened and known. European Russia must
still continue TO draw her overland The opening
Of direct commerce between Siberia aud the United
States by way of the Amoor would develop an
amount Of commerce now latent would stimulate all
branches industry and finally make that vast country
known to the world. II poss,sse immense mineral
wealth, but wants population ana enteIPfi'e' NDhI
is well built on the west oank Vi lno 'Oisu, Wiz
the Okah Joins it from the west. There are some
forty steamers the Noga, and commerce Is rhpIu!
increasing. The distance 10 Astrdkdh HhI Tue us
plan Sea Is twelve hundled ver,ts Inc river
i frozen but not yet sufficiently to risk rlde on II 70
Kazsp saue five hundred yersts - the east lhalteo
az Kazan the old Tartar capitol. 1t = 4 me cily'
and commands much commerce; Al Lc1lne,
| remained two days. This Is the center ana cdpI.dl
Of mining operations in the IM Mountains lue
trade concentrating here seems to be large II Is
beautiful and we-built city, ana taxes one oy sur
Irlse perched II Is on the pilhace' anu ~ 'o '!
heart Of the mountains, half European nan Asia!ic-
The product of the mines goiol Is sou 70 =. nv
millions and the variety Of minerals, precious stones
and marbles is truly wonderful The GOVeTnmeh' nao
mint for copper and Other WORKS ior uon' nlaIoIe
aud precious stones. Tumen was the heAt pou' VI
interest; here is gathered inc eastern ooe'!en
import and export-one descending from, the o,her
resting 10 gather strength TO crCss the Irai rom A'a
to Europe. Tobosk formerly enjoyed I'M 'oniIleIcei
but IuInen, being more dirct; hes suPe'seueu It;
Thence by OTu.k, which u NeHOuH' ct'yi : -
Touu,k where rested TO observe the opening oi me
annual fair This is quite an important point, ana
seems 10 command an extensive uSuei u wen m
aud Oru,k commenced 20 meet tfaihs oi sl,.s l'so
with tea from kyachts. 1Onusk u one VI tn7 go
haltpr-places for these trans, and where the Tea -
discharged and taken up by other trans tne trains
that brig the tea returning with ether m-fehahdise'
,ay IN the omen streets piles OF tea being reloaded on
it, way 10 Mini Novgorod. The amount anu sulis2
Of meIchand.e displayed nr5e wa g.
brisk as possible From this on TO CrasnoyonsA me
nun Der If tea and other trains increase ana 20 sa
that raw one thousand sleds I'D uaf M 800 -,
be within the mark At Crasnoyonk 'esoeu - t
something OF mining opefatoI;,, &c VIZ eytsn.vs
place is the emporium or eapitai u ~ eAiss S
eo,d-uiuipg region IN the Jenesai. Inc placers
INN. diately in the vicinity are some "na' ehnatt
but 70 the north for 7C0 yersts, ana ID ytneI
there are extensive and reh mines. W"
are also being made "a the country Is "io'e ealo'H
eV,Ioy.d t,r rbich the natives Of the Country az
en- ployed In the Summer While speakhS Oh gYu'
will state some facts learned here lihousSl' ~"
one miner who employs 200 men IN placer d,s
grgs Geo versts to Ire northeast re-, 81 III Paee on
.t year iC poods Of gold which, at thrg-s1 Of our
bounds 10 the pood gives D lJo iVIi'S 80 81
ih- value of a pound % gold rougni!l a. 80 W.
give s. $50 Or 5000 to tbe hand and owing 10 70
the severity Of the emate tat .no,bs gh e.a m.
men, OF, Of 2CcO hands yielded sSs to the HIATT Tnf
certainly VII eompase lavoTaoiy with The mine. =, ii