The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-17

Is. of course. impossible ] had expected
that tho lost returning whalers would give
US some news OF the daring explorer.
There is possibility that Andree has
reached the coast near Jakutska, and In
my intercourse with the natives of that
district. chiefly Tschuklsches and I.1muts,
l have frequently spoken to them about
Andree. explained to them the appearance
and mechanism of the balloon and asked
OF them as a special favor that they treat
the travellers courteously and furnish them
with guides either to Nischnij- X olymsk or
The Tschuktseh peninsular where Ameri-
can whalers make their headquarters or
to the city OF Markoyo on the Anadyr
river or the Novo- Marensta post on the
Anadyr bay, all according to where they
should happen TO meet the explorers"
Continuing his article Mr.. Gondatti says
that In order to give explorers conf
dence in the natives he has distributed
among them number Of circulars printed
in English informing Andree that the ma
tves Will guide him 10 safe quarters
Gondatti does not think that the balloon
Will scare the natives, as there are several
Tschuktsches and Eskimos In these reg
ions who have visited San Francisco and
have seen these wonders of modern civil
ization and among the inha bitants Of the
tundras such tales and rumors spread with
a wonderful rapidly
As the most dangerous tracts FOR Andree
Mr.. Gondatti mentions the dIssric. be-
tween kolyon and Tschaun rivers tbe-
tween 1Se-i79 degrees east from Greenwich)
where no natives are found during the
winter.
The defaioations Of the Norwegian
Swedish consul AZ New York Mr. Woxen
aggregate according TO a report from Vice
Consul Ravor ss7n1. Out of this total
a less Of ss.sna falls on Norway and about
NI,f.o On Sweden.
One OF the younger scientists and ex-
plorers who has carried the name Of Nor
way 10 the far Orient and established his
own fame among the great institutions of
learning III the world Is Assyrioiogian DR.
knudtzon. While Nansen was in the roiar
regions. Or. Knudtzon studied Oriental
hieroglyphics in a museum OF a distant
Egyptian village thanks Ia A liberal sti-
pend awarded him by the Norwegian
storth!ng. What he has accomplished is
rot nf nature 10 attract the attention or
awaken the interest % the people q: large
as We're the exploits OF Or. Nansen. but
his accomplishments viii probably have a
more far-reschIng effect than those OF the
polar explorer. DR.. knudtzon has discov-
cred mistakes n the Interpretation of for
ucr editions OF the hierogly phic tables
found In Tei-el-Amarna OF great import
ance TO scientists and phil0logists. He
has also settled the fact that the former
incOaltioned tables. which were supposed
10 be separate and independent were
merely connecting links between former
tables which had been -nssinterpreted His
discoveries will be published in Norwe-
aian, English. German and French and
are awaited with Interests by the world
% science.
The extraordinary appropriation made by
zs~ ek4s sx-
national fortlfsca;koT has aroused great ~
terest in Sweden. where sorn@ journals con-
s1tier il a measure o. threat and defiance.
The consensus OF the Swedish press is
thai Sweden mus. follow suit and Tot
sio~ SO democratic brother 20 walk away
from the big brother. who did rot dream
taa. TIE Norwegian people would make