, 1866-02-01

sy vell dubered With dr, and the hsy clear Of Ice
soorer shxn Penjtnsk auH- It = .ai6 that high
and tppaa: able mountains bound the ocxotsk SEA
cniAt aestt between CcaotBk and Port Alan, ex.
tending N tnlSnd, aud 80 pDc1pifouS On tot eoaf.
that even ~ nu7ow winter trail cannot D. carried
along ne h1se. s,.-. .,,,..,.., :,
bnild pssta1 ruad. along the cost, eo3neeln:
Nikolae1ak and AiaA with Upetsk. which does net
Confirm th6 previous statement IN regard 70 tnls
whom III. Abass derived lis incarnation to fad
tnsnrEnun'sh9 obstacles in conpaz2nEa ui1as.
There Ia N tn31Ad route trpm Ochotsk towatos
1tkoatak wkieh Will avoid the coast mountains
ana 1eaeh the Auoor r1ver considerable distance
a6o1e lis mouth and which has adyautaZes, pro-
I!ded We are allowed 10 connect with the Russian
lines a any point we nay reach them.
LIGHT snow commenced at Pettopau1ski Oct- 35s-
anc iGe was forming In the small inoeF hsfbor, bat
none in tie magnificent Bay OF ATstcha, which Is
seldom enuEaly closed IN the main pnst- =
!. The most northern regions through which our
neither IN The constr9etion or successful opses:
ton q te!e:s1phs: ihs shon,asine CROSSINGS w
have tha 4dSAota9e Of e7e1 and soft bottom, with
tafc hnd1nRr. and cab!es net 10 long y to make
thelr performances doubtful The land lines n1uiy
planted In tho 1roeen earth viii atand u Il morced
In rock;, no timber to h1 aerosa nor sleets to
weishf tho V1as, they will stSstch over The fro IN
deeoiat1oa unhazme1 aDd ranolesied; besides,
with reindeer md Digs, the winter watching vii be
The Behring Strait crossed IL ons hundred md
seyentY-e}ght md Anad5r Bay tzo hundscd and
n1ne nautical miles between l4udiass, with rateT
cable; she<e arc unknown IN Behdng stIalr OF
sonlh oft; The norihwaxa currents preventing any
DIM OF deep ma.tes south; even when .he surt4co
waIer st1ll uaosts noE1hwara-
Il h.s been argued by some thai tho te,zitc gales
Of h,eh latitude opposed lnsupsIbie diligently in
more violent Than TIE gales Of your temperaa zone
Tne EsuuiDanx builds bis insecure sim lent On the
most exposed place. 10 thai The snow may blow
nWuy fton Il. and iheEe IL stEads, hls stalfer nd
home through all the bl1sts OF the loue winter
hsve seen no Esqn1maux on the Aalatc side inLab-
Ting underground winter houses. as Of old the ex
eavaiions and rims sema'u bat the people are gune
hn1 since, and the present facea occupy ihe67o1nd
w7.h their deeE-skiu habltations-
The Indlsns OF the sea coast are mlsrepressnted;
We found them friendly, honest and exceedingly
hoapltAhle, never u,anlfas1inE auT occlsiou nor
about my Of orr vessels. the leass ai-po~ltton IL
steal; but they beg, thinking probably, that the
people can be made useful with proper manage
nent; more so in the future than Ia the beginning
Of our work
wafer towl, md tie Indians ca!ch con ilerable
Quantities Of fsh. Reindeer. rabbits, grouse and
foxes the three list "hiteh seemed plentiful, nlso
Reindeer aEn used for beaats Of burden On the
COAST and IN the interior Of Northeastern Sibetia;
m Rufelan America doSs alone. With these ani-
be accomplished during the WINTER, espee!sily that
over the th1ck moes covered region. We intend to
use every available means OF water t1ansportsnou,
and locate our hnes 80 tar as possible 10 layor the
plan,
In natural history the collections have exceeded
the expectations Of tho most sanxuine, and do
honor to the Nbelaiity which has permitted tbs
work. No o4bG duty has been neglected ior this
object, however but when recreation was necessary
or convenient, this has proved pleasing and In
Our eoundlnEs were made with new tnsiru-
ment, rhieh bangs np sufficient quantity Of any
Other bottom ttan rock for satisfactory test, and
which, during the progress OF our work, has added
marJ tnteres ting specimens from the ocean beds TO-
our collections.
Tie Russlans, sensible Of the importance Of the
enierpdFc, h4Fe neglected no opportunity to ex-
pTese the most kindly feeling and lvelltst interest
Ia our success, receiving as with unbonnded hos
pttnli1y- The officials have generously assisted u.s.
am, most respectfully,
fonrs obedieni]y,
CHAs. 8. BELKLK1,
Engtueet-n- Chief.