The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-09-12

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The publication IN his discoveries nna
newly inslncd impressions IL awaited.
The intrepid explorer rists the fello~.
ing particulars OF his interesting wy.
age.
We sailed from uashenburr. July
4, ISIS, anA fnar days sail brought ns
"a Trnm~ne. where nnr outfit NJ iufs
and iereSsarirs FIR hikll latisnaes was
completed. Here W. wrr. joined hs
tho companion steamer. Lena. July -
both vessels sailed frem Tromsoe. ~n.l
passed through the iugur strait Aug.
\. There was not particle " lee seen
between Waigntscl and The continent.
The kArMxa. hitherto dreaded bv all
sailors Ia Arctic regions, Was equally
free from ice, anl anchor was cast nj
Port Dickson. near the mouth of the
Hcnesee on Ang. u. After three days
delay there the two steamers VI our ~
petition stccrcd northeast. toward the
dreaded Taimur land and North cape
Ice arrested onr passage. and We were
! compelled to remain nj Tagoyr foui
days. Aug. ~. Tzydekin, the extrem.
northern port oi Asia, wis reached
, where short rest was taken. The
Vega coasted the peninsula. very littl.
! leo being encountered. and anchored vi
the mouth Of the LENA river. Aug. 2i
To the northeaAtwnrd were the islnn,l,
. of New Siberia, which W. soon sighted
,, but were unable to explore because q
, tho great field oi ice that pirt theil
shores. The mouth of koiwyn river.
broad estuary. was found open. and ",
, fastened a. make ali nushihlc progress
, eastward. Our difficulties soon began
! however, aud increased daily. We ~el,
|, DELAYED much hy leo heiwccn Cape Cool
1 and Vnn kMrcma. Mecrnssed kolintschii
i bay on Sept. ~, with comparative ease
!, hut we're imprisoned on the 18th neal
the Tchnktchi settlement. W. win
/ tered IN pick lee III this point. one mil
! from land. The entire ships compan,
! maintained the hest Of health and spir
1 its. Not n single case oI scarvy oc
i Cured on board. Rnrirg the shortes
i day tho sun was over the horizon les
! than three hours. and then only I'll,
upper limb was visible. At this pnin
. much time was devoted io interesting
!, scientific and cthnographic studies
= There were i.OOO inhabitants in tn
! several villages near by. who snl,siste.
4 BY fishing and sealing. They are callet
Tchnktehi, and are very agreeable
class pf people for MI explorer 70 meet
They supplied the expedition with bea
and reindeer meat. The cold was IN
!. tense. averaging ~ deg. below Fahren
4 hcit. The game was abundant in tn,
spring, wild fowl being taken IN larg,
numbers. WI were detained III ice 4
this point 26i days, hut were reieaset
on July II. 1879, and passed East cap
into Behring struts IN the both.
"Sucll in the story at onr voyage,
: fully accomplished the object for wliel
! the expedition WAS sent out hy Dr
Dickson. namely 4 practical proof ot til
existence III 4 Northeast passage. Ihel
the Asiatic coast WAS followed and ~
Lawrence bay was crossed Ia Port Glar
y cnce. Alaska. Thence We crossed I
!. kosingan, dredging carefully in orie
!; 10 determine the formation of the bottof
\ oi tle sea, many specimens of the fAnn
z and flora being obtained. The locat,ol
4 breadth, velocity, and approximate so
= nme of the currents III the Arctic MI
Pacific polar currents were charted an
y calculated.
I: Having touched ut St. l.awrene
W island, W. next proceeded ~ Behrin
4, itlnnd, where w received the first new
i from Europe. through the resident agel
: !, IL thu Alaska Trading Company. TIL
fossil remains ON Hehring island are /
- immense variety. A now marine amin,
wAs here discovered. which was name
rhytinA ntcllmri. The Vega left I'll
u u island On Aug. ID, and had \ ple,.sai
u voyage until Ang. II, when sever
= gale WINS encountered, Mcconlpanie
with lightning. During the storm III
~ lightning struck and shisered the mal,
topmast, slightly ininring several me,
= = We arrived on Yokohama al halt pa~t
ID Sept. J. All arc we'll. and no death
y have occurred during the voyage. III
y Vega |. tho iirst vessel 10 make I'll
passage, aud think the voyage frol
r. Eurore 10 Asia by behring's strait
u certain and safe. with very little MOI
- - experience ri navigation IN the nortlsi
~ ID sens. From Japan 10 the mouth u a
Lena river there ARE 10 difficulties
the proper scason for experienced sAi
"A ors. Ths Lcna river taps Central !
l,eria, and large prospective trade -
readily bc developed. The Vega VI
remain at Yokohama about fnnrtes
days."
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~ Remarkable Tragedy.