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 The steamer [[italics]]George S. Wright[[/italics]], Capt. Patterson, arrived November 29th in Esquimalt harbor from Russian America, having on board Colonel Bulkley, Lieut. Col. Wicker and Messrs. John F. Lewis, E. K. Laborne, and George A. Nunes. She left Plover Bay on the 13th of October, and called on her way down at St. Paul's Island. Behring's Straight, the Russian Post of Illoolook, Ounalasbka Island, the Alentian Group, Stika, Stekin, Fort Simpson, Fort Rupert and Nanaimo. Experienced rough and foggy weather in Behring's Straits, and southeast winds all the way down. The companies were all well when the [[italics]]Wright[[/italics]] left, and the work was proceeding satisfactorily. The entire route is now explored. In Eastern Siberia, the houses and stations were built and many thousand poles were up. The party left there last year, under Maj. Abassa, were progressing finely. Left a party at Plover Bay, under Capt. Kelsey, who built 12 miles of wire during the few days the steamer stopped there. Winter was setting in when the steamer left. The Russians behaved very kindly, and the Esquimaux and Tchuktchi (Siberiai) tribes were very well disposed towards the party, evincing the greatest desire to assist. Everything is ready for prosecuting the work vigorously next spring, and Col. Bulkley purposes commencing operations earlier next year than he did this. The party are all in good health. 
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