The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-02-01

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the nope OF realizing fortune from the fur trade
The furs shipped from Kamtschatka are not all sent
the same market Mr.. Boardman sells his Iurs IN u
Petersburg, and Mr. Phpeus does the same thing, Mr.
Pnuger sends TO Hamburg and Mr.. Buriing, while hl
business was IN progress, sold his furs u London
part OF the furs OF kamtschatKa goes 10 the United
states but the quantity very small ana tho furs sen
there are not OF the best told that poor furs car
be sold better In America than in any other market st
Petersburg is the best place selling good fur hs
purchasers at that point readily appreciate the quality
c aua have no ssssn = laying ing c
guilds those Of the rst guild having no resction upon
the amount or locality Of Their business They can b
localities Those Of the second guild cannot carry o.
any foreign trade and their business Is under
this has been abolished in this section q ths empire Al
any rate and all the merchants belong 70 either the 6rs
Or the second guild All the parties have mentioned in
not any business with foreign ports Those who
buy goods Of the merchants exchange for furs N the
s mo
believe, about $500 while that OF the second guild
not far from $2oo The Americans and other foreigners
residing here can own real and have generally the
sae privileges q SUBJECTS al the empire but am told
they marry Russian subject without embracing
marrying privileges from - Pstersbag Opnions ars
divided % this point however, 9 hear expressed
shat matrimonial alsncss could % made without she
the stores here ars .ted up much IKE American ..
tabshments Of the kind Cloth 10 sold sometimes
goods ID Ike nsnnsf Heavy srcs such 's = meat ss
sugar Sc are sold By the pood (trtyssx pounds, IL IN
Quantities Of im2ossnce o. BY the English pound IL in
small lots small purchases are wrapped up BY
the dealers, paper being too for wrapping pur-
poses wa amused yesterday 70 cotton cloh tea
latter TO carry away In the best manner practicable
Every one brings kerchel for transporting small
ces ana "a appropriate receptacle for things Of largo
value but the lantity 10 circulation not large The
long stay Of the vaag has probably left money
fetropauiovski than was ever known before. s4
The government has . monopoly Of black four SALT
powder ana lead and the merchants not allowed to
import these The Cossacks OF the post receive
their allowances Of -four and from the government
warehouses, and these ratons quite liberal 10 quaG-
tty Sometimes Cossack whose appetite is not
there restriction upon the latter buying ana SELL
ing II again. The government sell these articles at
profit If the prohlbitory law were repealed.
The goods brought here for sale Of the most varied
character Those most generally in demand cloth
various kinds thread, needless &C. soap; caudes, twne,
and particularly tea and sugar The general
much like what one would see in store in the rural
districts Of America s'What do YOU send there 2,
asked of gentleman America interested in the sibe-
rfan trade. Everything from rat trap to kedge
anchor wss his reply, and think his statement was
theoretically correct The rat trap would have ready
sale; but have many doubts about cargo OF kedse
anchors finding good customers IN Kamtschatka
In the matter OF tea and sugar this region is as
tidous. Russia, next China is the best country in
the world for drinking good tea and though far removed
from the shores OF toe Baltic this peninsula 4 not less
dimcut 70 appcase than Moscow s. Petersburg The
poorest family IN Kamschatka will have none but the
best OF tea and the purest loaf sugar Anything
once merchant said to me to-day. II had
some tea OF fair quality OF black and green
mixed and repeatedly endeavorcd to sell it, offering i
u very low price, finally offered to give Of II
10 family In poor circumstance, hoping they might
like and would thereby market for the rest.
Sand said another merchant who was standing near,
had lot Of good brown sugar that was shipped hero
.cy then oo a S.svg o X. s ~
must be q The very best qualities or hey cannot BE-
WIN the sms,l merchant W. purchases goods here %
take into the interior 70 soil Aean there acredt sys
tenn In operation He buys hmgoods In the summer
season very mach a. the planters in the south were
accu0med 70 rscsivs advances from thair factors on
prospective crops or eottonror sugar presume it n
- 4 scsss Ss fsss Shss vii come so@hs hands o. I'll
those who thus In debt A strict cash system, II
ehA have ss dvantssss here Is well a in America
Tho Inhabitants Of Kamtschatka--Who They
Are, What They Are and How They Drcss-
Manners and Customs -SemethlnG About
the Exiles-Their Mode Of ifs-N1onuments
% Celebrated Navigators-The Attack and
Repslse or tho Allies In 1854, &c.
July - (Ang ~ 1894. =
Haviag described the trade ana resources OF Kam-
tschatkA would naturally BE- expected that something
b sad sbeut the inhAbtantA Tho people Of The psn
suis Of two kinds, the native Kamtsohsdaies and
The settlers who have come here from other parts OF
Russia, together with thsir dsscsndans The people
who are "natvs and 20 the manner BORN descended
from those who dwslt hers whom Kamtschaska dis
covered and annexed Russia part Of the empire
number about i've thousand this being the average OF
the various estimates have heard They generally
supposed to b. Of MongoIan origin though some per-
sons consider them descended from the same stock
a. tho Esquimaux Of the western coast OF North
America they are distinguished by high cheek bones
and straight black hair, and are generally Of low
statue. They mild, quiet, inofrensive people,
living IN small villages scattered habltatons the
interior we'll along tho coast None Of them dwell
pc rnanently In Petropaulovsk the nearest settlement
being some twenty-five miles distant; but they
sionay visit the city in and quite frequently
In winter Yesterday small party came TO town while
was Shore and embraced the opportunity Of study
Ing these naiives
Their dress was composed partly OF coarse clothing OF
civilization and partly Of their native garments
The proper Kamschadae dress Of pantaoons deer
or other skin with shirt OF the material; outside
Of this is worn "kotlankar "a sort or frock) that
extends below the knees. The kotlanha is whole in
'front.' and behind and put and od the head like
the masculine shirt Of civilized life Tho outside is Of
deer skin with the hair exposed and the inside has
lining made o. the skins Of the young deer, whom the
fur b sosst and best aud this fur s towards the
body In winter the kotIanka has hood attached be-
hind the neck that be drawn the head plea
sure When not In this hood 10 allowed TO fall
bshlud like sschool girls summer bonnet Boots are Of
seal or deer skim and usually bound with thongs about
the ankle The soes Of the thickest parts Of the
skins or better stil OF bear bullocE's hide. In
winter everything should b Of furkotianka pania.
looms, shirt and boots, and outside Of ALL fur cloak.
with fur-ned mittsns attached TO the sleeves CT villa
tion with IL manifold wants has attached itself to this
people 70 such an extent that the costumes OF edns
msnt and bxrbarism have become united; that u Is
sometimes dicuit 70 say where the terminates and
the other begi6s an told that The proper dress Of
native Kamtschadale female IL much like that OF the
serner sex, that the kotanka Ia made longer aud
the garment abounds more literally In decorations.
In Petropau0vski the costumes differ very little from
those Of America Western Europe; and were suddenly
dropped down into evening party might bat for the
difference Of Language, imagine myself In country
town OF Ohio or Illinois The dresses are from the
looms OF Lowell Providence Of the fabrics known
~ poplius lawns dslanes and the other words that
women can readily repeat. Tho mode IL not the
latest Partisan, but conforms rather 70 tbs patterns