National Republican., 1877-11-26
The swedish Arctic Expcdltion Of 1873.

In the London Geographical MIqrsiHe for No.
vember just received are given the particulars of
this expedition by Captain Louis Palandcr, the
captain Of the Vega" the bark which has been
lected for the voyage. II will be commanded by
Prof Nordcnskiold, already celebrated as an Arc
tic explorer, and have a complement Of thirty
men. The provisions and wages are provided by
tho Swedish Government; the King OF Sweden
contributes a large amount from his private in-
come, and Messrs Oscar Dickson, OF Gothenburg,
and SiberlakOf Russian gentleman, bear the re-
main ler Of expense. The expedition will sail from
Gothenburg on the lst Of July, 1878, for Tromaso
where they will coal. From thence they will
make the island Of Nova Zcmbla and cross the Kara
Sea- reaching the mouth of the Ycnisci River in
northeast in The channel fprmed 81 ths waters Of
the rivers Obi and Senisei, they anticipate no
trouble until Cape Chelyusk In Is reached. Beyond
however, In 1876, reached point a few miles east
of this cape in very small craft and 1t is hoped
that vessel properly fitted out, viii succeed in
passing It, IL the expedition makes this advance,
they expect TO reach Behring's Straits by the end ot
September, In which case they will, without delay
continue the voyage around Ada and passing
| through the Suez Canal. return TO Europe The
plan IN It's details provides for all possible contin-
sencies; and II the main object so bold and grand
be not attained valuable results TO science are sure
to ensue. As Mcclure succeeded in accomplishing
| the Northwest Passage, let US hope that the brave
Nordenskiold will .olve that great question OF
other days-the Northeast Passage. A nation can
be engaged In no nObler work than the htherinl
of such undertakings. To advance science and
add to the sum of human knowledge is laudablS
| object In any people.
IN the same magazine the editor Mr.. Clements r
Mgrcham, who is also one OF the secretaries Of the
Royal Geographical Society, has note on the Use
of Arrows by the Arctic Highlanders." lie cxpRin'
that in paper OIL that pe0ple, which he prepared
for the English Arctic expedition Of 1915 he stated
that they had no bows and arrows, and thnt hi
grounds for this assertion was the fact that neither
Kane nor Hayes, who wintercd with them, men
| toned those weapons. He then states that Capt
Fiedcn, one OF, the .natlrasts of Capt Mares
| expedition, had, singularly enough, fOunt
when he visited an Esqumsux, hut a
Etah. well made arrow, implying tina
he had thus made the discovery thGt th
weapon was used by the Etah Esquimaux. II Is
little singular that this learned geographer should
not have remembered that part of the crew OF the
Poaris spent their second winter among these very
peOple, and If so remembering he had troubled
himself To look page 45 Of tho Narrative oftht
| Polaris Expedition" he would have found that u
the Americans belong the honor of this discovery
They not only found that the bow and arrow wa
in use among the Etah EiqulInaux, but they alsC
| learned that II had been introduced some four o.
Ave years previous 70 that time us72) by native
| from the west side of Bahins Bay who had crossed
| over Smiths Strait In their skin boats.