The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-06


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swedish exploring steamer xsss, ps si,,sa ss
Is Inc Nofdenska az peuiIio.., .s,c,.sss.
LII p oaconniished the Northeast Passsge,
sssns yhssifh 81 tie entire ships company g
srselienf. Professor NordehsEaold ss Iss,.
=. Wa sa,led from Gothenburg On ss ~
1s7s. snd 4 four DAYS sali O lss ~
M ia Tror,s6e "a Norwegian 49, 49,
4 fsianrs az tho saues nameb - -. ]. :
Isl ~. $ nn,S,s az furs IA and necessatiss
I gu ~. ,,,s HIGH. iatitndes Was ootnp,eueu.
~ sua -, -, were ioincd by the com{ss6ioh
4 i.sI ~ Nc Iena, ON Juty 25th bosh yes.
b 49, s.tied from TromsSe. pissed tnrou2n
az ynror strait fsoush Of Nova enoIal On y,
4 AZ: = Yonst stb. There was not a particle oa
+ ics 10 he seen between Waigatscn ~ aiga r..
: Russian isiand) and the Continent; Y y
KAN Sea, hitherto dreaded BY all saaso.s ~
ahe Arctic REGIONS, was eqnatly Hee ,isoni
ice. aud anchor was cast OF fest D,c .ss,a.
near the mouth OF the aenesss gu -0u' ' 20
9Th. 5.s; -. 1870. ,,..,. Or
SO After three. days. deiay there tne 49,
steamers OF our sxpedlt0n steeiga nv. - "a \
east toward the dreaded Taimur iamu usss.
tie North Cape. The ace asIsst ~ a um, NJ
age and we were eompeheu, Nv, aon An.
Tajoyr (cape Tainiur y lou. usss. nortt,arn
s,o,nt ~ Asia. was reached, where snoIt
sSs.t tyas taken. The Vega scoasted tne Pc
ninsuln. very little Ice being encoanlsreu,
and snchored at the mouth OF the Lens :
.;rar on August a6. To the nortneastWsai.u.
rrsre the islands OF New Siberia, WHICH
wegsoon sighted. but were 'unaD.e "
Il n,iore becaIse OF the great teld Q! ice
1hat sp;rt their shores. The mouth Q! tle
EaIwva river latitude $50 i3G, iongltuue
1910 80tl q broad estuary. was foun Il. open'
and I've hasteped TO make oil pessioie pro-
rrsss eastward. Our difficulties soon De
1an.. however, and increased daiiy. we
were DELAYED much by the ice DetWeen i, o 81
:I;ook and Van KareIna. Weicros ssss' ~.
Z lintsebm bay on September 2!tn WIN I'll a.
r;eratiye ease. but were imprisoned on s.ne
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go u north. longitude 177e ~ west).
TIE WINTER 1NsTHE ICE: q - 'is2
ave wintered in the pack-lce at Ibis
point, one mile from land. Tue ent'le
sbfp's company maintained the pest. oi
health and splrits.-~ Not single case ~, W
scurvy occurred on board. Durins !uo
shortest day the sun was above the n9riz1n
less than three hours. and then,%ony tue
-nnner limb was visible. At tbs Point
mneh time was devoted to Interesting
scie,,tific and photographic studies. There
were four thousand inhabitants in the
several villages near by, who subslsted
-by fishing and sealing. They are cs'ied
the Tchuktchi, and are q very agreeable
class Of people for an exploring party
10 meet. They supplied the expedition
with bear and reindeer meat. The cold
was intense. averaging 36 eentigrade az. 2
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 pbintitwo hundred and
sixty-four days, but were released on July
18th, and passed East Cape into Behring
Straits on the Goth. Such Is the story OF
our voyage.
~ COMPLETE SUCCESS. ,.sg.
I'll fully accomplished the object for
which the expedition was sent out By DR..
Dickson-namely, q practical proof OF the
existence of Northeast Passage. THEN
The Asiatic coast was followed and st. Law
renee Bay was crossed to Port Clarence,
Alaska. Thence we crossed to koniyan,
dredging carefully In order TO determine
the formation of the bottom OF the sea, many
specimens of the fauna and fora being OBJ
tanned. TheEocati0n, breadth, velocity, and
approximate volume Of the currents OF the
Arctic and Pacific Polar currents were
charted aud calculated. Having touched at
ST., Lawrence Island we next proceeded
to Behring Island, where we received
the first news from Earope through the
resident agent oil; the Alaska Trading Com
PAW. The fossil remains on Behring Island
are OF immense variety. A new marine an
imal was here discovered, which we named
-Rhptina steliari. The Vega seft the island
on August 10th, and had pleasant voyage
until August 3lst, when q severe gale was
encountered, accompanied with lightning
During the storm the lightning struck and
sbiyered the main-topmast, slightly injurlng
several men. We arrived off Yokohama Of
half-past on the evening OF September I'd
All are well, and no deaths have occurred
during the voyage
PROSPECT.
=. "The Vega Is the first vessel to make the
passage, and think the voyage from Eu.
rope TO Asia by Bearing Strait is certain
and safe, with very Httte more. experience
OF navigation in the narthern seas. From
Japan. to the, mouth ct TIE Lena river there
are no difficulties IN the proper season fol
experienced sailors. The Lena river taps
Central Siberia" and a large prospective
trade eau readily be developed. The Yegf
viii remain at Yokohana about feusseer
days -.
: THE RELIEF STEINER.
The entire crew OF The Swedish >steanel
a. E. Nordenski5ld, sent to the RELIEF .o
the Vega, which waslost OF Yesso on AL
gust 9Th, have arrived safely at nortlsesr
Japanese port. =. %'..~, 80 81.
FrofaGs0r Wilsserss Gafas
From the New York Timesl
Professor Wilder, OF Ithaca, Kew II ofk,