The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-24

Uke NE ApiAnder and hqui1soA, ~ Lvo W
hts cattle and reindeer for the means tcf sucsss
snce. mo hmer furnishes him with food,
other useful matters which fabricated from the skin
OF the ANIMAL Here, also, roams the pisck ana Drown
bear anu hs terrible gray vSa anu ~
destroy whole herds Of reindeer The inhaoane pursue
them in Nj warmer months, and the government receives
skins Of these part of the annual tribute exscsod
from the people eomesimes the ermne hunter snAkes
bis way with two or three companions across 'ne ersS
country These have fearful tales 70 recount Of their
adventures with the wolf, and the extreme watchfulness
which required 70 crcumvent bis feroCious CUNNING
As the weather becomes GENIAL the valleys and level
lands are fequened by great herds OF rumnant animal
resembling the Peruvian lama and bearing the same name
OF these there tao speces the large SIZE nearly the
size Of the aow deer and smaller kind not larger than
the common goat The FIRST are OF ~ mmecA ngare and
hck and admirably adapted " prrtec, them from the ter
ribe cod. The smaller speaes run IN countess
numbers, led by venerable patriarch Of the baud;
consisting driven the ground with side ropes
passed around them TO the height OF the anmais mead
simple barrier and crowd and haddle into the corners,
where they are caught aud Killed by their parsaers Inc
skins only preserved the flesh serving for the wolves
Who about the vicinity In packs and ut night fall
upon the remains Great quantities Of hsh are taken from
boes dug In tue and l, TO become putTd, when
they Drawn out and devourot in that state. The
stencil ut such times is entirely hey ond endurance
TBR ROUTE lNeo rHE INrEaIoR.
Though inland Siberia may be reached by means or the
Amour there but few instances known Of the whole
distance 10 Irkousk being accomplished by that route
The goverppent mas constructed rough road or mountain
path from this place INTERIOR which, howe yer, Is
only pa sable during five months IN tue year AT dis
tarces Of nty Leagues apart there are public stations
where travellers may obtain shelter. These are r3aga
but strongly built nuts, Rnd where tn country Is barren
of timber, frewood kept supplied at the government
expense. fhe wayfarer, however must depend hts
C1n frR NH gfgltn Ca he n
his native companions. These are still the excu'
weapons Of the chase aresrms being confined
the few OF, ibzed members OF The community. Few at
tempt the perious Journey Detdes government c0urlers
occasional unfortunate exes from the west The
trip involves months of haroshps among desoate aud
epow clad mountains trsversed by beasts and
Il by fearful storms The rein teer sedge which Ia
mostly used in travelling, consists of small fame~ork
of wood, with wide fiat runners and made TO hold
person Sonnet mes sledge Is mace In Lspand of
other skins, wrought into the shays OF GAUGE,
and dragged without runners They fly over the snow
plains with wonderful speed and very often give the
suing wolves fruite,s jnase.
FACE OF THE COUNTRY.
The region Of Doouria generally billy AMI densey
wooded. The lssser spurs making down from the Atay
mountains exend out towards the koek ana ia an seas
in the form OF rolling lands, opening at Intervals aud
gradually subsidipg tosards coast into grassy pl nns
finally into ssampe marches, wards the mouth
of the In the woods there a variety of
BILE Wild berries which afford susteL aace to the bears
Tue open spaoes sometimes cultivated, but 18th
scarcely any success the simmer 100 IL so short
and inhospi able that grain has time 10 rpeu What
cattle and reindeer.
ENCOURAGEMENT TO FOREIGN ETTERPRIsE
Valuable and iron mines said To nave been dis
in this i.iny and such s the anxiety OF the
government encourage immigra ION bete, that n,e
they wont hold out excellent Inducements Tor
Americans 10 comn epce openlpg them well star
the timber trade, for VII oh country Ia the world osrs
greater faciu,B TO much cannot be said of the detre
OF the peope here have the enterprisiUg Yankees
amor them An Anne lean schooner here some time
since from California Her cargo az discharged bv tue
Ctsacks tflng wsges Tue officers OF the vessel were
surprised ut deru hardness or IN. northern
people AT night, after performing hard days WORK,
they used hsmelves In th II covering Of sklls,
throw the Ives Tho eek and snoFe the bgnt away
in perfect comfort, add qiite regarders Il the Ice and
en- w tbst bali covered them be moTnrg They would
spring up hen aroused, snake oil the snow IKE huge
dces themselves devoc eat rpsripglY OF BLACK
bread and such treay matter as they could scrape up
galley hen prepared FOR another day "
work For physical strensth, endurance anu rugged
health have thsi equal rhee men arc ur-
pshed by the local authorities 10 assist IN dschargng
aes arriving here
coulo occupy much Of your valuable space with
outline descriptions OF this Ecoonry bat fear have al
ready taxtd patience cam OF too strongly call the
ding the passage up one of the most impo tani
rive 10 ASIA Is doubtless destined to occupy import
art position In the erciAl world. Toe trade though
upmporlans esen muit increase der the fostering
policy Of tbe Emperor, who, In ythng relating 20
the direct opposite TO his anti progress
father. Tn,s future trade, OF whaiever consequence,
will ally be ucted with California where grain
and surplus mpo ted goods will be received in exchange
To- ths fufs timber aud mineral pr ducts or the Amour
county. In esry altemp, made by Americana 70 open
up the resources OF this tsion, have god reason 70
believe that the Russian government N properly applied
to will further the Of applicants FOR substantial
coursgement already been done with the late Rus
sian American Commercial Company OF San francsco -