Note 7 — Chapter XXXIX · THE HISTORY OF THE AMUR.

In the course of the 12 months 697 barges and rafts descended the river, conveying 1,500 head of cattle, and the provisions required by the forces on the Lower Amur. Cossack stations were built on the Upper and Middle Amur, and another settlement made on the lower part of the river. Postal communication by horses was established between Nikolaefsk and Mariinsk, which until then had been carried on by dog sledges. The Russian colonists agreed to supply the necessary horses during winter at the rate of £22 a “pair,” and during the summer they were to supply the steamers on the river with the requisite fuel.