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Report of Operations on the Myan River.

Headquarters Northern District,
Asiatic Division West Union Tel
Myan River May 24th June 4th 1866.

Major S. Abasa,

Sir:

I have the honor of forwarding to you the following Report of proceedings in the Northern District since our departure from Mar Rova, April 27th  May 9th

We immediately moved into the quarters formerly occupied by yourself, and I received and receipted for all property belonging to the company, which was transferred to me by Lieut. Macrae, returns of which accompany this Report.

The day after your departure,Kaschevin told me, that a man had returned from St. avasters of the Wandering Chuansees and Ochuctchus, who had promised deer to the starving inhabitants here, saying that owing to some difficulty between themselves, they had absolutely refused to give any deer, and that it would be useless for us to