The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1867-04-17
THE RUSSIAN TRRATY.

1 Inc tOuOWsn8 ~ khc uuustdhCk VI iui0t q
G.!ifs I'm AsSa's.: rs
jnonian inAtitdlio1 N +
lid has had two explorers ~ &as Ield'
between ene "a 10 ye{fs. No tutned
h,sts y,smn. Dtingipg seSmplets s6lleeliea
of specimens Of material history. extending
}irom the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to the shores 81
The sSsssIso& Psiscs of~wriesrstsnu'
10. thee itrancs II Behfiass Straits. during
the winter months; has about the same eli.
mate aud Temperature. a al Wsshpnstor
Iclty. There Is little snow and much rain,
land during the summer msnths thss weash.
az j. very foggy, 80 -. 49,.
The whole country, well up to The north \
erp coast, is heavily numbered, chiefly hard
nine forests. There are slhaIl trees up 10
The very shores, Some Of die islands Are
seayity tmbered with pine forests aud
deass ,pnJesbrpsh, Some Of thep ats CO.
vered With grass Ut iuxuriant growtii,,
| !, Ga the west coast produces excellent
barley, and roots. such as radishes aud tdr
| sips, and rscpIenis. such as lettuce, cab
farred animals. suet a. ses si,er. river
otter. sable. furred seal. mink. foxes. Ohels, \
silver. red, &c. abound " great nsnlbsgS.
Red deer 90 the south. AID rsindeer 81 t,sI
N Herring. .saalaasa.s halibs,, ana aeoaasE|
abound. IN rxhsustless numbers, lii Bsi,.I
sips's se. aud nOrthwad great whale, sit
very hume wv - -
Surface wash,pss q gold have been dr.
soysrsd on shs head water, ~ sIis sc, ste a %
~ The east side. ofihe Cas.I rang : " ,nodn!
ialas. The geological dsyelnptnenn are
the same on the vest slopes. Native COP:
per has been discovered iy various places
W the eos,, and ia the vicinity % Copper
riyer. -
ruer,e. is IRON ro ore ore Of EXCELLENT quality,
and believed TO exist IN erhau.,Iess aaani
titles i j. now beings melted aud worked
By Russian artisans - repairins ships. Se.
Coal i found 10 large Quantities, aud =
used by the Russians Tor naval purpnsrs.
Il il siallar 20 The New Brunswiek cnai.
aad not, equal 70 Cumberland eaal. Re-
cen, discoveries have been made OF What u
believed to be y better quality Vi clsl. IL
ha, nor yet been tested. e'
Five or 81. thousand Rassans. Fifty OF
.iIy. ihoosanJ Indians and E.qoruiaas.
The ,Esquimapt inhabu tile coast Oh, ths
Sorihern sea. They .re.indas,rious ADD
ipesreabie. and live by hu1lng and h,hlng.
The Indians inhabit the interior. They a,s
Psaee.eIe. and live b., hhn'lpg. hsssiees,
'aa "aPp''ss a.-a .a..sgl an, ,.,a
,wEAIra AND Psyssrr ~ ora srArEsses,
Jefferson dlrd comparatively, poor, 10.
deed, jl congress had not purchased BIS
library, giving HIN Eve time. ils value. lie
vould With dlfieuiy have kept ,ihe spy
lrpm bis Jpor. MAdi.pp sassd hi, mapss.
and Was cpnppalIyely. rich. To AID ID
his lvsluns, bOweter. or rsiher pial III hLs
sidex. congress pursla.eI h,s inanusfipt
papers. apd pad $4,000 lsr Them. Jams,
Alsnres. the siIih ,prs,ldsat pf the rniisi
States. dird 50 poor that his rsmains lpapl
rssungrplaes thropgb the sbsuty 81 hi,
trends. !, They geTnYn ~ ceWrtrrY. but
mn, moo umsnt, marks the spot shere thsy
rspose. John Qaiuey Adams lslI some
So, 600, the, result fof Industry, prudence
and ,iphr riiance. lie. was q, man u me llIud
and .eeoaon,. Marlin Van Buren, died
rich. Throughout bis political llfe he s,a.
dlpu.ly looked oul Tor h,s own Interest.
Henry Clay Jeff a very handsome estate.
IL prnbaly exceeded 100000. lie wa, .
prudeDl manager and ., serupploasly hon.
rst man. James K: pslk Ieit about $780,.
o0v. $50 900 n which was saved from hls
preslJepey Of lour years. Daniel Webster
squandered some millions in his lifeline,
the prOducts Of his professional speeula-
ton. lie died leaving hi. property 10 his
shlldren aD'l his debts 10 hls. friends. The
former sold FOR less than $50. OOJ, the lM.
ter eycsejing $3.50. 900. John Tyler left
s5o.Uoo. Belsle he was president he Was
q bankrupt. In oniee. he hlsbanded his
means, and then married rich wife, "a.