Abstract
THE fifteenth Bulletin of the United States National Museum (Washington, 1879) consists of contributions to the Natural History of Arctic America, made in connection with the Howgate expedition in 1877–78, by Ludwig Kumlien, naturalist to the expedition, who gives a most valuable and interesting account of his ethnological observations and important notes on the habits of the birds and mammals or the region explored. Capt. Howgate's expedition was one which had several different ends in view. The primary object of it was the collection of skins, sledges, dogs, Eskimo, and other necessaries for a future colony in Lady Franklin Bay. A secondary object was scientific exploration, whilst the only remuneration of the crew was derived from ordinary whaling operations, every one excepting the scientific men on board the Florence having a “lay” in the voyage. The Florence, in which the voyage of the expedition was made, was a fore-and-aft schooner of fifty-six tons, which had before been engaged in sealing in the southern seas. Mr. Kumlien necessarily found so small a vessel extremely disadvantageous for scientific operations. He had to leave valuable skeletons of mammalia behind, and could have procured more in addition, if only stowage room had been available.
Article PDF
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Scientific Results of the Howgate Polar Expedition, 1877–78. Nature 22, 171–174 (1880). https://doi.org/10.1038/022171e0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/022171e0