The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-04-28
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as follows, as far rs known: OF the
Jennnette expedition, the remainder ol
the Original party were about to begin
their homeward journey, together with
Ensign Hunt, of the Rodgers. At last
accounts they were en- route from Ir-
kutsk to Orenburg. Messrs. Harber
and Schutze, of the navy, were expected
at Irkutsk, in April, with the remains
of De Long and his party, intending to
start tor home rs soon us the caskets
arrived. A bill has been introduced
into Congress to pension Mrs. De Long,
and another to indemnity those who lost
personal effects OH the Arctic expedition
OF the Rodgers, and to reward the
friendly natives who preserved the lives
OF the party during the winter after the
burning Of the ship. Mr.. Leigh Smith,
of the Ezra expedition, has presented
the Geographical Society of London
With 91, 1000, in recognition of its inter-
est i'll Arctic work. The Arctic exploring
vessel Dlmina, commanded by Lieuten-
ant Hovgaard, OF Nordenskiold's party,
bound for Cape Cheljuskin or Franz
Josef Land, was beset III the Kara Sea.
hear Kara Strait. in the latter part of
August. Several propositions have been
made to organize all expedition for the
purpose of communicating with her and
with the Dutch international party on
tho Varna, also impeded by ice in the
same vicinity. AS nearly oan be judged
from rather confused kilograms which
have been received, no relief party has
actually been organized, though COR
respondence between the Danish and
tina Dutch authorities has. taken place,
and the Danish Captain Normann has
visited St. Petersburg on that business.
It has been reported that LARSEN, one
of the Jeannette survivors,, had been
engaged to make the attempt, and the
last news appears to be that nomads
from the Pstschora river mouth report
that the vessel was III good order, and
had arrived from the coast of Novaia
Zemlia to remain for the winter.
Tie situation Mt tie international
polar stations for simultaneous meteoro-
logical and magnetic observations was
favorable when last heard from, except
in the case of the Novala Zemlia parties.
The American station at Lady Franklin
Bay, the most northern and the first
established Of oil, has not been oAlnnlgs
nioated with, owing to ice in the
northern part of Smith Sound; but
being fully provisioned and equipped
tor three years, the party are believed
to be in good condition. The German
station at Kingava, Cumberland Inlet,
wus successfully established in the
autumn of 1882, under DR.. William
Giese. Obse vations arc iu progress ut
Godhaab, in West Greenland, under
Lieut.. Pnulsen's dire ction. DR.. Snellen
in the Varna, with the Dutch expedition
which aimed Mt reaching Dickson Haven
near the mouth of the Yenisei, reported
beset in tho X .rn Ssa, near Kara Strait,
in the last week in August, will doubt
less have established station on the
land of Novaia q ,mlia If not released
by the end of the season. With or near
them was the Danish Arctic expedition,
ON the Steamer Dimina commanded by
Lieut.. Andreas Hovgaard, mentioned
above. Tho Aus trian expedition, COM
manded by T.. v. Wohlgemuth, succeed
cd in establishing its station by August
l5, on the island OF Jan Mayen, in
ravine on the southern slope of the
Vogolberg, named Wilczek valley, after
the promoter of the expedition. The
latest data from the Russian expedition
to make a station ut the mouth of the
Lena was, that all was ~ ing
favor ably. and that the part un' 'he
command OF Lieut.. Jul 40, h, d
reached its destination. O. sr.N-
diary station, projected by tho imperial
geographical society Mt Moller Bay,
under the direction Of Lieut.. Andreieff,
no positive news has been received here;
but it is asserted that they had reached
and would winter in 'Novaia Zemlia.
The Finnish station on the shores of
the White Sea began operations August
Is. Mahlenberg, with tho Swedish
expedition. were safely established at
Wyde Bay, Spitzbergen; while the OBJ
servations of Stsen, Mt Bosekop, near
the North Cape OF Norway, haye been
gong on quietly for some time. Capt.
Dawson with his party were we'll on
their way toward Fort Rae, III the Hud-
son Bay territory, when last heard from.
The exact locality finally decided upon
by the Anglo- Canadian party is not yet
known. The Uuited States party at
Ugla-ami, near Point Barrow, Alaska,
were visited and recruited during the
summer, and tho first years observa-
tions arc already in the computer's
hands; while simultaneous observations
by self-registering instruments under
the direction Of Mr.. Marcus Baker of
the United States coast-survey, at Los
Angeles, California, are progressing
favorably, and will be steadily main
tanned. Of the proposed subordinate
stations at York Factory and in Labra-
dor, no recent information is at hand,
though DR.. Koch, charged with organ