The New York herald., 1866-11-10
Conese,icn and lncepsisn " II
Observation-Disclosures Telegraph.
SKETCH OF The ROUTE
Obss ncses Overcome and TO
Ee Overcome.
A JOURNEY THROUGH KAM!ScRATKA.
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;va x.srscHArxA CORRESPONDENTS.

PrranpAuDoysx,. Kaa,tscba.kA, August ], Isod 3
The western linton Telegraph Company's stealseB
csorsa wrlsh. arrived here the 25tb July, thirty
Gays from San Frsncisoo. We made ,hs coast u Kan-
Sebstka ON the evening Of the 2ih with clear sunset,
Nus too Mie Avscha bay Until the follo.tDg
snorniBg. The passage across the Pschc Was accom-
ps,sned With continuous light winds that compelled the
sh TO go Ibe larger portion Of the jour
ssy For nearly twenty-five hundred miles the fogs
we're continuous and heavy, and the first clear
sor three weeks the evening before arrival
huro In port the Rnssian corvette vayiag which
AAd been ordered hero await the arrival Of colopel
Hsskley, 10 proceed in the service OF ahe Tcle.
s6aph Company wherever II might be desir
sahr There ras also the Russian coast
sxhncHer Poorga. kadog for the coast Of
kamchaska and the Pruesian brig Danzg formerly The
American brig Ida. The schooner Allie Jackson belong.
tns 10 William II. BoardmaD Co., Of Boston, arrived
bare the 2sth from Ghiga consigned TO the agents
II boardman h CO. The Telegraph Company's bark
ssra Bell arrived the sth OF July from Fan Francisco
y wsy OF tho Sandwich Islsnds having been compelled
70 seek The latter point for repairs She left Ps.ropauL
svsi he 18th for Ghijiga the okhosss Sea- The
he Jackson weny eight days her passage from
Ghsgs ha,ins experienced light winds and Gains while
sing down the Okhotsk Sea 20 the Ksere lsiands
Immediately the arrival OF The Wright, the Cover =
or Of Bsmschatsa, who resides at Pctvopsuiovsk sent
Coiene BusIey dcspatches from Major Ahasa Ch,of OF
Ae Ass,Ic division of the Russian American telegraph
yhese dispatches brought from Gh!jigs by Cos.
sack IN the service OF Major Abasu and
bs The arrival OF the Engineer iu-Chef MAJOR Abasu
Dos established his headquarters for the present at Chi!
A at the head OF the Okh0sk Sea- and will probably
make one o. the stations Of the telegraph line WHOM
completed
The report furnished by MAJOR Absu Of the progress
ef the As attic division OF the Is yery encouraging
Se whole route from Behring's Straits the terminus
lha aHnAA ni1 hngh h.oz
position Of she telegraph located through the aryer por.
bon OF IT. Many Of the difficulties that euppssed
- exst have entirely disappeared and others greatly
Diminished Timber hae bean cut ou pars Of tbe line
end other preparatory works begun. The officers have
sHe years wIeh proper energy on Tho part Of the
Snuctors and prompt co-opeTn,Ion by AL oths,s In
esSosled in iir success.
On srivne st petrpps last gear Major Abss diy
- thc Asac explorations int three parts placing
lssD tbc Anadyr 70 Ghiisa u.dcr Cspis.n Mscraa and
Ne 0ns from Niko6cfsky TO 0kbotsk under Captain Ma
beod Whit that from 6hJigs 20 Ok bosk undertook
0s8perntcnd sn person To proceed from Fcropauj0ss
me 5, s,sr % s,d@n mn ~ sno 5oStss we're open
ne Other sy land s UP ,he peninsula Of Kaa schstha
1hnking well " explore ihe peninsula about which
<pnparsyey little Known and thus learn t resourccs
~ csss might be necessary 70 make OF Il hereafter
aselegnph route, ne decided TO 20 by land 20 Zen.
major Abasa lett Petropsnloysh on the 2Sh or August,
I'D followed along the eastern Of the peninsula
~ village OF Sberom on the Kam,scb river
where tho stream begins 10 bs nSvigabie. The road
along s route was over mountains aud along plains of
rno6e. There were OCCASIONAL stretches Of poplar aud
htoh forests. but very to timber suitable for telegraph
yrpossa II is pesuliari,y OF kamuchs,ka iha, the
s IS $40 Sus ravss noS (. G @H1s S
81 md nat the forests heyope thicker and ths trees
MN the further he proceeds tossr tho North Pc. The
xAtschatka yer rises IN the interior and flows norh fr
considerable distance, when u turns The esst
eAe reaches the sea at the town oil New Kan.
sschstkA The siyar " quite crooked and while vide IN
eAvieable 10 some places, ~ In aide and nsyigable
> others becomes narrow and broken aud sonnet mes
s,s 70 ,aa' ony sne .aies. canoes eau psss, ana
eensc growth Of birch and popars, with thick uadcr
brush that renders travel 10 forest next 10
hApossihe In oIe place the river Major Abssu found
Ama forest Of tall straight DR. trces JUS large enough
= 9lscrsra poles Of Which SOod furnish consider.
