The Role of the Yakut Merchant of the Second Guild V. I. Fefilov in the Economic Development and Development of Shipping on the North-Eastern Borders of the Russian Empire in the Late 19th – Early 20th Century

The article analyzes the role of the Yakut merchant of the 2nd guild V. I. Fefilov in the development of navigation on the Aldoma and Ola rivers flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk and the development of their coastal territories. It is noted that the problem of the role of representatives of the Siberian merchants in the development of river navigation on the north-eastern borders of the Russian Empire in the late 19th – early 20th centuries is up to date. This article continues the cycle of previous studies, highlights new facets of the process of economic development of remote territories of the north-east of Siberia and the Far East by the Yakut merchant V. I. Fefilov. The article presents two key stages in the process of studying the navigable rivers of the region by V. I. Fefilov. In 1892–1893 V. I. Fefilov organized an expedition to the river Ola. In 1908–1909 Yakut merchant explored the navigable section of the river Aldoma. As a result of the expeditions, the Olsko-Kolyma and YakutskAldom tracts were equipped. The reserves of commercial fish of the river Ola were identified and described, work was done on measuring the depths of Aldoma, a detailed map of Aldoma and Aldoma Bay was compiled. On the coastal territories of Aldoma and Ola, the development of gold deposits and timber deposits was discovered and organized, wharfs and points for the delivery of commercial cargo to the fishing areas were equipped.