Nebraska advertiser., 1867-05-02

/ OStiCuttty SAASSSuCS Will AOiSAdOA0 ASSH'
/ larily in west northwest direction, and
is. with the exception of small part in
the east, one dead fat, often nearly on a
level with the sea, aud never more than
from ten 10 twenty feet above il. From
Point Barrow the coast takes a uniform
direction. from northeast to southwest
rising gradually towards Cape Lisburn
which is $50 feet high. Il here turns
south, forming. between the two large
inlels Of Kotzebue Sound and Norton
Sound, the remarkable peninsula ol
Prince of Wales. which projects into
Behring's Strait. and terminates in an
elevated promontory, forming the mOsI
western point of North America. From
Norton Sound it turns first southwest
then south east. becoming indenled by
several large bays, including those OF
Bristol Bay and Cooks Inlet's, on the
opposite side of the long and narrow pen
insula of Alaska; and is, lined almost
throughout by several groups Of large
| islands, Of which the most important be-
long TO The Aleutian Kodiak and King
Georgr NI. lArChipeiagos. sgThe greater
part of the coast last described is very
bold, presenting q. succession of lofty vol
Canic peaks, Two of which on the west
coast Of Cook's Inlet, have the erespee.
i've heights Of II go feet and l2, ,O66
feet. 1H g . blB ssaauH uH'IlV
The climate of Russian America Is
not so cold as either the east parts of the
same continent, or the east part of the
continent of Asia, under the same lati-
tudes. 1t is, however, far too rigorous to
admit Of agricultural operations; and the
whole value of The territory is derived
from the products of It's fisheries or Of
the chase. The latter have been placed
under rigid monopoly by the Russian Gov
ernment, which has conferred the sole
privilege of lraficking in them on the
Russian American Company. This has
led to remonstrances on the part both Of
the United States aud Great Britain,
which have been so far successful that a
lease has been granted to the Hudson
Bay Company. granting them the .exclu'
sive possession of the mainland Of Rus
sian America, from fifty degrees forty
minutes north. to Cape Spencer, IN lati-
tude fifly-eight degrees trlrIeen minutes
north, and The exclusive privilege of sup
plying the Russians with agricultural pro
duee and provisions
The principal settlement is New Arch
angel, small town with 1000 inhabl-
tapts on the Island Of ktka, the largest
of the,gTsup of GeorgeslII, which is call
ed Baranov by the Russins, and was
named George III, by Vancouver, 1t is
! the seat of the Governor Of all the estab-
Ilishmenls of Russian America, and has
fortlfcations, ma gazines, and a Cover
nor s reside denbe, all built of wood. The
ordinary squadron stationed on It's coasts
consists of two frigates ana two eOrveues.
The Russian American Company, incor-
poraled 1893, for fishing and hunting
for bearing animals, whose chief estab-
lishments are here, have fifty ships OF
all sizes engaged IN the collection and
conveyance of peltT7. Besides these
possessions Russia had formerly small
colony called Bodega, IN California north
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United STATES. It's port is small, bat was
once important for The Russian fur trade
The population of Russion America Is
estimated al 81 900. Of whom perhaps
6 900 are Russians, Creoles, KOdlaks,
and Alcoots. The remainder, above
$4,000 in number, enjoy a greater or
lesss degree of independence, anG con.
sist almost entirely of Esquimaux.