Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-12-09
EXPLORATION IN xAmscHA1kA.
Facts About Country of Which Little ]
Known.

Hscts ABOUT country OF (Which Little Is
Known.
London Times.
Mr.C. T. Kettlewell, whose steam.
yatcht Marchesa sailed from Coweo on
Jan. II on q voyage round the world,
brought his vessel back to Yokohama on
Oct. Z, after cruise of over eight weeks
in northern waters during which time,
accompanied by Lieut.. Ffoiliott Powell,
Il. N, and DIR. Guillemard, he travelled
kamtschatka almost from end to end.
Leaving Hakodadi on Aug 4, a voyage
of nine days under steam and sail
brought the Marchase to Petropaulovsky
town of somethree hundred inhabi.
tants, situated on the shores of Avaticka
bay. This is perfect land-locked har.
Dor, containing, like Sydney harbor
numerous minor harbors, and pronounc-
ed to excel both Sydney and the bay of
Rio in the beauty and grandeur of its
surroundings, five grand mountains,
volcanoes, ranging from seven thousand
to eleven thousand feet in altitude, tow
ering above the placid waters of the bay.
A week was spent here III organizing the
expedition to the north, and on Aug. Is
the party started accompanied BY two
Russian guides and interpreters, and
five Kamtschalkers in charge of the
twenty-six horses ana foals which were
required for the journey. Riding nine
hours day, and stopping two days only
enroute, on one day they hunted, but
only obtained one bear, the party ira
veled north for fourteen days, at the end
of which time they struck the head.
waters of the great Kamtschatka river,
the distance to which had been much
underestimated by the guides. Having
made arrangements for the yatcht tc
meet them on the coast, and not wishing
her to be longer than was necessary in
unsurveyed waters, all ideas of hunting
had to be abandoned, and the voyage
down the river was commenced without
delay. Rats were built over dug-out
canoes, and on these the expedition
hoated down the sea distance of foul
hundred miles. The scenery, which was
that of birch forests bordering long
lake-like reaches of the river for grea
part Of the voyage, became OF grandel
type as the coast was neared. at on.
point six magnificent mountains were
in sight at the same time, one. Kloosch
eiskolla by name, superb volcano
absolutely conical and nearly seven
teen thousand feet in height. Autumn
had by this time had its effects on the
landscape, and the coloring of the forest
is described by DIR. Guillemard as eoua
in richness of scarlet, crimson, and golc
to that of the forest of birch, rowan, ani
aspen in Lapland and Norway. Th,
expedition caniped nightly on the bank
of the river; the weather was brilliant
but very cold after sunset, SO much SO
indeed, that the mercury fell below til,
freezing point in the tents, but 1t was
perfectly dry cold, and the whole part,
reached the coast in rude health. Bear
swarmed in the forest, and at one ham
let passed on the voyage US many al
ninety had been killed in month
Duck and capercallzie abounded ant
afforded plenty of sport, while in place
the river was SO full of salmon that th
banks were lined with thousands of fisl
in dead or dying condition. DIR. Guile
mard made out six or seven varieties O
salmon, but expresses an opinion tina
there are even more than this. Photo
graphs of the principal mountains wer
taken. and their positions and altitude
obtained by observation, and sounding
were taken of the river with its cours
from the head-waters to the sea. Join
ing the Marchesa at the mouth of .th
river. Mr.. kettlewell proceeded to Cap
Shipunsky, where the party made goo
bag OF big-horn, and after short stay a
Petropauiovsky a visit was paid to th
south OF the promontory, where tn
Aleuts hunt the sea otter. Yokoham
was reached on Oct, 9th,