The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-06-13
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slr Hugh NillnnThl,, and Richard
Chancellor. under the auspices ~ the
Mu@rsv Company. III London, In lSa3,
sailed IN further than Nova ZcmhlA
| Willunehhs's vessel WAS lost with all on
lnarsl. Chsnrelluf anil his vessel barely
escaped hack 10 Europe.
| In lshl the same company dispatched
stephen nnsrotehs. who pnshcsl east.
wArl b. the Kara sea, living east Of Nova
zembla.
Three vessels were srnt ont by tho
Dutch In ias.t. one VI which crossed thr
Kara sen Il, ihr month u the great III.
lWrian river Ohi
| III the latter part u the sixtcentl.
century Russian nAvigAtors explored
the northern coast M Russia Ill Europe
nnd Asia, sailing from Arrhangcl ~ tho
Obi river, and thence eastward ~ tho
river irnrrci II was not until 1880
1 that party reached Tho mouth ~ tho
Lena, and then not hy rca, hut by
slctlgcs overland. liy aimilar means
tho river kolina was reached In ldlt.
Then the spirit of discovery slum.
bcrrd until IL revived under Peter the
Great. Under this energetic sovereign
the celebrated Dame, Vitas Hchring,
entered the Russian service. He made
several Arctic voyages with hut tritling
results, hnt In l7as hc began Nh over
land survey of the northeast coast of
Siberia, In which lla penctyated ~ Tho
eastern extremity of Asia, East cape,
and looked eastward over the broad
stFnitH that now bcar his name
Through knch means ~ these tha
general outline of the Arctic shores ri
Europe and Asia bccume tnlcrni,ly we'll
known 10 gcographcrs before Norlens-
kiold art ont, hut no voyager hnd ever
sailed tho length III thin entire coast,
and many slisbelieved that such ieMt
wns possible. until now the triumph u
this renowned scientist And navigator
puts an end 10 doubt and ranks him
with the immortal Columbus and vGsco
do 0ama.
In June, 1875, Prof. Nordlcnskjol
under tho AUS Ices ri that cntcrpfisinH
merchant. Oscar Dickson, ri Uotlcn.
burg made MI exploring md trading
voyage ~ thu mouth ri tho YcncHci.
Such were the results oi this able navi.
gators previous experience md study
III the scanons md currents VI these
scas, that he nxtonished MI Europe by
making tin voyage from north cApc "
Nova Ipn,bla III nix days; halted ~
make three explorations III tho interior
of that island; crossed the dreadful Sca
of Kara with comparative eASe. and An.
chorcd In tho mouth 0i tho icncwci
Aug. Ii. On the return his vessel made
the voyner from TINT di,tMt, hyper
borean river 10 Hammerfcst, Norway, IN
only ten days.
Again, In 1871. leaving Tromsoc on
the 18th of July, he reached Nova
Xenbla In lcss tllnn live days. and. III.
ter some delay IN li.r kArnsea. anchored
at the mouth III thu isncsei on Tho nm
niversary of thu LAY he hal rcH, he'd
there In tllr sear before; this time only
twenty days from TFomSoc. liz dln
posed II hlH cnrgo ~ n fuir profit, md,
after eighteen days In lnrhor, returned
10 Hammrrlest within seven weeks III
his setting forth.
Emhol,lened hy success, lN applied
10 King Oscar. " Sweden and Norway,
himself one of the greatest RcoRvaphcvS
of the age, for assistance ~ make Il
more extended voyage. The King nnd
Mr.. Alexander Hihiriakolf contributed
$4,000, 10 which his old patron. Mr..
Dickson, added Ei2.Mhl, and, on July
4, fA7s. the gallant explorer turned his
prov into tho fierce face of the Arctic,
10 win. II possible. for this nineteenth
century tlle honor ionglt In vain by
the centuries gone by This time hc
wis provided with steam whaling vcx-
.cl, the Vega. aud accompanied by =
large stAlF ol navy and scientific officers
detached from Tho service ri vMri0us
European countries. all eager to have .
share In thu discoveries III this remark
abld Captain. They lcft TromM,c July
9n; reached tllc irncsci Amg. ~; rested
there tlarec days, then boldly ventMrcd
around the dreaded North cape of Asia,
never rounded by sailing craft before,
and came 10 anchor In the month of tho
fnr.ofI Lcua on Ang. ~. Tho good
news filled thn heart of every geogrA.
pier In al lands will, rcjoicings. and con-