Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-10
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The Profssssr,s Account % His Expsr-
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London Cablegram, eth, to New York Herald.
The Herald correspondent at Yokohama,
Japan. telegraphs - follows:
The Swedish exploring steamer Vega, be.
longing to the Nordenskjold expedition
arrived at this port last evening, having
slece8lpbL acDnpishel The noythsast pas.
sagss TAsehsslth IT sthS satifG hip's COM
pany 10 excellent. have just seen Prof.
'Nordenskjold, who says that during the lat
ter part Of February he ssnta letter to DR..
O. Dickson, of Gothenburg, from the winter
quarters of the Vega, but he has no intima-
tion that his patron has received it.. The
professor says: < 8
We sailed from 4olhsnbarg July 4, 1878.
-Four days sail brought Us to Tromsos q
Norwegian post on an Island Of the same
name), where our outfit of furs and neces-
saries for the high latitudes was completed.
Here We were Joined BY the companion
steamer, the Lena. ,. y
On July e5.h1 both vessels sailed from
Tromsoe, passed through the Yugor Strait
(sou.h of Nova Zembla) August 5th.
There was not particle of ice to be seen
between Waigstsch (Vaigatz. Russia is.
land, and the continent. The Kara Sea,
hitherto dreaded BY all sailors in the Arctic
regions, was equally free from ice, and an
Choir was cast at Port Dixon, near the mouth
of the Yenessi on August 9th.
After three days delay there, the two
steamers of our expedition steered north
east toward the dreaded Taimurland and
the cape north. The ice arrested our pas
sage aud We we're compelled to remain at
Tsjoyr (Cspe Tiamur) four days.
Va August 10th. Tsej jdekiD, the extreme
northern point of Asia was reached, where
short rest was taken. The Vega coasted
the peninsula. very little ice being encoun-
tered. and anchored at the mouth of Lena
river on August Goth. To the northeast
ward were the islands of New Siberia,
which were soon sighted but were not able
to explore because of the great field of ice
Kolvys river (lat. 60 deg, so min, long. 16l
deg. 80 min }, q broad estuary was found
open, and We hasten 10 make all possible
progress eastward
Our difficulties soon began, however, and
increased daily. We we're delayed much by
the ice between Cape Cook and Vanksre-
ma. We crossed Kalintzhm Bay on Sept
~ With comparative ease, but were impris-
0ned on the 28th near Tehutcchi settlemen,
(lat. 81 deg. min. nor.h long. III deg "a
min. wcsU,
We wintered in the pack ice at this point
one mile from land. The entire ships com.
pany maintained the best Of health and
spirits. Not single case of scurvy oc.
CURED on board. During the shortest day
the sun was above the horizon less than
three hours, and then only the upper limb
was visible. At this point the professor
made many scientific and ethnographic
studies. There are 1000 inhabitants in the
several villages near by, who subsisted BY
fishing and sealing. They are called the
rchuetchi, and are very agreeable class of
people tor an exploring party to meet.
They supplied the expedition with bear and
reindeer meat. The cold was intense, av-
ersRing 46 cintigrades (922 degrees below
fahrenheit. The game Was abundant in
the spring, wild fowl being taken in large
numbers. We were detained In the ice At
this point 284 days. but were released on
July 18, and passed East Cape into Behripe
Strait on the Goth. Such is the story of
our voyage.
l fully accomplished the object for which
the expedition was sent out by DR.. Dickson,
namely, . practical proof of the existence
of northwest passage. Then the Asiatic
coast was followed, aud St. Lawrence Bay
was crossed TO Port Clarence, Alasks.
Thence We crossed 10 Koniyan, dredging
carefully inorder to determine the formae
ton OF the bottom of the sea, many speci-
mems of the fauna and fora being obtained.
The location, breadth, velocity and approx
innate volume of the currents of the Arctic
and Pacific polar currents were chartered
and calculated. Having touched at ST,
Lawrence Island, We next proceeded to
Behring's Island, where we received the
first news from Europe through the resi-.
dent tgent OF the Alaska Trading company.
The fossil remains on Behring's Islard are
ofimmerse variety. 5 i.<3E n
A new marine animal was here discover.
ed, which We named Rhytina Stellari. The
Vega left the lslsnd on August 10Th, and
had pleasant voyage until AUGUST 3lst,
when severe gale was encountered, accom-.
panied BY lightning. During tho storm,
the lightning struck and shivered the
msin-topmast, slightly ipjuring several
men. We arrived off Yokohama at $50
o'clock on the evening of September ID.
All are well. and no deaths have occurred
during the voyage.
The Vega is the first vessel to make the
passage, and think the voyage from Eu.
rope to Asia by little more experience q,
navigation in the northern seas. From
japan. TO the. mouth of the Lena river, there
aHo NO 'dif6cuities In the psoper season for
experienced sailors. The Lena river taps
central Siberia. aud large prospective
slade can readily be developed. The ,VeRa
vill remain st Yokohama about. fourteen
fdays. '>''' 'e''
The entire crew of tho Swedish steamer
a. E: Ncrdsnskj jold, sent to the relief Of
the Vega, which was lost on Yesso on Au-
gust 18th, have arrived safely at . northern
japanese port :
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