The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-11-13


The next day rowed further INTO the sound having
given orders that the should follow on the fol-
lowing day IL possible TO the Provens anchor
and with the help Of slight breeze and good current
for the party in her to to me on the other
shore then went aboard, and, driven forward almost
entirely by strong southwest current we continued
our course toward the Karska Sea- at which we arrived
aer safely passing the sound anding the water quite
free from Ice We then steered toward the southern
part Of that peninsula which separates the Karska
Sea from the Obi Gulf and which IS
called by the Samoyedes 'JaimaL" There very
little wind, 50 that proceeded but slowly circum-
stance which certainly tried patience very much,
but which had this advantage that during progress
IN these waters, visited for the drst by scientific
expedition, we could every day undertake dragging,
photographed experiments sc The draggings yielded
Unexpectedly rich and varied harvest Of animals,
among which will particularly mention some colos-
sal Isopod Species peculiar Cumace quantity OF Am
dpods and copepodes large tine Alecto; exceedingly
large ophurdi, beautifully marked Asterids, number
less brushworms moiluscs, &c, &c.
A PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCE
There is a peculiar circumstance connected with this
sea--vz that the water at the surface, being freed
from salt BY the large streams which hnd Their outlets
here becomes deadly poison q the animals LIVING IN
the salt water Al the bottom. Most Of the animals
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minutes when placed in water taken from the surface
As at the western coast Of Nova Zembla, whenever
an opportunity offered, determinations were made
Of the temperature OF the various Depths
also the surface. These experiments made
with The thermometers OF Negretti and cambria and
Casella, which you procured last spring during your
stay in London, and yielded particularly interesting
result They may be considered as settling many
troverscs that have lately concerning the
currents in these regions the direction OF which, for
want Of any better explanation, endeavored
principally to be determined from the surface
temperature Of the water From numerous OBJ
seryations along the western coast Of Nova Zemba
from the Matotschkln scharr the Jugorskj Sound
from thence past Cape Grebeni until rs deg north and
81 deg east and further to the mouth OF the Jenese
have obtained unanswerable proof that that the
temperature the surface exceedingly and is
dependent the temperature OF the air the proximity
OF the ice and The inflow OF warm. sweet water from
the rivers Obi and Jeneso But that the temperature at
depth OF ten fathoms stationary between
and two degrees Celsius, consequently any deep
going currents do not exist here quantity Of
deep water samples has been collected hy Professor
Ekman's excellent apparatus constructed for the pur
pose and am convinced that at the bottom the saline
element is invariably Of fixed calibre and proportions
This be settled satisfactorily return by
sAcRTFIcuL REMAINS.
On the Sth OF August landed for a few hours
the northwest side OF Jalma where astronomical
determination Of locality taken a.. Traces Of
human beings. Of whom barefooted and
also or Samoyedes sledges appeared tho shore close
10 which was sacrilcial altar consisting of about
fifty heapcd up skulls Of polar bears, bones of the
walrus and reindeer. In the midst of this heap Of
bones erected two Idols, newn out Of roots Of
driltwood, eyes ana mouths had recently been
smeared with blood There also two sticks. with
hooks, upon which hanging the bones Of reindeer
and bears Close by there fireplace and heap
OF rciudecr bones the latter being the apparent rem
nant Of sacrihcal banquet After lew hours stay
IN this spot | sailed further north, until
large and uniform looking ice fields prevented our
home voyage in that direction. afterward followed
the border OF the ice eastward and finally directed my
toward the northern side OF the mouth OF the
Jenesei, where the Swedish dag hosted and an
Choir cast on the afternoon Of the 18th.
GOAL REACHED
We had now reached the goal to which great seafar-
ing nations mad endeavored in vain for hundreds OF
years attain. While neared the harbor old he
bear grazing with reindeer on the beach The
bear afterward separated quite lesurely from his
paulons and finally lay Gown TO sleep the strand
close TO our landing place Before anchor
was cast Dr. Theel went in
boat TO try 10 kill him. Having arrived
shore be cautiously approached the bear, who, 1
however soon became aware Of him, and rushed tor
ward as il to make an attack He was, however,
quickly bit in the forehead by Remington bullet,
twenty PAGES away. The shot, however did not pierce
the skull, but only made a long, deep, furrow-hke
wound between the eyes and along the forehead. Now
Brlin tried 70 take fight, but fell directly aserward
having been hit BY another shot, which penetrated The
lung and upper part Of the heart.
looked upon this incident . good omen; that the
dominion Of the boar, after lasting in these regions for
thousands Of years. viii very shortly be extnguished
there will his stead be vessels Of all nations,
the medium connecting Europe with the immense