. The life and voyages of Joseph Wiggins; modern discoverer of the Kara Sea route to Siberia, based on his journals & letters . e of the Tliames—Objectsof the voyage—Exploits of the Glowworm—Tribute toSir Hugh Willoughby, Chancellor, and Pet—Offer ofreward by M. Sibiriakoff—Dazzling sight at NovaZembla—Survey of Lutke Island and Muddy Gulf—Avisit from natives—A short cut to the Obi— Dodgingabout —Rattling down the Yalmal coast—Blowing asneezer—Trying to enter the Kara River—A familyof Samoyedes—At White Island—A council of war —In the Yenesei—Difficulties of progress—Driftwoodcenturies old—In
. The life and voyages of Joseph Wiggins; modern discoverer of the Kara Sea route to Siberia, based on his journals & letters . e of the Tliames—Objectsof the voyage—Exploits of the Glowworm—Tribute toSir Hugh Willoughby, Chancellor, and Pet—Offer ofreward by M. Sibiriakoff—Dazzling sight at NovaZembla—Survey of Lutke Island and Muddy Gulf—Avisit from natives—A short cut to the Obi— Dodgingabout —Rattling down the Yalmal coast—Blowing asneezer—Trying to enter the Kara River—A familyof Samoyedes—At White Island—A council of war —In the Yenesei—Difficulties of progress—Driftwoodcenturies old—In a deserted village—Looking for thepromised cargo—At Sverevo—Overreaching natives—Work for the steam-launch—Nearly blown up—Arrivalat Kureika—Captain Schwanenberg and his cargo—Farewell to the crew of the Thames—Off to Europe bysledge. On reaching home again, the Captain was greetedwith many expressions of sympatliy from men ofwealth and influence. But sympathy withouthelp, as he once said to a correspondent, is wliatmustard is to beef—a mere condiment—useful in82. Mil ( ii.\ui,i;s I,, w. f;Ani)iM;jj. [T„ face p. 82. CHAP, v.] CHARLES L. W. GARDINER 88 its way, but not real food. Its the beef, otherwisehelp, that, after all, must do the work. But, in spite of the mustard being so con-spicuously out of proportion to the beef, theCaptains spirits seem to have regained their normalbuoyancy on his arrival home. The cloud ofdepression was evidently left at Havre with theLord Raglan. His prospects brightened, mainly through theencouragement and efforts of an attached andadmiring friend. This was INIr Charles L. , an enthusiastic yachtsman, and one whorightly estimated the Captains pluck, and theimportance of the objects which he had in viewin endeavouring to open the northern highwayto and from the Siberian rivers. Early in theyear (1876) Mr Gardiner had offered him £1,000towards the expense of another expedition
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