New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-09

stations and various permanent oSserva'orirs In
the Temperate and Torrid Zones will also pe
included in the general survey.
The Arctic work comprised circuit oil tweive
mr. thirteen stations around the North Pole. VI
tbese tbe porthernmust was at Discovery Har-
bor in Lady Franklin Bay, latitude 81 de-
prees. 90 minutes, manned by officers and men
Of the United States Army connected with the
SIGNAL Service. The colony was founded In
1881 an unsuccessful attempt to reach 1t was
made last year and two steamers, the Protous
and the Yaptic. have been sent out this season
IN rescue the observers. The second station in
the order of Importance is in SpitZbergen, few
minutes south of the eightieth parallel 1t Is
occupied by party of Swedish observers, who
entered upon their labors on August Is, 1882.
The distinguished Arctic navigator, Captain Pa
lander. is to take them of this month. Between
the SEVENTEEN and the seyenty-third parallels
five and possibly six parties of observers have
been at work. The Russians have station in
the Lena delta, not far from the spot where the
Inflated De Long landed; and 1t is possible
that branch observatory has been ID operation
in Noya-Zembla, although we have not seen
any authentic statement that that portion OF the
work assigned to them had been actually under-
taken. Simultaneous observations are also 10
be made at seven points in Siberia. The Aus
trian party landed at Jan Mayen Island on July
13. and has already returned to the Adriatic,
having completed its work. The United States
station at Port Barrow, Alaska, has been IN
successful operation Tor two years, and obser-
vations have been Systematically made at Bos-
sekop. on the coast of Norway. The Dutch ex-
plorers failed to reach Port Dickson, at the
mouth of the Jenissei, the Varna being caught
in the Kara Sea near WaigatZ Island in August,
1880. and broken no when the ice began to
move in July following. The scientific corps
were probably able however, to make regular
observations durrg the greater part of the
wear. and These will be of great value if the
Russian branch station has not been established
On Nova-Zembla.
Between the sixtieth and SEVENTEEN parallels
four stations have been occupied during the
last year. One of these is at SOlaukya, Fin
land, and another at Godthaab, Greenland. The
German colony landed on the shores of Cum
berland Sound in August, 1882, and made ar
rangements for q thorough series of in
strumental readings. Some additional work
has also been undertaken by DIR. Koch in
Labrador in connection with the Moravian
settlements The British and Canadian
expedition reached Fort Rae, on the
northern arm of the Great Slave Lake, on tho
last day of August. year ago, after an arduous
Journey ND the Saskatchewan, and probably
have already set out on their homeward jour
new. The Antarctic work has been conducted
by French and German parties at Cape Horn
and South Georgia. The Italian corps OF OBJ
servers under Lieutenant BOv6 was wrecked on
the coast of Patagonia and debarred from CO.
operation in the scientific work in that quarter.
OF the fifteen parties sent out, only two
failed to reach their destinations, and one OF
these was proftably employed during the entire
season. OF the remaining thirteen, only one
the Austrian has returned, but the good for
tune which has attended its work is "A favorable
augury for the success of this extraordinary
| scientific campaign.