, 1879-01-14

u.aminaria Azaroh n. H. md number of lowrr
the doh"a seey setcs he i.npes
which u Also fnuna IN the Baltic md our
larger ,akcs, and which Is considered to bs a
prftof ot thcis havfng col,ercd with the Arctic
80 far Of interest n they eave further proof
Of the fnrnrrcctncss of t1le theory which has
long prevailed, that tho Siberian Arctic Bra Wa4
entirely destitute Of the higher forms ot alyd.
the MAI or KoDEysEtDLn's DoScoyKHtRs-
CANro1H.rilICAi CotAEcTInNs.
BERLIN, dec. 19,-Fr. f. Hchn,. Pefcrmann's
SUCCESSOR IN tho direction Of Pcrti,e's world
renowned Geographical tnatttutc, editor.tn-cbIef
rlnccii 1t tlic tlisposaI Of the New York Htra'd
an excellent map drawn py Mr. IlasscnstciD, thu
eminent photographer, g!yfng tho frat Rsaohtc
representation OF tM8 important discoveries
made by Prot. Nordcnskiu1d in Ills valiant Gxpe.
dttion. The map demonstrates the tnursc OF
navigation purfutl by the fegn anil Lem from
liaMnIcficst to The mouths of the Lena, never
hcf0re attained br any steamer or sailing vessel.
o.,siy granted by Mr. Oscar )lckson, at
GnthcnburR, tho n,laf1cent patron of tie
learfn,d professor and promoter Of i1Is present
researches. III comparing The outlines OF tho
tained, will tho former charts, *o immediately
pcrcc[re marked difference tn the tielfncatf0n
81 Tantyr Land. Tho cxtremc point nt The
Old WoFld,..tbc PrumontoElt1ns Tahln OF pltny,
atei, according 10 bis and Capt. Cainnder'4 OBJ
scsyatfnns, In latitude u deg. - min. north
aHh longitude fU4 deg. min, east, somewhat
morc to the northwarl Of It's former .'o9itios. IN
es. e: o s 1ss asst q hs r 1s's f
cccdinE from Ciatanga along the COST BY
menus Ut sledRcs, was the first TO obtain tho
most northern prunlontortcs Oh the lVth OF May.
Considerable alteration Is noticeable with re-
gard to the western coast OF Tatmy: Lantl.
In contradlstincttou to the reports M The Ilus-
stan Captains saertegoff aud M'n!n. WHO vfsitcd
tlleae parta tn slcssgcs about, 1'40. Sonlcn.:
Won MIddcndor1. that larga island, the
Tainyr lnsula, lies opposite tho west coast Of
the IaImyr Peninsula, from which It tt scna-
rated by tue straits. tae exassinn Of whtcl. vas
GUS Is the etauEc in the shsps of the eastern
part Of the .raimyr Peninsula. Differing from
Aitldeudorfr's sthnograph!eal researches md
Sokolufrs raEtoRrnphtcal studies. tbs Swedish
expedition has proved that the eastern coast Of
1ainiyr Land Is situated in east longitude; h.
tween il3 and III degrees; II taa thus cxf PERI
cnccd dimiuution Of about four degrees,
while the coast from Norluick Bay u t!,u
Aencck las been prolonged about the same
THE FORCE or EXAMPLE.
As visible on ot1r r1Ap, SoFdcnsktofd and l'ft
party hayc only seen portion Of tic Iaiuvr
coa,f. the far-siretchtng lndentations OF which
we're beyond thelr view. Accurate observations
wurt. marie by them, o,g!pg to tnck Of time and
want of opportunity, only at colnparativcly few
ps'!nts, and merely the general contours Of the
the brltunt example Of Non.lcukkEotd will soon
bt followed BY 1tlier fcafarin4 nations. Fore
most In tho field will ungucstlonab1y be the
Russians, who III their patriotism have made al
ready 81 many sacrit'res to establish regular
connection By. sen with Siberia. Even now prup-
arations ase being madc to 1T out vessels to
procccd to tho I.c,la ncxt rear. The future mnst
show II the satne .uecess will be reGularly ut
ta!ncd. Although the conditions may hnyo been
exceptionally favoral,le III tho Sea OF Kara In
1915 ono ought to bear III MUD that Nor.
