New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-27
reup,sa BY Gag. On bOsh rides Of The PAVILION wsIs

ueuptea by nag. On bosh rides Of the paylnon
crow IA II peopIe-men women, and cohdrea.
Joining the tent the crowd was very uen.o, 20 ge
% and fro PrsssOs with h i%Ps but police off,
cor, with s,icl In hand, kept them oacs anu
Hne psralel with the pavilion eAeeps SIM H. hasch
sers, who had been allowed 70 s.es nUr oat 70 the
nd approach our line OF msroh n'A W.
hall of reception, or auolehoo, ..ooooaoa nj, the
Thms esco,,ed and guarded, we proceeoee up 'lo
hoh nv path to the front OF the pavilion, .ne PeoRo
psnA ~ - iostlinp TO get near as possible " the
cow ,r approach. The front Of the tent was en-
t;r'IS oman. Here we paused few moments WINE
h crowd of ofcaf and servants within seemeu 70 %
aoitated by unfinished ACT OF preparaoh. DpSn
aSsrvtbip9 was calm and all stationary wtmn, wnen
. .aH aged and fne-looking man came FORWARD, 1ost
s we entered the Threshold shaking his own elaspeo
hands al ne after which he gave us hls eft hann 10
shake, and seated us upon benches on .e ie; ;n %
was the Governor of LOGON He was dressed IN rlch-
6gured elk robes with the cap and peacock feather,
snrmounted with ystal ball. After Wa were seated,
be occupied sort Of highbacked chair, or tribunal,
raised about foot from the ground. Upon PlsnOIm
in front of him wss small table, covered with clotn;
behind him. ranged along the back of the tent was row
of various petty officers aud servants, standing upon
his right and opposite to us, were seated, upon
benches similar 10 those occupied, along the SIDE
o; the tent the higher dgnitaries Of his government
while the front and TANKS were swarms Win CON-
mon mandsriDs.
small table was now brough, snd set peio1 e US
mon which servants placed small dishes OF dried fruits
and continues followed by tea in China cups. We
were warmly pressed TO eat and drink. Small cups OF
somCkoo, OF rice wine, were brought, winch we were
pressed TO drink. Behind us were squstted several
scIbes with strips of paper and writing materla >,
who were noting down the conversation through Cap
tain Arposoff Russo 4ongol Burst interpreter Ihe
questions were put in Mongol to the interpreted by
HIM rendered in Russian to Captain Fulyhem, who an
| swered in Russians then reduced to hongol by the
Mapchoo interpreter, and by him In Chinese TO the
| Governor, and written down by the scrioes.
The boat voyage terminated at Nikolaivsky, q
Russian post situated about 80 miles above the en-
trance of the Amoor into the Straits of Tsrtary, and
the seat of Government for the eastern coast OF 81
IBERIA The party arrived at that place on the lotf
Of July. Here they found an unexpected number Of
American vessels, and were received with great
hospitality by the Russian officers aud residents, al
well rs their own countrymen. The writer 70
manned at NikOlaivsky about month, when ht
sailed in Boston vessel for japan and Honolulu.
A brief summary will put our readers IN posses
sion of the results Of the exploration. On the up
Der or western section Of the Amoor, including
about one-third of its whole length, the country il
for the most part mountainous having fertile bot
tom lands first on one side and then on the other
covered with excellent grass, and well, but no
heavily, timbered with white and black birch, ptcl
pine. fir. and larch, inferior oak and linden. Th'
southern DIVISION comprising also about one-thirt
of the whole distance, has immense prairies on tht
banks. with abundance of wood on the mountains
Here the Amoor has made an immense sweep II
the SOUTH and the climate has much of the softnesi
of q southern region. The soil lis generally good;
the timber is light the forests consisting principally
of birch, oah, ask, maple, cork, and elm, though
cedar, pine, and larcb are plentiful On the distant
mountains. Innumerable flowers of rich and varied
hre, grapevine, pea, clover, and grass, rich and
uxurant attest its fitness for the abode Of civilized
man. The remainder of the distance, forming the
eastern division, passes through region mostly
covered en- the south with dense forests while the
northern bank is an or gently rolling country
with varied climate and productions.
The various tribes inhabiting the valley Of the
AMOR and the adjacent coasts aud islands OF thu
sea, are addicted to idoAtry; polygamy, slavery
and the purchase of wives are established domestic
institutions; all labor il performed by the women
while their savage Tor only hunt fish, and trade
The number of native Inhabitants on the Lower
AmoOr is estimated by the author at about 200;
the population increases you approach the mouth
and the right shore is more densely settled than the
left. The sum total of tie conclusions arrived at
by Mr.. Collins is the practcsbilty and Importance
Of railroad from Europe the Ural aud Altai
| Mountains TO the head waters of the AmoOr thus
opening the vast regions Of Siberia to the commerce
| Of the werd.
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