The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-02-20
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/ - A1%NA AA'O SiSdc0AC ~ t-lGchGilL- J bEEtN.-
day gentleman who has just reac, ed tho
city, having been engaged since last August
in making the peri!ous and n3vo..arcus
overland trip from our new r. ssiaa
American possessions.
The gentleman in question WIS one &
the early e1nptos ees OF the Overland Tele-
graph Company, whose lines run I'D
through Russian America, thence acrossto
Russia and ST Petersburg, and had haea
IN the employ of the company shat has
since carried on the work. The company
having suspended operations for lir.s.
lie came down 10 the Southern part OF
'husslan America" and going rr ''Por--
land Canal, .he salt water inlet which
forms its southern boundary, and ascend
ing Mass River Given on some mars %
Simpson River, started il August iast on
his overland trip.
By making portage he was able to
cross by DeaRs of line of small lakes
from the head waters Of Simpson River TO
Fort Mcleod, on the head waters OF the
Peace River proper; following th;s-riyer,
which flows along beautiful valley
through the Rocky Mountains, he Le,- -
N his canoe with his Indian guide to
Deye-an House. Here he wont oct Of
his way TO visit SMOKY River, SO called
from the country being eloujed aith smoke
from the burning peaks, the soil being 3
mass Of earth rni-nIal with .s.tlsI,,,.n -
ne,roIsg.n.
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canoe. sometimes on - Lnrso a-.5 -
tin,as un +,,t J.. ,.r,sso1 -, T - G.,
al.a rn The str...r, - ;,s -. -. ,a-,s
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sione tbarca ros o,,o;ro,,.I III -
tho ;,ta,;or ~, : ,,,oli -, :.
climate the nature of rho c.,.,-,,-r. -
,.oo,oI,;J;t;,s t.;,r. - -
and having large fInd If ,-ararsJ -.
aSae
II y;lI Ia scan that ~, coma ~ =. -.
mans he Y,,zrsar, T,7,-sr : -
Nc Aowipcy -o .:,.. hr.t;. -, -
on others this Is but branch Of s. lar,-~
river which flows into tba at,.,,-, -
BEHRING'S Straits. The I,,tey - 60,
this river, which is called the Kit.hpitab
1--WE don't claim to give the PDss;,, t,alI-
ing), being nayigable for = thousar5 ,,,I...
through the interior of this coyntrv
The country contains nlen.v of -, L.r
princiuailv pine. hemlock aud c-dar al
also large quantities of coal which tbr,
Indians burn in their lodres il heinz
SINH az 20 Pennsylvania coal The Ia
all along down the soutbern str;, i III
timbofed. and has abundant streams
which furnish the best Of yva,e, Dov,.-.
The lumber trade with CaEfor,;a 80
Oregon seems destined 10 be an importart
Dne, as we'll as across 70 Asia. as i va
necessary to ship immense onapt;,;es 80
poles TO the Pacific coasr :,
supply the Asiatic end OF the line.
Some portions of the country are dotted
with numerous lakes and occasional
which have heretofore not been
~orked-lor two reasons, one being the
difficulty of access and the other foot al