Alaska. Last state Russian shooting

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Last state Russian shooting has been made in 1863 when the valley bottom Stahina for the purpose of finding-out has been investigated, whether the river on Russian territory proceeded.

The same year geodetic shooting in Alaska was started by the cable company ' Uestern the Union '. Its overall objective was to connect the cable line with the Siberian cable network and though subsequently it was necessary to refuse this project, geodesists of the company have spent the big research work.

At the head of scientific group there was R.Kennikot who has earlier done travel from Canada to the Fort-jukona. ' Geographical fruits of this shooting of Alaska was the card of the river Yukon which have definitely established, that Yukon companies Gudsonova of a gulf and Russian Kvihpak - the same river, and specified areas of delta of Yukon, Seward peninsula and Norton's gulf ' (Brooks).