The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-06

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..suyr rver which part Of the supsrintended
by the engin in chief.
OPERATIONS suKA
On the arrival Of the vessels comprising the
expedition stks, their cargoes overhauled and
distributed Prince Maconton absent, but every
thing done by Captain Gavershon captain of the
port Mr. Ivanho chief factor and other officers OF the
Russian American Company facilitate the enterprise.
The most amcable relations established with the
company well with several Indian tribes the chiefs
OF which had very satisfactory interview with Colonel
Bulkley.
THE OPERATIONS WESTMINSTER
Mr. Conway, in charge Of the operations above New
Westminster British Columbia returned 70 San Fran
cisco January, reporting that he and his party had
travelled five hundred and fifty miles above Quesnole
mouth and twenty miles north OF Fort Connolly,
Boar lake. They found the first hundred and
seveniy.hve miles TO Fort James a rolling country
slightly imbered, and with many beautiful prairies,
The Indians we're not numerous but pcaceably inclined
They crossed Stuart and Tata lakes Buckley House
where they met Major Pope and party. Pope was rest
ing there with men, but would push further north
soon he had procured shoes. Buckley House
had been built by Pope telegraph station 1t is sit
uated the north end OF Lake Tatla and commun
cation may be had the entiro distance from Soda creek
indeed four ton boat can be from Victoria to
Bulkey House, distance or nine hundred miles From
Qucsnee mouth the distance four hundred and twenty
miles, northwest The face Of the country above Fort
ST. James is covered with lakes connected by rivers.
The for telegraph line found TO be most IA
vorabe, much more than between New Westminster
and Qucsnce. Mr. conway has in connection with the
explorations OF Pope bsilt about i've hundred miles
notwithstanding the late arrival of material having only
two working months 70 do " Ia and but about seventy
vo They were at times obliged 20 cut road for
their store wagons through forests
ROTH ~ rHg LINZ.
The California State Telegraph line runs from this
city 10 New Westminster, British Columbia Here
the connection with the Overland Telegraph IL
formed and the latter has already been constructed
To Quesnele, four hundred and eighty miles
above New Westminster, making over one thou
sand eight hundred miles Of telegraph line extending
north from san Francisco The line will b. extended
the Russian American poss.ssionsi thence across
Behring strar and the Gulf q Anadyr, and passing
through Northeastern Siberia, around the head Of
Nicolai e'siki from which point the Russians 10
ver through Siberia by way Of lrkoutsk and Omsk ard
over ural Mountains to Ngni Novgorod and thence
TO Moscow Herr the Russian hines spread In every drec
uop, and lines through Prussia TO Holland and by
submarine cable 20 the English coast should the Al
anie cable ever prove success then telesrsplne com
and thus form sire abou, the earth
KyFtnpArIoNs Pos cAHfy
The explorations developed the tact that the Kwiohpak
river but contn uation Of the YUKON and IL navig
able for small steamers up 20 E5sish Port Grnntey
Harbor was found 70 be the bctplace for landing the
American
tom. The country surrounding the harbor II rolling and
broken, but not rough the ground IA thawed 10 a
depth tof ten inches below which Il IL ffozen
hard Colonel Bukley sounded Behring
STRAIT 70 the entrance 81 81 Lawrence bay
Although the bottom of the latter found ~ be com
posed of MID and gravel stll u IL not favorable for lay
ing The oabe, on account Of is being shallow and
posed 10 southeast raes nechigre bay found full
Of ice Tho Apiatic eide ~ mountainous than tho
American, and is entirely destitute Of timber Thr
eround there ~ us~ed 10 The depth of thirty lnches
The best place Tor landing the cable on the Asatc side
found ~ be IN small bay the north end of Ie
neyiane Straits.
INV WORK rpoS TIVE sraric cour
On the 18th March, 1900 information vns received
from Major hhassa Who is In chsrve of the -iberan
| DIVISION His despatch dated Irkoutsk February
TO- and vN forwarded N 81 Petersburg thence 70 New
York and thence 20 Colonel Bulkcy G San Francisco
reaching the latter place March 13 making the circuit
In twenty-five days MAJOR Absssas despatch IL in these
words
TIE entire ersnt oi The line between the Anadyr and
has only been surveyed but ne route
OF the lines has been determined By IN person fotw
standing the extreme scarcely u hb1r the county have
commenced the prepar.tory works 10 Anadfss vhnss,
ro~sk Ochotsk Tis engineers from he mouh 0f the
Anaiyr river have mol yet but have sent party 70
Iosk for Them am 10 daily sspectston e meetng the
oDrps Of from rieo~isfsh through AIsin an
susns myself We shAl ssod subtasrns inss
| around The Ocho,ss sea
rms rnsrssauoss pon cADnos
Colonel Bulksy arrived In Fan yrsneiscs the 2eih
ef November He ~ osoe sst ~ voss bic sasinsen and