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with no trees. The timber is very fine and well adapted for the requirements of the line.

Reached Port Aian the next morning and found the place deserted, except by Mr. Popoff, the palm master, a young man clerk of the Russian American Co. and the Postmaster, besides half a dozen Yekul laborers.  Mr. Popoff, who is very enthusiastic on the subject of the Telegraphic communications, immediately sent to Nilkan to the [[Stamsto?]] of Tunguse, ordering him to procure deer and in every way afforded all the assistance in his power, giving a great deal information about the country in advance.

The Russian American Co. abandoned this place in the fall, having given up all business on this Coast. Formerly this must have been quite a lively place.  There are few buildings, but very good ones, a large Govt. magazine and a store of the Company.  They have repels built here and a good deal of work done.

There is a very nice new schooner called the "Aian" of 70 or 80 tons burden lying here, besides six whale boats and other property of the Company. 

Jany. 25, Feb. 6th, we left Aian for Okhotsk Feb. 6/18 reached Tergose Yamto on the Nyet river, where I found that the Enginess Cossack you had dispatched me from Okhotsk, had passed down directly to Nilkan six days previously.  I would have wished to go up the Nyet to its head and then cross the Juffer, the Juggar & the head of the Ulga river, a feasible and shorter route I think, but as we had to change deer here and could get

Transcription Notes:
Note style of double "s" in assistance and business also applies to Russian (Russian American Company, not Rupian)