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Title: The life and voyages of Joseph Wiggins; modern discoverer of the Kara Sea route to Siberia, based on his journals & letters
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Johnson, Henry
Subjects: Wiggins, Joseph, 1832-1905
Publisher: London Murray
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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rs, furniture, Sheffield goods, etc. Curedherrings had been introduced into Siberia byWiggins on one of his previous voyages, andthey were so much appreciated that the peoplebegged him to bring out a large supply on hisnext visit. So great was the demand for space, owing toa glut of orders from Siberian merchants, that asecond vessel had to be obtained. Mr W. Willett,of Chislehurst, joined Mr Leyborne-Popham inliis venture, and the Buinoul, a screw - steamercapable of carrying about two hundred tons ofcargo, was bought, hastily equipped and loaded forthe voyage. Being of light draught, she was tobe sent up the river to Yeneseisk with her cargo.After all, when the ships were loaded to theirutmost capacity, it was found that many tonsof goods would have to be left behind. Captain Cameron, who had accompaniedWiggins on liis previous voyage, was placed incommand of the Burnout and received instruc-tions to bring home the Lorna Doone, Captain\Viggins having agreed to go to Yeneseisk in the
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CAPTAIX WIGGINS. (To face p. 318. xvii) THE LORNA DOONE 319 Burnout, spend some time in that town, andestablish business relations with the merchants,in view of a larger expedition in the followingseason. The mercantile arrangements of the pre-ceding voyage had been in the hands of Mr W.Byford, of Monument Square, London, an oldfriend, and the business agent of Captain Wiggins.Mr Leyborne - Popham had now enlisted theservices of Messrs R. M. Moir & Co., of StSwithins Lane, and had appointed Mr H. Lister,who was going out in the Lorna Doone, as per-manent agent at Yeneseisk for the Syndicate.This agency for the sale and purchase of goods,had been carried on hitherto by Captain RobertWiggins and JNIr W. Potts. The obtaining and fitting of the Burnoulcaused a delay of about three week, and it wasnot until August 12 that the two ships left theTyne. They reached Vardoe on August 24, andGolchika on September 13, after meeting with agood deal of ice. The merchandise carried by theLorna D

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