The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-03
The Russian Telegraph Expedition
Interesting Report from Col. Bulk.
SAY FrlSorsco, October 2s.

SAY FravcIsco. October 26.
On. tla arrival Of Colonel Bulklev and the
pu--igr knerican Telegraph party in the
,i-.uif, of PTaver Bsv, the lndiens were eX-
f-susI1 siv. and hes.tated about coming 90
F.-grH When thew did come on b0srd they
-.r.rtai thst they had seen a steamer burn
5rr -tIu-. IA she vicinity, but a lev day
f.far. and some of the crews belonging 70
tEt lr4 had been seti ashore by the steam
- Tie Ind ans did net understand the
meaning of the burning Of these vessels,
and Therefore hesIIaied about coming on
board. some twBOr three OF the ssilors set
ashore by the Shenandoah, are reported 20
have been taken of by the telegraph party,
bv Young man who returned by the Pal
Iieit5. though Colonel Bulkley does not
mentor. ths fact 10 his letters, snd nothing
ls known of the present whereabouts Of the
pirate.
The Alta California prints The following
details lu regard % the Russian American
Tcleera7hic Expedition:
The bark Palmetto, of the Russian Amer
lean Telerraphic Expedition arrived from
lIavor Bav. on the cosst Of Asia, on Sunday
evening By this arrival we have late news
aIthe progress OF the TelegTaphic Expedi-
tiou Colonel Bulkley and party arrived at
Plover Bay iu September, having sounded
acro-z behring's Straits with the stesmer
Ger. s. Wright The bottom Of the Straits
be- found 10 BE- quite as favorable as Indicated
1.r Che having of the cable. Colonel Bulk
l.r reports that the river laid down in the
maps as the kinchpaE is identical with the
YarEsau, and Is naugable Tor small steam
,r.s iar as English Fork. Mr.. Kennicutt
with O. PARTY sent % explore the Yankeen u
NtU Wcsuuinste-, British Columbia, was
Iut ODD Port So. Michaels. They viii go up
tIr Huukegn and KlnchpalC IN the small
steamer the Lizzie Horncr, which lie but
;h.ry-iiye feet long. They viii proceed "a
thr head 0l navigation and then cross with
r,iuI. c-s oT ON foot over the ice and STOW
until they reach the settlements in British
In'umbiu.
CoIsue. Eulsley's party found the earth
.H ffs Amer cam side thawed 90 an averare
depth ar ten inches. but frozen solid below
gu au unknown depth. ou their arrival in
September. The country on the American
shore uas rolling end broken. but not high,
aud was destitute oi timber. Gmntly har-
Or WIS sound t0 Bee the best for land ng the
.rtIruu she American side. 10 is safe
uarU1I. w good mUi bottom. From this
T..lI sHuuliu-s were made across 10 the en-
nance oI the sd. Lawrence Bay The bot
tom was found tD De VERY favorable for the
lsyur oI Che csble, as his shallow and ex-
|"HN .# NlH aHAIIa. .N"b MAlNas fllfn4L al
g.y was found iuu ol ice The AsistiC
coast Vaf found entirely dcstituie Of TIMBER
ard more m.uu aiuous than The American
The ground Was found thnwed 30 d depth o.
thIrtv iughts, and frozen solid below that.
Wien che Palmetto le1t, ice WIS forum.
constantly. The north west wind was hi.
fsr'y cold, aud winter was fast approaching
The barb Golden Gate. which was 20 return
Ia thIs point Iyzt month, viii be expecte,
HrHu Tho schooner Milton Badger vii
also return Der. tn winter. The party toun,
tho Indiana auaholh srJes oi the striats vel
l.aHHsed and capable ui aiding the enter
PRISE. Tine EresIIu officials and private cit
mems rendered every possible assistance y
ihe narIy- sud expressed che liyeliest inter
esl bon as enterprise. Tho fccuery, IN man,
u' ilr places visited, was magnificent, an.
much iaaf wac strange and new was wit
urFs.I Hy .he party. The floating ice, com
ue through E,hruc'a Strait, was alive S-it
wa.ru-.-l sh3 appeared go be- taking a dead
head summer nap o. che Southwest.
tu.Hue EulAiey, Boa closing his official re
HHri o. ihe officers oi che company, con
..uia. aa follows. "Ihe telegraph can, an
uIII ha. huilt. There nothing iu the high
est latitude tn prevent 30, nor are abe difi
vuiucs sa great o.. supVos,d."