Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-05-15
NUMBER 26

Is not desirable, and Russian America is
no paradise yet it may prove an El Do
RADIO in furs, and its situation on the
north west coast of the Continent will be-
of great significance. The territory is
1850 Germany square miles in area,
lying on the north west slope of the Rock
y Mountains; has many snow peaks and
volcanoes, and is densely wooded in the
valleys, and on the rivers and inlets of
the coast range. The coast has many
har bors. shut 10 by the Prince of Walcs's
and George lids Archipelagoes. The
Kossack Dechenes first discovered Beh-
rings Straits, which were explored BY
Behring so years afterward, and received
his name The volcanoes are generally
very high, and streams are abundant,
though unemployed, The climate is very
diversified, and much mildcr than between
the same parallels on the eastern coast Of
America or Eastern Asia. The coast, az
far as the peninsula of Alaska. has mild
winters and cool summers, with abundant
rains, very favorable to vegetation; but
fruit.trees do not prosper. There are
scarcely 700 Russians among the 10000
Inhabitants, just one to a hundred 1900
are half breeds Of Russians and Indians.
Only $4,000 Indians are civilized, and
the rest are scattered over the vast region.
Esquimaux inhabit the eastern half Of
Alaska, and there are about 2, 500 Aloots
in the eastern portions; they all inhabit
the islands of their name. Tho seat Of
government of the country is New Arch.
angel, containing 2200 inhabitants.
twenty-five years ago, it had not popu-
lation of more than $50 souls. The TIM
Der and furs of the country became very
useful when the Russians settled on the
Amoor up 10 that time, it was more of q
burden than blessing For America,
the case is quite different. This purchase
annexes the middle portion, on the west
of the British auriferous regions, that
England has long regarded with a covet-
GUS eye. This north. western coast Of
America is out of the regular course of
commerce. This will now change; and
the year 1867 will be the beginning Of q
new era for it,
About the middle of January the Coli
orado arrived at Shanghai from San Fran
isco to open regular trade across the
Pacific, and the steamer Great Republic,
of 1000 tuns, is soon to follow. The tel
egraph company reports the line already
laid as far as New Westminster, the cap
ital of British Columbia.
Steamships and telegraph lines will
unite those distant regions to the civilized
world and give them new life; and lands
that were once called desert wastes will
become mines Of untold wealth to per-
severing and Industrious race of people,
But the greatest good Of this treaty--far
more important than the acquisition Of
territory--is the winning of cordial
good understanding between the two en-
lightened nations of the northern hemis-
phere. These friendly relations between
Petersburg and Washington take place at
the very time when Napoleon Ill, hoping
for the dissolution of the American Union,
is speculating upon the establishment of a
throne in the Western World The
French, therefore, have hated to sec this
friendly feeling increase, and they say in
contempt: "Russia is to be we'll compen-
sated for this loss' What compensation
can the United States afford ? They have
no possessions in the Old World ;, but
they have abundant mean1. quite enough
to make an offensive and defensive allis
ance, and su;h trihes, of immense impor-
tance to the Gar. Now that Russia is
casting longing look on Western Asia,
her sovereign is conscious of the import
ance of friendly union with mighty
naval power on the Western Continent.
For these reasons the negotiations in
Washington are watched with great
anxiety by France and England.
As Pussia has good understanding
with the United States, as we'll as Russia
has, this entente cordiale between Wash-
ington and Pctersburgh. in case of war
in Europe, may be more beneficial than
detrimental to the cause of Germany.