The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-11-09

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TIN from IL jouTnal. Ga the sth q April, lS23, he
SAYS. being then near Cape Jakan 1--WE gazei long
AM earnestly @ the horizon i hopes, - the 2tmos-
There was clear, u discovering some appearance Of the
northern land which the T-huktschi affirm they have
seen f7m tM- place, but We could discover nothing
of.-"
Frum tie appearance q the land a. we saw it. I
f~l convinced that II = iaaa5ifsi, a. there were large
numbers % va,rus in this vicinity, and the Land ap-
pS4rei mO-e green than the main coast Of Asia, and
quite a. capable u supporting man a. the coast from
Point Barro~ t. the Maekeuzie River, or the north
err parts Of Greenland. which are il a much higher
latitude.
There Is ! cape 4 little TO the westward Of Cape
JakAn. which has q very singular appearance. On
the summit and along the slopes q this promontory
there i al IMMENSE number Of upright AMI pros;ra,e
eolgmn-sme having the appearance Of pyramids,
others Ike large obeLsks some Of them with the
sGmmit larSsr ;han the base The character Of the
surrounding country, which vas rolling, with no
abrupt decEvities, made these objects appear more
singular. They were not in one continuous mass, but
scattered over = large surface, and in clusters Of hf-
teen or twenty each. Sith intervals Of several hun
drci yards 5etween them.
While II - ior near this place, Capt. Phillips, Of
the .uoafcS.0, came on b0Ari and drew my a;ten-
ton 70 a large black place on the slope Of one Of the
h;.is. and s.ii he thought It was coal. We examined
II with the telescope, and u had 4 very distinct ap-
pearance Of coal. II glistenel III the sun, and ap-
pe,rei like a large surface which had been usel rs a
DEPOSIT for coal. IL Was about one and a half miles
in length aai one-hs!f mile IN breadth, the country
surrounding IL icing covered with vegetation
From 1859 to l1O- east there were no indications
OF animal life in the water. We saw no seals, walrus,
whales. or auimalcule in the water. IL appeared
almost - blue - IL does IN the middle Of the Pacific
Ocean. although there waS but from fifteen 20 eighteen
f,,homs in .ny place within forty miles Of the l.ni.
/ think tIe positions 1 have assigned 10 this land
will lie fund correct, Is Mr.. Fhtner examined my
chronoHecr On my arrival and found il only one and
n haf miles in error.
have n.nel this northern land WRANCELL's LAND,
q : al appropriate tribute 10 the memory OF n man
Who spent hree consecutive years north Of latitude
81 : and demonstrated the problem Of this open Polar
Ser ~fOTty-s,e years ago, although others Of much
later date ave enleavOred TO claim the merit Of this
discovery.
The IVES cape OF this land l have named CAPE
TnOSAs, from the man who first reported the land
from tie tu,st-heil Of my ship, and the southeastern
cape l have nanrd after the largest i-land in thi.
group.
As this rport has been hurrieily prepared, I would
1iai u make more extended observations Oh the sub
jec'. which may be Of benefit TO other cruisers IN this
direction, / You viii allow me room IN your paper
ON some fuare occasion. Yours very truly.
THos. LONG.
The rex interesting inquiry relates to its ex-
tent. A. near a. We can learn, after diligcnt
inquiry, 10 one landed anywhere on it. though
several vessels c0a-ted within Il few miles Of it.
The southern shore runs 4 distance of about one
hundred miles cast and west. How far it extends
north l. nj present only 4 matter of conjecture.
Captain BiiVcn, while cruising near Herald
Island. n0-th latitude 1lo 20, west longitude
l75 and distant about 81 miles from the south
east point o Wrangell's Land, saw the mountain
ranges extending To the northwest a. far as the
exc could reach. lie thinks ii not improbable
thar il extends north several hundred miles. If
-, il woui appear TO be of great extent. per-
hap sufficient TO lie termed a continent. BY
taking = chart Of the Arctic Ocean, and marking
the land from the points named above, it will be
iOurpl 20 licabout seventy miles distant from the
Siberian cnst. Tire straits between the two
shores are usually blocked with ice but this
season they have been quite clear. Capt. Long
thinks that : propeller might readily have steamed
far up north either on the west or east side Of
this land. ard made full discoveries regarding Its
extent and character.
These are all the facts that have thus far been
elected regarding what must he conceded to be
one OF tie most important discoveries made the
present year. and which will doubtless prove to
be an interesting addition 10 geographical knowl-
edge. The fact that ver,iuIe was seen by Cap
tains Long AMI Phillips, and that reindeer exist
on it, favor the suppo-ition that it Is inhabited.
Along the shore. drift-wcDd was seen floating in
the water, which l. supposed TO have come from
the contiguous land.
II Il well known that n COMMITTEES including
some Of the must noted French Swans has recently
been formed in Paris, for the purpose of organic
ing a new expedition 20 the North Pole. II Is
stated that toe route TO bc pursued i ono discov- !
cred by a French photographer, NJ. Gustave I
Lambert, and has not vet been tried by previous
explorers. ) subscription has been raised for the 4
expenses Of the proposed expedition, which are es- l
timated at Gu 600 francs at least. The Emperor g.,
has shown lis confidence of the undertaking by g:
the list of subscribers with 80 1000 francs. =.
This new route is understood To be ra Bnering =
Straits and the Sea of Polymia,' which is =
probably 4 new French name for the Polar Sea. =
Hitherto all expeditions sent out from Sibe- Il
cast have failed to penetrate North Il
than latitude seventy-two. Should the s.
remarkably mild weather continue another season, Il
1r should the winter be not unusually severe, the =
.ummer Of ISIS may prove TO be as favorable for T,