The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-14

80 the 6tdteS VA -
==ss'sy..xn.iu combined. It Is esti-
~ - nearly fhree-fourths Of this
!s's .setion is suitable for agricll-
... ~ southeastern part OF West
8 .1'erfa forms the well-ltnown Aitai
region, with surface of 100
- - miles; the northern and the
~ .xfeuxaye part. with It's cold cli-
!..s cafhIess forests. and immense
- q almost entirely unit for
Z -. Great Siberian railway runs
ss'Sok the agricultural portion OF
5ss.1isrn Siberia, which Is mostly a low
- m alluvia. soil. and with an ay-
iuurerature of so degrees Fahren-
~ 1urinx the five months Of vegeta-
- sau,ely, from the LIST of May 20
- az October. This section of
- i also we'll watered and well
-. ard, consequently. Is favor
= every respees 10 the cultivation
nh. az well as cattle raising.
- infreasef stream OF emigration
- he western side of the Urai is
zz.z.lx setting in the direction OF this
Si551fural region Of Western Siberia.
7xsed by the new railroad line; and
lar Russia. with its population
7 sesriY o0.e00, 900 and q yearly ex-
- 4 100000 births over Deaths. Is
1919 u furnishing all the coionists
IN idv the gradual settlement and
6psert Of that portion OF the en-
~ Tue number OF eTnigrants who
~1ed In Western Siberia last sum-
- i estimated at 1900.
~ Western section Of the Siberian
n1ond from Cheliabinsk to Omsk. a
aace o. 4ss miles, has just been fin
"a Passenger trains commenced
I 1ulae ozer this hne on the 18th OF
amber, and freight trains will be-
p b be dispatched regularly on the
~ X this month fOctober). OF course.
ri tsnenger service as yet is exceed
~ fn1ted Trains are dispatched
s - 0gnsk twice a week-on Tuesdays
~ hturdays at IL O'Clock p. M
IT. ~ composed Of urrtages OF the
ri and fourth CLASSES only. There
N saaeteen stations in all on the line.
r. &6sance between them being, as
III ~ possible. twenty-six miles.
~ passenger fare between two sta
~ Is 80 conecks go cents) in the
Az dass and 80 copecks d5 cents) In
NJ birth class: one pood (36.112
7netN Of baggage IL free. and for
M excess. 5 81 copecks CESS cents)
~ pod ~ charged from station TO
enitn The through fare from Chel-
nltn>k % onlsk Is fixed at 1880 ru-
- klM IN the third class and $40
fAa@ USlel In the fourth class. The
i<EE are very slow. the running time
'sx TIE whohe line being two days and
Mf hours. There is now an unhrcken
= A. railroad from st. Petersburg to
~. 3 Distance Of 2,12s miles. which
o. travelled by passenger train,
- the time occupied is four and a
days. The Asiasic boundary,
katd by a granite obeIlsk. Is reached
ssso days and four and a half hours.
aash the railroad track crosses the
~ sseuntains. the greatest elevation
: aaly i,sss feet above sea level. and
narpest desceiit is 1900 feet in
~ miles Of track on the Asiatic
~ The whole mountain section OF
y ape. DC miles In length, has been
uucied without tunnels, at n cost
si'r A.eoo ruhies tabouf $4,000
q mis--that Is. about 1900 rubles
anan the original estimate.
= 'ae course Of next year, an effort
s, g y ntade 10 lay the track as far as
: .syafsa. On the upper Yenissei.
- mi'es from cheliabtnsk. and s.52s
- Hsn St Petersburg. exceeding
s. sRcit 300 miles the shortest rail-
sFsck from New York TO San
- The great iron bridges
ssszs ne To6ol. Ishlm, Irtysh and OBJ
]. go = esnnos be finished before the end
var 1895 %, account OF the great
ase II the manufactures furnish
- ne materials, and numerous other
ses OK construction. In the
,..- ''1ne the trains have 10 pass over
8 .ssy wooden bridges. which mus,
{ sAsh down before the ice breaks In
= sa<'ss; consequently there will be
a siptian OF traffic on the through
-. '~ . short period sn the snring.
enssesesl.
- surplus of grain In Western ST.
. = Aktiy 10 be- thrown upon the mar
4. 'nearls of the new railroad line
e.,s s'saay BEEN touched upon in a
-. report. Il Is estimated thar
-. 'ie present state OF develop
= sssafsttess os the Increase which
-. 20 manifest itself from wear Ia
- se western section Of the Sibe-
s k.s zssaa via haul at least fs.ooa.-
k..,.s OK wheat. partly for the
i, - SIBERIAN demand, but mostly
-. 1a;rosANaH market. The wheat
q ~ Western Siberia viii nr,ya
= fiVal and competitor even for
s.,s ar u European Russia. be-
Is ssie essapneSs aud fertility OF
seAs N1e superior quality OF the ST.
A. asaf. ana the low wages ~ la
e richest governn,ent land ~
$50 Il cseresi AT a YEARLY rent
Is = faeles fer Is ,icSSsa,in.s .asss,t
! '''r'y acrNzsl. The average ra9s
49, - u farm labovers is 81 c,,ps~-ss
- = csntsl a day during sesd
4 % ee2sSSSs go cents, during
d. ~ harvest time. The importation
ar-s.. s'ecS srosn Western Siberia "a
= 49, a Russia IS ALREADY ,x,usgs,,.rr,-
g - sae aew rallrraa VIII n.t,,r.
80 a rew impetus. THE rum
= 800 ssas cattle alone Il, the region
- 80 the western sex,ti,n ~ me
sxss saes as en- outlet, already sx-
asae
i - ~set PRODUCTS which VIII servo
Ars " The fre4gAf business ~ ,ha
lesssa.sss are shs fols,wsag: Ixr,.. : wrs,,.
4 i.ss. caraeas' hair. raw hides ~
"a . =. isssss.slax camel am, '', sat
IN. :, - ssssse arssles. asou, / soo ~,
.-.se tosssp are noYx ser, nr.,,ss
~ ! annually. as,s This trade h,.,s
-, '~ FApid1y os the through