The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-14
NORDENSKJOLD,S GREAT
VOYAGE.
Virgins Enterprise.

Imperial Science in her march of trl.
unph around the world. Politicians in
the several States of Christendom may
fret and wrangle over the absurdities
and technichalit,es of international law;
preIates and creedsmen may plague the
world with angry schisms and with dog
matic perplexlties; nation may rise
against nation, aud serrled hosts, "in-
ebriste with rage" may like the hot
simeon, blast eacu other from the globe;
but Science is the inoarnate embodiment
of "p-ace on earth and good will toward
men" and in her queenly presence the
fact,ous cavaliers and warning hosts for
gettheir senseless chickering's long enough
ut least to reverently salute tbs bene-
hcleut spirit of universal progress. Last
week the lightning tongue of Scirnce
thrilled tue hearts OF all enlightened men
with lhe joyful message that the intrepid
Swedish navigator Is not only safe and
we'll, but that he has triumphantly solved
the problem of a northeast passage
arouni the globe. Under date Of May
29:h, 1879. the London Daily News pub.
lishrs tho following tels gram from 81.
Petersburg:
"a Telegram from Iskutsk, dated Sun
day, reports that intelligence was re-
celve1 at Yakutsk on the third of May,
via Kolynsk, that the steamer Vega was
out OF danger and iu Behring's Straits.
All the members Of the expedition were
we'll. Nordensjold intended starting for
Europe in mouth, via the Suez Canal" ="
Toe Importance of that simple an.
nouncement cannot be over estimated.
1t not only relieves the civilized world
from q pail fal anxiety in relation to the
safety OF the great navigator and his in.
trepid companions. but to the ply ysicist,
the geographer and Arctic explorer it is q
v~ritable bsnsdicuon. For more than
three hundred years the boldsst. hearted
mariners Of Europe and America have
va,nly braved the terrors and miseries OF
the drear and dismal north in order to
accomplish the apparently impracticable
inter.Arctlc circumnavigation 70 recently
performed by Professor Nordenksjod.
IN addition to the importance of this
notable voyage in purely scientific
point OF view, We may also safely predict
that it will immediately lead to vast COM
mercial interests with the remote regions
of Siberia and North Europe. OF the
incidents and risks of the entire voyage
Of the Vega j. is yet impossible to speak,
but the fact remains that sucsessu ul
sail has been made from Sweden,
through the Arctic Ocean, to Behring's
Sta t. and it will be an easy task for in-
genious men TO establish Winter stations
for shelter and traffic along the northern
shores OF Europe aud Asia. Indeed, the
scientific researches OF Professor Nor
den.iold led him to believe that the COM
parauvely warm water flowing from the
vast rivers of Northern Asia would serve
to Keep the shore.line and adjacent
va or of the Arctic Sea free from D r.
pe:ual Ice, and it Is already known tha.
Nordrnsj juld's theory was substantially
correct, and that, IN sailing beyoud Nova
Zembla, be found but little difficulty In
passing what had hitherto been supposed
to be an uubroKen field OF ice. Tue his.
tory OF the grand voyage OF the Vega
will Do looked for with impstienos by all
civilized people. not alone for its thrill
Ing details. but for the reason that 1t will
doubtless be an auxiliary to further tx.
ploratlons in hyperborean regions. That
the safety of tho Vega, is now beyond =
peradventurs, tnat there will be nothing
to further delay the proposed polar voy.
age OF james Gordon Benefits vessel
now fitting out At San Francisco. and II
may be possible for an American to share
the glory of the great Swede by SOLVING
another psrplexing riddle Of the higt
North.