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immediately followed by several Norwegian hunters, one of 

 Avhom, Edward Johannesen, made a very remarkable voyage, 

 of which I will here give a brief account. 



Joliamiesen anchored on the 31st May, 1869, at Meschdu- 

 schar Island, without having seen any drift-ice in the course 

 of his voyage. He then sailed up along the west coast of 

 Novaya Zemlya in nearly open water past Matotschkin Sound 

 to Cape Nassau, which was reached on the 19th June. Hence 

 he returned, following the coast toward the south, until, on the 

 29th June, he sailed throucrh the Kara Port into the Kara Sea. 



ELLING CAKLSEN. 



Born at Tromsoe in 1819. 



This was passed in very open water, and after coming to its 

 eastern side he followed the coast of Yalmal towards the noith 

 to Beli Ostrov. This island was reached on the 7th August, and 

 from it he steered south along the east coast of Novnya Zemlya 

 to the Kara Port, through which he returned to Norway.^ 



The same yenr. the English sportsman, Mr. John Palliser^ 

 sailed across the Kara Sea, through Matotschkin Schar to Beli 

 Ostrov. He returned through Yugor Schar with abundance 



^ The first account of tins voya.^^e was ))nl)lished in Ofcersifft of SveiisLa 

 Vetenskaps-akademippsforhandUngar, 1870, ]>. 111. 

 - Atkenceum, 186'J, p. 498. Petennann's 3Iittheilunr/en, 1869, p. 391. 



