, 1866-02-01
THE RUSSO AMERICAN TELE.
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Interesting Report OF Colonel Hulk-
leY-Thc Route Adopted nnd the
Work Frngresxtng,

| Interesting Report OF Colonel Bulk-
leY-Thc Route Adopted nnd the
| Work Progressing. :.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1s, 1sS5.-since ny list re-
gagea in sIau:pos'ing material, supplies and par
tss foI ssp I'll Of The country through waen
loeatpg cable croeelngs, md, so hr Is
possible determining The route Of these lines MI.
has been dclayed in building, owing to the liz an.
rival Of tuateriale, but has finished four hundred
and any miles Of line. believe that The explofa-
depots and distribution Of supplies, has been faiy
and satisfactorily completed La d BRIEF message
BE- sta1ss saat "1n to .s,eeyen aesrses north lat,
The rendezvous Of ON vessels II SiIka was neces-
cary n order to distribute supplies, winch were IN
re Gasr5 Bell slto e a,sids sid despa.eh par
mcr lett no other con1e; and. in order to examine
the & most IortheEn Po'nta nay:elf, deteTmlaed to
other vesselp bY fowing as far q possible At he
turo movements. IN case we should accidentalJ be
Ar. Kennico,t, dividing bis party, viii explore
! The country between the KviehPak. IN Latitude
sound; at the tame time pash his lille steamer
mp the rtscr mill stopped by Ies !; men With dogs
and tledges feaen Fort iacoa, anu penetrate 70
tna sout1waId !osnlnE . junction with the Ddush
~; conyaJ to eata6t.ha depot On Babsni Lie.
testimony To regard 10 Kvtchpak and Yukon being
the same river, and large navtgable stream alled
nst. @ ..spS N d .1s.n sna ii; eos3
probably Observed IN only one OF The many pas
sngea which this great river winds through he
From evidence .tcc received II "a certain Inst I'm
most southern mouth Of this rircr has m entrance
rom the sea With ten feet OF water on the bar and
chsInejs hrorrh whfch snrh ,e,s u sM Destef
WateI mu,t be emntied tnto Teh,in f.ss solame o.
mnnti sk hnstt I+str4n ~. - 1,a ~ ost notnetn
ts ~ r,tt von ss 9ur Iee t 5ge 4qsnti-
n9 =, an u the sSn,c9 r9e of Rb" WIN s nd.
with tSr,T nn1v MI AA@'s poss VI oe. Alenaen
bnt IN ha south ne ba anu 1oln ~
whole coast joiio,,inr he nennsni..af ~ an On tne
aud fo7n1tu9 he Aient,en 1eIand.1 Nn,th ~ ,bI,,
island ebain Behrinc sea Is de nth snsis, ~ .ns
srsiy Shallow willie he souihera s s,s sap
II inio The depths Of The Paciac 0cesn. Thc hrr-
6or of St. 5ichsess Il exposed to he uorth md
unsaft in beaTv rales frono that onartcr 11a .t a
uorthward Is low, rolling and wthout tmber m tn
Cape Nome: west Of ibis. nrncfnftnn. hrt ~ 49, ~
h!9h which eontinues to near lhe ens1ance Of Port
This tne bay has good entrance, With ten h.th.
oms Of wltef and mnd bottom: opeuinr into ia
essie1 sas y G9sy ha1bor smaller II e1ent
io1 our cable, and the only ptsctiabfa and safs ons
on the American eiao Of Bebrfur Strart. The cnnn.
~ seaaa aas saaaaE s
covered with heavy growth Of mosa. thrown mn
by the ftnat In larga bunchy masses below thfs the
foxen solid small. ssun,ed bu.6e. % hes,Iu@ hsr.
ries Ike Wild cu1raats and 1vhortIebefues are the
only approaches to tsee. tn this region. =;
COST, proved nnsaie ior our purpose; shoai Watcr
and exposure to southeast gaies. dryiue 1cn Marks
IN dsep masses on the sao.es, would destroy any