.!cnskIold, relying on the rotteuncss Of tho
lee lie encountered nenr Cape Trhcjusk!n, Ia
firmly convinced of tho existence Of q i!avI.nbfc
way along tho coast every gear. pArtlcu-
IaTly US immense n0ssea OF warm watcr aFe dtt
charged Into the occan BY the grrat Siberian
riyers during the summer. II rroutochtcheH,
by ihg tee from rouu,iiHv cuue reieijuski,,, and
LnphctT in August. Ito, had to abandon llla
shal!op before the mouth Of the A,cneck, II
nnst ba remembered that they only POSSESSED
snail. fragile vessels, wllcsca. B1rI voya.es aEe
NOW attempted with steamers Of powerful cOn-
sttuclt0h.
nEnogs or SCIENCE.
The courage and dt1tcEsty with which the
Vega md Lena wcru Etccred through quite ltu-
to1is obstacles and aupc1iInentst well merit our
unqualified pra.so md admiration. IL ortcr It,
spread far and vide the na,ncs Of the bo'd
rs Columbus. Magc,san, Drake, Calot, Fsob!shcr,
Bchr.ne, Cook, Parry, Frunk'in, and others,
give n list vi thu prominent tnem5ers Of Surslen-
skfold's expedition. beside fordrusKio'd.
ana Y III s stsxe IL ~ ., G: 9saceS % SSs tn
Of the YennesNi, VIC nvntion l.tcut. l.. ralun-
der, rolnmandcr vi the Vega, and Lieut.. e. G.
nrIssxitz. both officers in the swedlsh Navy;
DR.. Rjcllman. hotallist OF tho University vi
t1nkufn t1F Htur fte011ttnf. ntJs3 f1r Inn.
Qu!sh. plyslcfan hy spetial request of their
respective Governments, Ltc,lt. A. iiofgaari, of
the Dan,ah Nayt; First.L Lieut.. G!aeotno Dove,
o. s9s !a. Savy a." au 81
sor's staff. 1he custa Of the expedition nru tlo-
fruyed by Mr.. Oscar dickson providing E1.,0M
nut Of the E0,OCO required, while the King of
sMsden, a' 0oyes,'ncn.. and str' AleS2nsr
Sordcnsktol1's vessel, originally O. steul1
whAlcr, was built at Brcmen Ut teak wool,
bus a splendid eneius, and 10 well adapted
ior Arctic service. Ihs leila, Lena, w'l,cl &C.
10 alr. SihiriakoH. mud IL commanded by Cant.
Johanusen. She relualns ut Yakutsk Wustl next
sumner, wlcn she Will return 10 NuFHAy. A
letter from Yakutsk, addressed to the g. Pc.
tcrshurE tdsrfte, descrl1Mk thu Joy prevailing ut
this outpost III civilization thu arrival af the
Lena, which entered tlo river whtio Nurl!el,s.
eod ou t,oaFtl Of tho Vega. continued Ills route
fos tho lscring Strait. Capt. Jo!lannsci reached
4uA4koh w tH0 @A1k ~ tSthGl!InE!tA +AR,Hk
aftcr his separation from Sorienskio1h.
Tho ErcAtcst Interest prevails Us To The fur.
thrr eourso aud tho results uf Nnr.lGllskluttl'x
expedition. aoro than three mon.l,s Aavr
elapsed stnca he WINS last hcArl Ut. !Icwas tlen
full OF hoptA OF attaining the long-coyrtch Huai
OF northeast passagc lrhni the Atlalltic 10 tho
facEnr Ocean. May Ills antieI.Mtt0n be realized.
aud We soon Dbtaln tho t!dlngs from Jupan of
bis safe arrival.
ONLY ONE STANDARD.
TO thf Editor al Ths Tribune.
CHICAGO Jan. Il.-ktuch confusion It Is TO