From Sheron 70 Kla,ehl the route sv s,oua che vsr
N tho mouth ot the Gioyka Tivor Of the tributaries
- the Kamischaka where uaber u sometimes cut aud
shipped TO PesropauloyssL From Kiuch the exploring
parry turned oesir ard s the mountains 20 Tgii
e The river Of thai name, : distance Of ,ro nun. %
weather was bad and the roads steep and
muddy, sor,etmss rocks and again slotS
3ss Abssu vss accompanied by Nessrs George Ksnnon
80 J. Dodd with Few natives ~ sss.sisnta The
tsuves endured the fatigue very WE'LL but The other
Dsnhcrs OF the party found istguing Ia the extreme
The pack horses feI frequently in the and
swsnys and si he supplies snd 6Asssgc Of the patty
Ssrc wet through The westher was very bad on The
Gounssins, showing and raining much OF the tns and
Shr. ,hs PARTY arrived =, Tai Tie western side Of
W
fAigoss Of the journey The distance from pelropsu.
svski distance Of about twelve hundred ysrs,s over
pssrsos rcaas end N bad weather, vac accomplished
% seventeen dsys rate OF travel conslssrsd sytraor
Slnsriiy rsp.d by The inhabitants
From rgii Major Aes-a wrote 70 tas iepfusnis Gov.
ernorl " Ghugs, informing him that abe party
thc way 70 that pisre, bnd making every eIsrsop
reanb t and nskns him % notify the Inhabitants his
distinct 70 be ssdy 10 lend aoy needed as5s.ancs 10
pf distress. As slso informed him that psrty had
been landed Al tho mouth Of the Anadyr river, with
E .De. aes'i'a 70 eA. s ss ss 1as'' and
express from Tsil 70 the iast Kamohsdste viilsge
,ssssnOH three hundred and rfy vsr-b nortS q Tis
And there taken by The Koriak tribes aud ssn, from
enc 20 the other tii II reached Gni;a Major Abasa
pad scnt word to the Koriaks ths, he would 'reuasn
@akcn the trouble 10 forward hs message and WAS grat
led 70 learn that they bed sted ve,y promptly I'm.
ispynk issuoJ the uscsssy sriors 70 lhe sa6 ode ais
shrough his district and sent oxprsss % Anaiysk to
have everything maze read, Tor the uIys o. tas
poring party that landed NJ ADadyr Bay
From Tg 10 Scesnci the PARTY travelled BY land siong
thc Of Kamchatgs crossing rnny rsngcs ol hills
shst puth out frcp, tie u1ountsns few nles
from tb- sea- end bong Obliged @ pas mGny
f,resms that dow bs,wcen these bills n the sen
Near -cssnoi the mourtans slmvf touch the
ssss .nd for ths last swenyvs versss tns route was
cuG,eaiy difncus while the balance of the way bore
,ie resrmbsnce 70 route through ciyiii,td coln,ry
Fsyoud Ssssnoi Major Absss learned 1t would be diel
yui, 70 pass With pack horses the hish bills north of
taat place beng abeolctsly covered With deep snow
1hs bad road was expected 10 last ur 10 BodkAglor
bsya adsancs Of ixo hundred aut ffty versts 10.
fnpa which there we're vitae piains with hut httle
B,ior. ie,yns rsl Major Abass procured whoIeecss
1eas vsydara' large scai skn boat 10 uss IN trans.
Yitns nls supplies By from Ssssnoi ~ pcdksglcr
nSa NMir part of the exploring party would prJ
seed os land Having loaded his tso oosts, Major
Apsss took sevu,and VI lhe whale boat and assigned
Ens osyehs " NJ. Dotd Mr. Kennon wsth The horses
sso nanyss, wss 70 sosnpt the road over Che noun.
VANS, hegsn pcinn wers srsuxsa fos exchanging
As%sh ava ,or fchchns tire heech 10 case
Ymsf psry nssded Tho assranrs Of the ythsr.
rhis plan ess found fayssle IL ts assy,~5 cu, ,hs
80 oseomns 90 rsso tcr thu bo,,s ils sbey we're
pntsa ~ .n1 Aef prvceedins stsnt ,ssnty dve miles
90 over hs rcrsn uolntsins ,h,erah me fr~sbIy
shen, 'nnrro ussp snov the sbo's psrr returned 70
wsssro. 70 swsh ths fofssur of ths s,-fer r.d snd
y proceed ~ ths means theu oay Ia sossso,,ssoe
~ hh fausns snd anxiety hsicf Acass a., tss.s ul "a
&sssnct, but happily soou recoyst-d
NJ DcAd wac sent back ssns the rost !, ey "a ey,
eor- tsems ~ tcGa the bo1es were uee,s, n, sha
Ens.' vsvsi Nr ksnnos semaiss5 IA ssssrV' With