Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the President, December 8, 1885

No. 512.

Mr. Lothrop to Mr. Bayard.

Legation of the United States,
St. Petersburg, September 24, 1885. (Received October 10.)

No. 19.]

Sir: It gives me pleasure to report to you that Lieut. W. H. Schuetze has safely reached Irkutsk on his journey to the Lena River.

I last evening received from him from Irkutsk, of date-September 10 (old style), the following telegram:

Arrived; roads rough; wait here for winter road to Yakutsk.

SCHUETZE.

Yakutsk is, as I understand, about 2,800 versts beyond Irkutsk.

All mail matter received at this legation for Lieutenant Schuetze has been forwarded to him.

I have, &c.,

GEO. V. N. LOTHROP.