The New York herald., 1866-01-29
the Rvsso-AMERIcAH rElsoRApn.
Interesting Report or Colonel Hulkley-
The Route Adopted and the Work Pro.

Interesting Report or Colonel Hulkley-
The Route Adopted and the Work Pro-
The Secretary of the Western Unor re,evranh Com.
pany Colonel Palmer has just received from San Fran.
neer in chief of the Russian Teegaph exnston We
publish the renor a. matter o. great interest TO The
public looking with anxiety to ie progress the work
report complete maps, riade by Colonel Bulkley
showing the route surveyed and the location of the points
named This report must f'ly confirm thebopes Of the
friends of the Russian Telegraph for It's needy connie
ton and successful constracon:-
SAN FRASusco, Dec 1s. 1865
Since my las; report dated at Victoria our shps have
been engaged In transporting material supplies and
parties for exploration of the country through which our
lines will pass on both continents examining harbors
and coast lines locating cable crossings and so far MS
possible determining the route OF these lines Mr. Con
way IN charge Of the frasers river division, has been
but has finished four hundred ard ficty miles of line
believe that the exploration committed him. with the
establishment OF depots and distribution of supplies
has been fully and satisfactorily completed In brief
message he states that sup TO fifty degrees north
latitude there Is nothing TO prevent building the line
The rendezvous OF vessels Stka was necessary
in order to distribute supplies which were in the Clara
Bell also to divide and dispatch our parties for their
destinations. The far advanced left no other
course; andin order to examine The northern points
myself, determined to take the steamer George s
Wright and assist the other vessels by towing as far as
possible at the time furnishing them orders in re-
gard to future movements in case we should acc
Mr.. Kcnnicott, dividing his party, will explore the
country between the Kvichpak, in latitude sixtyGye
degrees north and the head Of Norton Sound at the
same time push his little steamer up the ryer until
stopped by ice. then with dogs and sledges reach Fort
Yucon, and penetmt' ie the southward, forming juno.
ton with the British American explorations
To insure his sa'ey in this last work ordered Mr.
Conway to establish depot on Babini lake. which is
dome a. p Nceaes yG found reliable testimony in re-
large navigable stream filed with islands. Sand bars
block its passage in many places to all except light draft
boats bat this was probably observed in only one of the
rive rvin n1o o,,o1,
the islands in its course - 80
From Evidence since received it Is certain that
the most southern mouth OF this river has an entrance
from the sea, with ten feet OF water the bar; and
everything indicates the existence of still better channels
through which such large volume Of water must be
emptod into Behring Sea- From St. Nj ,bacs the Russians
go in iii most northern mouth with boats drawing four
feet Largo quantities Of drift wood come down with its
current landing on the shores Of Behrlng Sea and Nor
ton Sound furnishing the trading post Of ST. Michaels
with their only fuel
This part of Russian America Is low and rolling but
in the south ara high mountains, spurs of the great
coast range that stands like wall on the whole coast,
following tie peninsula of Alaska, and forming the
Aleuen Islands. North OF this island chain Behring
sea Is filed with arvan poured into 1t by the rivers
making it comparatively shallow while the southern
side falls abruptly into the depths of the Pacific Ocean
The harbor of st. Micaels is exposed to the north and
unsafe in heavy gales from that quarter The coast
northward is low, rolling and without timber mp Cape
Nomo west OF this, preclpltous, but not high, VIII ch
continues to near the entrance OF Port Clarence
This fine bay has good entrance, with ten athoms Of
water and mud bottom opening into its eastern side is
Grantley harbor smaller IN eyen and completely land
locked, proving good landing for cable and the
only practicable and safe the american side Of
Behring Strait The country is of the same general
character as that bounding Norton Sound on the cast
wltho timber and covered with heavy growth Of
below this the earth Is thawed about nch md be-
meath frozen solid Small stunted bushes, Gearing ber
rs llke wild cuIrans and whorteberric are The only
St Lawrence and Mechigme t.vs On ,hc A.i,,,
coast proved unsafe Tor our pm soa water and ex
masses ~ on ,h ho, s'''s driving ice packs in deep
u.snlA s.rfpa IIn. rtl,
bays were full Of or cc which extended IN broken
with nonsde se' md through which worked wav
a S zion necessary, with good bottom, ep water
srn landing Ia Pcnkegu Gulf Abocsher bay, and
Sehring Strait is mnd sand gravel averaging about
thirty fahoms In depth, and distance between proposed
landings one hundred and seventy. eight miles The
siberian side Is more mountainous without timber and
but liitl, moss except in the valleys The great
of slenite that rise IN sharp rough ounc their sum
mts are torn and pushed By the coagealing water in
every ccvice until the avalanche of rock comes thun
dering down 10 the valley and lies gentle slope against
the mountain side, and this way these mountains a.
