The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-07-07

larger than q ship. into the open space
OF land from which I could see below
me and stretching away, as far as the
eve could reach, Q land more beautiful
than England or any other countrv l
had ever seen. When my feelings
had become calmer I descended
the mountain, at the foot OF which
| l came on a village in which
was q. great crowd OF people
who seemed to be celebrating carni-
val or festival, being clad in skins. l
was greatly affected by the sight and
tainted, remaining insensible about two
days. l was carefully attended by q
priest but closely guarded. Soon after
I was taken before the chief who is
called the Jearl, and was received by
him with great distinction. He is
oearly seven feet high and splendidly
made. He is blonde with long fsxen
hair. He is about forty years OF age.
The Queen ia also q pure blonde, very
tall and beautiful. 1 am learning their
language which is very similar in
sound to the Swedish. 1 am almost
sure the ruling race here are the ancient
Mortimer of history. I am sacredly
protected and treated with the greatest
consideration but carefully watched.
The peasants or serfs seem to be
entirely another race and are swarthy.
The people here worship the sun in
summer and the moon in winter |;
soon after arriving the sun COM
menced declining and finally disap-
peared on the 18th of October, appear
ing a gain above the horizon on the Let
OF March, showing that the day or
GUNNER here il seven and q half
months, and the night or winter four
and half months in length"
The remainder OF the letter is given
to a description OF the vegetation, ami
mails and mineral resources OF the
country. The trees are very fine and
include cottonwood, oak, elm aud birch,
and pine vegetation grows rapidly. In
summer grass grows to the height OF
one foot in two weeks in June. The
animals are the moose, musk OK, buff
alo, bear, COX, rabbits. &c. There are
also horses, being small and highly
esteemed. Walrus and seals are do
mesticated and used for towing barges
and canoes in lakes and rivers They
have grain, being wheat, maize and
barley, also potatoes, apples. &c, geese
and ducks are numerous, the fish are
Of fmany varieties and abound in swarms,
salmon being the favorite. Iron is
plenty, mostly magnetic. Stone is also
found and there are large quarries OF
fine granite. Precious stones and also
gold and silver abound. Gold and silver
hammered into oval shaped pieces are
used for money.
He concluded his letter by saying, |
have now been here about ii months,
this being according to my calendar
the 22d OF May. 1861, and the heat is
somewhat oppressive. They have not
offered ne any violence and do not
think they will, as the priests are too
anxious to learn from me what they are
satisfied l know. I am learning their
language slowly, but faster than they
are aware. l shall put this statement
properly secured in seal skin in the
river hoping, but scarcely believing that
it may pass the cataracts aud be picked
up by some whaling ship or other craft.
The letter is signed William North,
Her Majesty's ship Erebus, Sir John
Franklin expedition, enclosed May %.
1861.
Steamboat Inspector.
New YoRK, July 6-The expected
arrival in this city Of General D. D.
Smith, Superintendent and Inspector
General OF Steamboats,, is creating the
most intense interest among steamboat
officers and engineers in New York.
1t is expected tnat he will be here from
Philadelphia Tomorrow or Tuesday.
tis bis intention, it is understood, to
make rigid inspection Of all the local
boards of inspectors in the eastern
States and also to make q series OF la.
spection OF boilers, boiler iron, &c The
preliminary experiments will commence
at Sandy Hook on Thursday or Friday
.ext. By these inspections it is CAL
culated that all unsteady and intemper.
ate persons will be deprived OF their
licenses and all candidates for positions
az engineers will be required to pass q
most careful examination before re-
ceiving certificates. The law provided d
by Congress with its provisions and
penalties will be rigidly enforced and q
lively time for steamboat owners aud
engineers is anticipated.
The Tisress.
The principal portion OF the repairs
o. the Tigresa having been completed
she was taken out of the dry dock yes
terday afternoon and moved alongside
Of the long dock. where a few minor
repairs will be completed. She received
her supply OF coal to-day, and her pre-.
visions, stores and instruments will be
supplied tomorrow. She will take
out as her crew part OF the survivors OF
the Polaris party and the rest will be
shipped specially for the cruise. A
board of officers will be ordered from
Washington to survey the Tigress be-
fore she sails and to officially report her
condition to the Navy Department It
is expected the vessel will be ready to
SSH about the middle OF this week.
ReprInting National Bank Notes.
The Tmes special from Washington
says some difficulty is appreheuded re-
garding the construction Of the law ap>
propristiDg 100000 for the reprinting
of mutilated National Bank currency.
The law provides that only such notes
shall be reprinted as have been sue
cessfully counterfeited. 1t Is not pre-
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