New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-18
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
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Of the authors persona, experience during three
years residence in thal inao>ptshlc REGION while
engaged IN max IL surveys for tte proposed Iouta
81 The Russia .rAmcgican telegraph liua Hc sailed
from san Francisco on tho 81 4 J.iy, 1859, in tle
brig Osa, which had been chartered TO convey bis
party Of fom persons 10 Kam.cha,Na, and arrived ~t
PeiropanlovsN aiter a voyage "a mGfe tuau SlA
weeks.
row 81 wet, slippery steps answered the purpose ~
.,'..s' ~ t ,i,h c5or.orn C"..sei,s cornr,sc ne
defense OF tie place. 81 the landing We were met Ny
sppToaehcd raised lis cap in The most polite m.uacrto
salute MS Tlis feature OF kamtcLadai lic WHO'LL
tat0ns; such custom might with popueV ne ltl'-
duced into countries pretending To much greater cvihza
Kamtchadas and hafhrceds with coarse black har an9
small eyes. curiouSly watching our RQVe,nSri h h"
unlookedfor arrival. Among them, was, told We're a
looks and dress that it wholly impossible to disth
These natives have generally adopted cloth garments
FOR Summer wear, preferring them 20 their original sAh
flothng. hut still cling 10 the use OF sealskn no0S
which are not only cheaper for them, but are hetr
suited to the life they ead-that of fishing aiong ~
thoal beach In Winter they az wen rs an oI or car
dents Of the country, make use Of heavy inr o"'ei S
mcnts. , ,.,oo,i,r provod
10 be very dilapidatod condition. az IN i'Ci o HS'
of the dwellings The entrance Is IN me emu o low;
long wing near which. suspended under "a smal shel
wholly detached from the main building, - chnG OF
seven eight BELLS at which se'erdi men "oIe P"inE
A length by winding and twisting about among vari
ops one-storicd log buildings reached the streeta
thorouyhare that might justly he entitled to that appel
iatonnpon one side of which stands MI Fengers Zone
the foreign merchants oi the place. mousse good
sized, wellbullt structure OF not very INVITING appear
appearance lar surpassed our 'AP'''oh9. ms SlN
counterpart the other better houses IN the place,
and comfortable wen papered and carpeted, and fun
nished with a view to ease more than elegance Books
and papers strewn about ia the greatest prOiusiOn
Though the latter were OF rather old daie which, with
sofas and easychairs cigars, decanteS aud many Other
minor essentials, proclaimed the place 10 he "a mOGei
The samovar" or Russian tea-urn stood upon side
table, ready at few moments notice 20 yied delicious
drafts of Siberian nectar The tea drank in this coun-
try was, without doubt unsurpqsf2ble. one SIP was
sufficient To remove oil previously acquired prejudice
against the beverage; It being 50 different rom me az
drink among all classes aud il always kept IN readiness
for the visitor, being generally presented III large
tImbeTs.
The nearest point in the contemplated route of the
party was at least thousand miles from Petropau-
lovsk, and in order to reach il, it was necessary to
traverse the whole peninsula of klutchatka, an
enterprise in itself of small difficulty. voyage
of about fortnight brought them TO TIE coast Of
Manchuria, at the distance of one hundred ana MY
miles below the mouth of the AMOR River inns
was the commencement of the arduous lmdjoumey,
which was at once entered upcn tho1s1 under
rather unfayorable circumstances.
Having decided 10 start the following daJ' Frepaid-
lions for the Journey were 90 0ncS "a cr
horses the ride 10 the lake. Provisions, hiArs@ud
i'm convenient parcels road and our preparations
completed when We learned that only three horses could
the place Under these circumstances since the captain
o the olga had decided 70 accompany A. we Were a.
loss 10 know how supplies and baggage hJ'
tue cOnuandant of the post relieved Us of our eubdr
pose TO carry item on foot lake. distant anou
twtutv tive yer,ts. We felt some reluctance IN mhAhs
beasts Of burden Of men, hn io want OIL o'hei iI"I"I
tation, gratefully accepted his novel 0hef. ,,.,
These soldiers not much more than drafted labor
en- sent to the Amoor 10 settle the country. was
informed they required % serve fifteen years for
an annual d SH g 1' Of on bTeo5 AID OCCASION
ally little ten. Their chief food is nsh which they ar
they have oysters; these are quite large ana yer!
the morning q the 18th of september did not dawn
Hu-pciously lcr the c0mnenceueht oil o't louiLi,..
ssans was euyeloped at its summit In thIeatcihn-
cloud, sure indication OF bad weather they say, ana
e. the lake FIR This, however wen provided
having good rubber poneho. ana hehg $50 >nieu tn
mud good comfortable quarters sdch dlscO.hOFis ana
Inconvenience day might produce did not deter
The poor fellows Flooding along with orr baggage
though such business nothing new 20 tncm and ap-
usual mOuotOuy OF their lie at the Bay.
Our horses muchlikc those We saw IN 'mchatkl
somewhat larger ii any thine-but their equipment
was more complete and systematic, exec ing the to'a
absence OF one saddle. Who would ride bareback! was
Enough he didn't 70 much on land naygltion but he
thought he could stand il for three hours. by which time
we were told would reach TedcrOysk the first lake
station aud, should he get urea, we would Cha!Ge
About o'clock We commenced our journey, following
for few minutes narrow road cut through the forest
along portion of the shore, which Afforded beautlIu
prosper of the Bay, and then dipped down INTO some
low swamp land, rlNcrscd by the most iiied wet
heavens had opened their hoodgaes aud rain wa TAI
ing perfect torrents, making II Impossible 10 Keep rry
even with rubbers. Our progress was necessarily SLOW
on account OF bad roads, ana several times we had 10
dsmOnt and lead our horses around the swamp
TO places where the road had been undermined,
aud the small logs Of which II was composed misplaced
Soon we emerged from the swamp and began thc
ascent Of the " BeregOvoi Hlls,' deuscly wooded,
gradual slope hardly deserving the name oil As at tl,
The soil consisted of thick, sticky, yellow clay, and
on the Isdes the road had been very much dirnaged
NV ISavV rains gfordng the worst Kind of travel Tor
either man OF We had passed the solder on tht
aafod party they we're Riding we found
dsagToeae enough, but when contrasting the comforts
had reason 10 congratulate ourselves.
Our ride was slow and mon0tonous, occasionally re-
loved by the stumbling slipping OF horse, some OF
the captains dTOl, nautical criticisms OF the situation.
He expressed himself decidedly opposed TO deck pes
to prevent you from falling oycrboard number oi
times be narrowly escaped being shp"ieched' Wheh
MS horse stumbled and continual slipping of Lls
beast produced ground swell that lac Thought would
"staye in his counter sure, before he could get into
The country trayersed by this ROAD hchly wooded,
mostly with larch but we also saw few asens spruce
pine and birch The corduroy road extends nearly
The whole distance 20 the lake, there being at intervals
to up lost time 10y whipping mp our horses but,
In spite OF all could do six long and very wet hours
rtIlod by before caught glimpse of the narrow Gis-
malookug sheet Of water known Lake Kdzi aud set
IN damp, gloomy framework OF lareh uee- 1t was
undoubtedly a dreaTy looking place, bat we hrst "a"
under most unfavOrable circumstances. go,
The sheet at this point is about one mile IN width ana
presence being the rckety corduroy road, and most
dilapidated, tumbledOw looking howell built at the
waters edge. This "TederOysk," the first station
the lake. but for several minutes We thought we had
dispirted, brOken-dOwn exile who anxious 10 get rs
far from the world and mankind a. possible; No one
The hut was bolted from the outside Had it been