The North-west Passage Found.
Professor Nordenskjold of Sweden has made the voyage so long dreamed of through the North-east passage. Voyaging along the shores of Europe and Asia, and passing from the North Sea to the Arctic Ocean, and through Behring Strait into the North Pacific, he reached Yokohama in safety Sept. 2—having sailed from Gothenburg on his expedition July 4, 1878. He says:— “I fully accomplished the object for which the expedition was sent out by Dr. Dickson, namely, a practical proof of the existence of a northeast passage. Then the Asiatic coast was followed, and St. Lawrence Bay was crossed to Port Clarence, Alaska. Thence we crossed the Koniyan, dredging carefully in order to determine the formation of the bottom of the sea, many specimens of the fauna and flora being obtained. The location, breadth, velocity and approximate volume of the currents of the Arctic and Pacific Polar currents were charted and calculated.”