The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-26

In" st"pucs ,rthwos' ~ horc. lnr., , ,,,,p IL
Of horses. cattle. fHf-tlll"d shccp nnd p,it.,..
ruis'd in -niur nt tNr Nillag : th, h ''-.- '''
numncr tir lnha'uduts three to ON Ur..
otter parts ol inD country ' IL
But SicriH'- rrin iual wealth lie. In her min.
elais noid, siiN' e, rnppor. TIN. read. lrun roai
ana salt ar. ar-'iy d rlrihuDd thr, u,:hnui m.
jfal. the Atui. gi.l tue Stanho,pi r..f,..o' ~
many kinds OF precious STONES abound ~.
| Principe miuin- oritrt n the CrAI- l- \ ,in"
! T1glsk. winch h"- population VI ah'u,
2 900 and Is notru ior rs smoothing works n"S
manufactures. Ehm"finrurg. a ril, %, SUNK
| habtdnis has large tiue.tiur w.rn-.nrl,nH
! aud many STONE polishing pe.ihIi hn,m,'ts
| Noviansk. another large town W Tie ri n''u.
/ ing district. has ar1' ifpu mines.
in the Atat ScrduuN~k IT. one uf tll, mos,
| important mining establishments. gold silver
| c9rp'r, lead. and I'm To- ing produced thcra
| or 10y wagons "a Ihrnaui Smoinpsor.N. and
! elsewhere. tu i' si-' l. Oth"r mines ars M
/ byhinSk Hud SmrthuLof-k, hut tue uti.r ara
! little worked now. BatnHdl. the ran,al ni liza
/ siberian tai. is d, place. 81 about ljuIU inhah.
! iiauis. All tue gold Oi Siberia WIS hYrnirrl,
sent there Ia he 500" TED. but now it receivers oni
/ the product Oi the Altu, all uht un.d IN liz
! mountilns tn~1 OF There Eoiug to lrkutsk Al
/ hOiiNan are tn" famous stone polishing. works
/ the priNatc property Oi the Emperor where
/ many ufs" process ui runityry, Jasper. mdiD,,
/ AMI other STONES 900" ~ 'du'rd.
The grt at CONNER lui centre Of nor'npnstrrp
| Asiu IL lrkuisk. Whirh has u variable populs
large caravan trade with China. Other BROWN.
| clal centres oi trrrnr Inbo.SA. Ousk rumsk
kIusnoyaisk. and iakutsk. carh win iroa
7 shipping point on tur Oh is Tumot whsr,
/ are several extensive suuyards. steamboats,
300 feet long navigate tu, river from this place.
n we'll A. hEli'i7 al 800 or COO tons buiicn,
! \ h.aeisk II tir lrin lprl Iurt un tur icnsel
| rivrr. II o. iin" town. with en-huii houses
amt about lzuu inhabitants. An rXlcnaNd
/ uadc Is carried on from here 10y cychang. Will
CHINA. Thcr' are rich gold, copper, and non
mincs in IT.. NlIuIty
: hprHl il III % measure isolated hv the groat
| Chain Of the jrdi II ~ true that IL somewhat
| exclusive CONNER e. lu- boon carried on for q
IA N.H4NH
| costly H. to b. almost prohibtiNc TO al except
| tn wealthy. Goods 'Tlnnut zee transported from
/ Moscow 10 lihu'-k 90 uurh l"s- tiian 500
ton. The transport through Siberia. IN parI
/ where Tie wat COMMUNICATION isult available
l. 10y carNHns ui cauHrir IL summer and -lrd.ri
IL winior io Iui".-N or fLni"rnhurc whona
goods uf" sent ross the mountains To- Perm,
on the kumu. from winch point there is dlrecl
water commute Htion with Mimi NO'gViod
or lac yours raj wav has been projected rom
/ fkainrinburp va Om-k, Tomsk ana kras.
/ nnyur-h, tO lri ltsN. with u possible cNtcLsiOu
thea 90 To- lehng. hut the amount Of capi,
tai required - great aud th' coun.
yet So undayoloird. that 1t Will proha.
/ hly rcmnii % prgr'tt'r NJ least an rrgcneras
I ton But II must come In time, and then these
/ ing population. whu-r luhor- will add mmensely
| Ia kus-ias already Nisi resources.
The imprftuua ul opening an easier avenue
! Of commune atiun w!ta sihcria WAS fully -,
pr"ciated hy Peter the Great. who enrly turned
| his attention t. tie discovery OF Il route by thd
northern sru-. From the earliest times us
| russians mad boon accustomed To- pHss from
| ArrhnnEpl to tue 90 or ON river in small FIAT.
bOtiomrd boats called kotchkies. and some
th, Nsuisri I.f"r thr ,ir"ets n'ir. ,y.r'' a,,
short 10y death. and II wis not anti 1854 that
serious aitrml, NH- m.dr to rra h ti" % by \
large vessel TINS prov i failure bat IN l1Ji
lirus. Maigyn amt Shurakoh 81 'e,-d IN
entering Tho Gui OF o.. aud IN the same yoar
Lieut. kOshrlri ~,Il"d from the 90 10 tha
Vie more eustrry rNrr~oi siberia proved iruii-
l.Ss, nlthouAh ape luimyr was rounded IN