sinking to hills and the masses crnmolng to stoms in
the Intense cold. Valleys wind between them, some
times partially filled with 'hi. debris but through which
We find passage for land line The ground ihawcd
10 an average depth o. three feet probably owing TO the
absence OF the thick moss covering Of the American
side.
In Port Providence, Plover BAY We found our bark
Palmetto, from which vessel wc coaled, and ordered her
Gate arrived from st. Mchaes reporting all OF Mr. Ken
ncotts men, supplies &c.. landed and the party in
good spirits, about starting up the kvchpak river.
ordered Captain Scaminon Pc,ropaulski 10 conmun
cate with Mr. Abasa IN should get frozen In the
Anadyr river, as winter seemed last approaching Al
eady the lower hills covered with snow ice
closing the upper part of the bay.
This is good baroor bounded by mountains. with
deep and mud bottom The line west rises in
perpendicular cliffs with serocd and ragged outline and
no available harbors cast Of Cape Spanbeiz The har-
| Dor that we find directly west OF ths cape has it's
entrance between perpendicular ellis bot at its
head good beach slopes iniofhc water with low roll
lug country stretching 10 the eastward Ia the distance
north. high, mountain ranges ooverd with show
thesr rugged outline. a sand and mud bottom, with
water averaging about thirty ia'hcms IN depth. con
tinues Anadyr bay the month Of Anadyr river
and there s good landing NJ the bay Cape Obscr
! yation, well protected from Ice
! The schooner Milton Badger here having landed
Mr. McRae and party who engaged In preparing for
winter II being late explorations of the
river they viii commcucs with reindeer the
snow falls In sniicicn, quantity Three hundred Of
these animals were Oh The ground, belonging 10 the
Indians IN the vicinity with whom arrangements
+, made for transportation. Mr. NsRae viii proceed to
ADadysk about three days onrney aud thence towards
the head cf Ghyinsk Colf OF until communicating " Oh
Nj. Abasas K whom he Is ordered 20 report, With
Cape Tolstoi and foun6 fine navigabc stream with
low banks and the country in the distance gently undn.
at ng and without timber The waters this point ebb
and How with the tides Bebrpg Sea- but me Indica.
tions o Ireshes ilc banks show rise q, about len
feet which leave considerable ,rtwocd of large size
for. This northern region Some " the ogs obsersed
were more than twelve inches In diameter The Indians
report timber above and represent the river crooked
with strong currents and rocks distance up From,
Cape -. Barre westward the country l. low, rolling
covered with moss and thawcd about two feet IN
depth Low scrubby pines and alder, not over three
feet In height grow In sheltered places On The 18th OF
october new zee was making 30 last that we were obliged
To leave the river and the following day large seals
we're climbing on its edges and living there above water
curiousy watching Ne Snow had already covered the
ground, and u was probable thai Mr. Mcfae could soon
commence his winter explorations.
AZ noon on the iSth the seventeen degrees
above the horizon and or the first three OF passage
southward ice was continually forming on the ships
sides and decks
The coayt from spadyr river souinwsrd, so Gar as we
we're able 10 examine " IN squalls, was very noun
alnous aud Offering induocraent look for another
cable landing and one too that would the dis
lance; besides, the interior via the river will avoid
these coast mountains
lhe proposed cable ronie scross Ansiyr bsy is two
hundred and nine mics, which can only he avoided by
building land line north and crossing the Gulf of 81
Cfoix That coast i most nho.piiable region: IRON
espe ~ scnrnv, could zee rough .now-covered ronacs