The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-05-24
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An Official map, says the New York wi.
bWRe, of North.Western America, com
.pilsd for the Department OF State at the Y.
3. Coast Survey Office, 1867 gives o.
Seven Million purchase from Russia a moro
attractive aspect, II there seems To be the
American counterpart of rou.Russian Eu-
rope north of the Baltic---that is of Deu-
mark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland and the
Ferroe Isles. lts chain Of islets (Aneutian)
see an interrupted continuation of the large
peninsula of Alaska, aud stretch neatly
across the North Pacific IN an easterly di-
rection for about 200 miles, Several other
considerable isles are included in the pur-
chase, beside several bold peuinsulas and
deep bays-thc laltcr said to teem with ed
ible fab, The principal river lKpitchpeel)
heads in British America, through its chief
ailluonts, the Yukon and Porcupiue. and
has a length of over 900 miles, pursuing
q generally south west direction, aud do.
houehing by several mouths in lat. 6l de-
grees to 63 degrees below Norton Sound,
Instead of running northwes. to tho Arctic
Ocean, as Il is generally made to do on the
maps. We are assured that tho whole
course Of this river and its afiiuents, as
well ss OF tho less considerable rivers
farther south, lea through an immense for
est Of the choicest pine. There are sevcia al
large rivers north of the Knitchpeck, but
the region is SO cold that they can be of
but little value. The average temperature
is said to be ten to twelve degrees warmer
than on this side of the continent. Vama.
ble mines are vaguely reported, but little
is known of them. Generally, the region is
rugged as we'll as cold aud there seems Ill
tie possibility that much Of its soil will ever
be cultivated. The fact that the Russians
soiourning on this coast were long ago &C
customed to grow their grain in California,
1000 miles away, is significant. In fish and
fur.bearing animals, the country is hardly
surpassed, The following article translated
from tho Cologne Gazette, probably gives
az intelligent aud dspassionate an account
of the territory as can now be presented:
THE cEssIoN OF RUSSIAN AMERICA.
If the cession of the whole of Russian
America 10 the Uuited States is ratified, il
will he a very important event: not be.
cause the acquisition OF u large tract OF land
by the United States promiaesa an increase
of power for territorial extension is not
desirable, and Russian America is no para
disc yet il may prove an colorado in fur,
aud it's situation On the northwest coast OF
the Continent will be of great significance,
Tho territory is 1890 (Germnu) square
miles in area, lying on the northwest slope
OF the Rocky Mountains has many snow.
peaks and volcanoes, aud is densely wood
ed in the valleys, aud on the rivers aud in.
let's of the coast.range. The coast has many
harbors, shut in by the Prince vl Wales aud
George lids Arohipehgoes. The Kossack
Decheues first discovered Behring's Straits,
which were explored by Behring so years
afterward, and received his nune. The
volcanoes are generally very high, aud
streams abundant, though unemployed. The
climate is very diversified, and much milder
than between the same parallels on the
eastern coast of America or Eastern Asia,
The coast, as far as the peninsula of Alaska,
has mild Winters and cool Summers, with
abundant rains, very favorable to vegeu
ton but fruit trees do not prosper. There
are scarcely 700 Russians amo' Z the 10000
inhabi lants, Just one to a hundreds l 500
are half breeds OF Russians aud Indians.
0ily ll000 Indians are civilized, and the
rest are scattered over the vast region.
Esquimaux inhabit the eastern half of AL
iaska, and there are about 1900 Aloots in
the eastern portion they also inhabit the
islands of their name. The seat of govern
ment OF the country is NewArchangel, con,
az 1
ago, it had not population of more than
$50 souls. The timber and furs of the
country became very useful when the Rus.
siaus settled on the Amoor; up TO that time it
was more of burden than blessing For
America, the case is quite different The
purchase anneXes the middle portion, on
the west Of the British auriferous regions,
that England has long regarded with a COW
etous eye. This northwestern coast of
America is out of the regular course of
commerce. This will now change and the
year 1867 will be the beginning of u new
era for IL. &
About the middle OF January, the Color
AIDE arrived at Shanghai from San Francisco
to open regular trade across the Pacific,
and the steamer Great Republic, of 1000
tuns, is soon to follow. The telegraph com.
pany reports the line already laid as tar as
Hew-W Westminster, the capital of British
Columbia. t ..
Steamships and telegraph lines will unite
those distant regions to the civilized world
and give them new life; and lands that
we're once called desert wastes will become
mines of untold wealth to a persevering
and industrious race OF people. But the
greatest good of this trcaty-far more i'm
portant than the acquisition of territory
is the winning OF good understanding be-
tween the two enlightened nations of the
northern hemisphere. These friendly re.
lations between Petersburg and Washing.
ton take place at the very time when Ma
poleon III, hoping for dissolution of the
American Union, is specializing upon the
establishment Of throne in the Western
World. The French, therefore, have hated
TO zee this friendly feeling increase, and
they say in cOntcmpt: Russia is 10 be
well compensated for this loss What
compensation can the United States afford
They have no possessions in the Old World,
but they have abundant means, quite
enough to make an offensive and defensive
alliance, and such triiles, of immense i'm
portance to the Gar. Now that Russia is
casting a longing look on Western Asia
her sovereign is conscious of the Importance
of a friendly union with mighty naval
power on the Western Continent.
For these reasons the negotiations in
Washington are watched with great anx
iety by France and England.
AS Prussia has good understanding
with the United States, as well as Russia
has, this entente cOrdidLe between Wash
ington and Petersburg, in case Of war in
Europe, may be more beneficial than detri.
mental to the cause Of Germany.
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