New-York tribune., 1874-03-16
SIBERIA AND IT'S TNHABbTdNTS,.
LECTURE BY PROV. KADERgy.


A. large and Intelligent audience listened
Yesterday afternoon in Teutonia Hall 10 lecture on
sibsria and its Inhabitants Including ts EYtlos de-
yered by Prof ]. Ksderly. who Is making gcienthe
tour Of the world ard who hos resided five YEARS IN
Fstern and Western Siberia His lecture listened
to aientively throughout. and frequently elected ap
plause In beginning bis lecture, the speaker gave
sketch Of the history OF Siberia from Je max the first
conaueror of that PARTON OF Siberia lying nearest the
Ura Mountains to the present time. He said that pre-
yiousy 1t had besp "a barren waste, but now is
becoming fertile country parts of which are coonzed
He then gave I'm chronological order the hersds OF
science explored thAt country especially in the
present century rbe professor spoke OF the intention
Of Peter the Great 90 explore this vast country which
was because OF the premature death or
the monarch discovered the mouth OF the
Amoor River by the currents Of the water, which, hav
ing anay zed them he discovered to be sweet as was
prevented, however. from entering the river by
sand banks which lie at Its mouth. The varia-
ton ef the surface Of North Asatio countries
was then referred to. and the Tundras frozen plane
the earth frozen from so to 100 feet deep was
graphically described. Animals which have probably
been dead thousands OF years. notably the Mammoth,
tho largest quadruped yet discovered. have been
dug In the Tnndras, on the banks OF the Rivers
Iona and Yensey, perfectly well preserved. with hair.
san and ven igested food their somachs. The
climate of Siberia s divided into. four circles inde
pendent OF the climates of the gobe-Arctlc Subarctic
spoke Of tho means Of transportation across the Tun
drassledges drawn by dogs or reirdeerand mentioned
his sleeping while clad In furs buried In the snow with
only the face partially exposed, and the thermometer
below the freezing point OF mercury. The Professor
descrbed the animal vegetable life In the different
climates OF Siberia. This followed by history OF
the Anpor countries, which now belonging To Eastern
Siberia have separate histories. The exploits OF Pashar
ko Tobusin and khaDaroh against the Chinese N con
quering the Anoer countries the foundation OF the
town OF Albazn, and the first Russian settlement
| of the Amoor, were detailed at length.
ieneral OF Eastern Siberia, at the eI6
lnf, ,ha fra %
ti,D 10 make of the AmOOr, but the men o,bm
posing ID we're captured and heard OF more. IL
1854 Gen. Mouraye organized All Amoor expedition &c
hunt the missing expedition, and TOOK advantage o
his opportunities TO conquer country OF t50 sluar'
| miles In area-the whole OF Northern Mong0la anC
| Eastern MandshOurm--without shedding a, drop OF
blood. Aiterward q regulation OF tho new boundary
line between China and Russia took place. This how
ever will be only temporary, as Russia IA aggressive
and advancing step by step southwark ana In process
OF time must acquire the whole OF the northern and
eastern part of China This will DO IN tho interest
| civilization.
The Professor then gave chronological and historical
sketch OF the Inhabitants OF Siberia. Russia contain
81 tribes, which speak 40 different dialects. Slber
alone contains IS OF the 81 tribes. sketch wa
especially OF the Ura and Aai Mountains. The region
| OF the Ural Ia abundant than the canons
the Western OF America. IL excels especially II
minerals aud precious stones. When Humboldt
the Ural mountains he predicted that In th
course OF time diamonds would bo discovered there
Such has proved TO be the fact. Gold washings tn
River within O tributary OF the River Lena, con
Quoted by wealthy merchant Of IrKoutsk MI
TrapeznikOf. Tho Professor. in CONCLUSION. gave
sketch Of the lives and treatment OF Siberian exier
the rogh of tho present Elnperor Alexander Lhs
thas vsr@ for"aris