| Show CESSION OF russian BUSSIAN AMERI AMERIC f an official map of North northwestern westen america compiled for the department of state at the U S coast survey office 1867 11 gives rives ives 0 our ur seven millions oace p purchase c L se fron from grussi russia a a more attractive aspect it there seems to be the american counterpart of non russian europe north of the baltic that hat is of denmark sweden norway iceland and the carroe isles It chain of islets aleutian seem an interrupted continuation of the large peninsula of alaska and stretch nearly across the north pacific aan inan nan easters easter 3 erection for about 12 idoo 1200 1200 miles several other considerable isles ar are e included in hi the purchase beside several bold penin peninsulas wlas mias and deel deebo bays the latter said to teem with edible fish the principle river avic pak heads in british america through its chief effluents the yukon ana porcupine and has a length lelath of over 1000 I 1 miles pursuing a generally south southwest we west t direction direction and debouching debou ching by seve several rl I 1 mouths in in lat 61 deg to 63 deg dog belov biow norton south instead of running north northwest to the arctic ocean as it is generally made to do on the maps we are assured that the whole course of this river and its effluents as s well as the less considerable rivers farther farthur south lies lied through an immense forest of the choicest pine liffie there are several jarge large ge niver river north of the Kvich pak but the re region gionis is so tso cold that they can be of little value the average temperature is said to be ten to twelve degrees warmer than on this idu side af of the continent valuable mine sare very vaguely reported but little ia Is known of or them generally the region is is rugged as weli well well weli as cold and there seems little probability that much of its soil will ever be cultivated tiva ted the fact that the russians sojourning sojo on this toast boast were long a ago 0 accustomed to grow their grain in ca california I 1 1000 milea away Is significant lt in fisk fish nish fish and fur bearing animals th the country is hardly surpassed the following article translated from the cologne lo 10 6 ne gazette probably v gives as intel intelligent and bisp dispassionate ao an account of the territory as can now be presented if the cess cession iori of the whole of rt russian assian america to the united stated is ratified it will be a very important event not because the acquisition of a large tract of land by the united states promises an increase of power for territorial extension is not desirable and ind russia russian I 1 america ameriga is no paradise par adibe yet it may prove an el dorado in furs and its situation on the northwest coast of the continent will be of great grgat significance the tha terri tory german square miles wiles in area lying on the northwest slope of the rocky mountains has r many bany i snow peaks and volcanoes and is densely wooded in the valleys and on the rivers and inlets ginlett of the tha coast range ange the coast has man many harbors shut shiff ili fn by the prince of wales and george the third archipelagoes pel agoes the kossack de decheney chenes chones first discovered isco iseo vere d bearings Ben rings straits which chich were explored by nering bering behring eighty years year afterward dand jand received misname his name the volcanoes are generally very higland hig high hand and streams are very very abundant though unemployed the climate is very diversified and much milder than between the same parallels on the eastern coast of Americ america ii or eastern asia the coast as far as the peninsula of alaska has mild winters and cool summers with abundant rains very favorable to vegetation but fruit trees do not prosper there are scarcely russians among the inhabitants just one ono to a hundred 1000 are half breeds of russians and and indians only indians are civilized and the rest are scattered over the vast region Esqui maux inhabit the eastern half of alaska and there are about 2500 algots in the eastern portion they also inhabit the islands of their name the seat of government of the country is new archangel containing 2200 inhabitants twenty five years ago it had not a population of more than souls the timber and furs of the country became very useful when the russians settled on the amoor up to that time it t was more of a burden than a blessing for america the case is quite different this purchase annexes the middle portion on the west of the british auriferous rei gions that england has long regarded with a covetous eye this thia northwestern coast of america will now change and the year 1867 will be the beginning of a new era for it |
