YAKUTSE

or JAKUTSEK. 1. A large prov. in 8s. Siberia, having Yeniseisk on the w., the provinces of Irkutsk, Transbaikal, and Amur on the s3., Primorskaya or the Maritime province on the z., and the Arctic Ocean on the wn. It occupies nearly one third of Siberia, having an area of 1,533,400 sq. miles. In the s.z. is a densely wooded plateau, in which abound wild beasts of great commercial value on account of their fur. The most important rivers are the Lena and its affluents, the Olenek, Yana, and Indighirka. The climate in the wn. reaches the extremes of cold, but in the s. crops of wheat, barley, etc. are raised. Gold, silver, copper, and other minerals are found. Pop. 322,600. 2. The cap. of the above province, situated on the River Lena. It was established as a Co ack station in 1632, It is the seat of the governor, and has a stone cathedral, @ monastery, hospital, and several schools. It is the centre for n. and sf. Siberian trade in furs and fo il ivory. Pop. 8,209. chant, Philanthropist. Born near Boston, Ma achusetts, April 5, 1648; died in London, England, July 8, 1721. Son of Thomas Yale, who settled in New Haven, in 1638. He was educated in England, engaged in busine in India, and was governor of the East India Company’s fort at Madras, 1687-1792, returning to England in the latter year. He never came back to New England, but gave books and money to the Collegiate School, established at Say brook in 1700, which in 1745 was named Yale College in his honor.