Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1850-11-14

lVentureTs
Here then we are, the 22d of Au
gust, the sound free from ice, AM
the hsrbor Of Port Leopold not NOR,
than forty miles ahead. Now le
me help you TO some conjecture o
our future.
The attempt to penetrate the ic,
by Upernavik, lost US part of the
opening season; but a concurrence
OF fortunate circumstances has pu
Us on a par with the English expedi
ton. Still we are behind the year.
October is an impraciicable month
and, indeed, the latter part Of Sep
tember, is so impeded by the young
ice, that we may look upon our term
for successful operations as the very
utmost but thirty days. With this
before US, il the water and the winds
should combine in our favor, much
may be done. As for the mere mat
ter of distance, the proposed area OF
search is not beyond the range that
might be traversed in such a period.
We, therefore, go to work with all
hope, but without the purpose OF be-
ing much disappointed if we do not
practically achieve great deal.
After communicating with the
North Star at Leopold Harbor,
boat duty which | suppose |
may have in charge, we meet our
consort at the mouth Of Wellington
Channel; and !hen, il the North Star
gives US no word TO the contrary,
proceed at once toward Melville Is
land. now not more than three hun
dred miles off. Should the sea con-
Iinue open, we shall, however, not
or more than touch there,
but driving on beyond the most wes-
limits yet attained, pursue
our way toward Banke's Land, and |
hen make Nothing as rapidly and as
ar as the approaching winter will
permit. 1t may be--and Of this |
shall give you news when leaving the |
North Star,"-that we will attempt |
Channel; or, it may be,
hat continued open water to the
may enable US TO dispense
with the Northern progress OF which
have spoken, so that we may push
IN past Banke's Land, and toward
he Straits. Any plans we may
orm will be much modified by the |
'icissitudes of this precarious navi-
,ation.
At all events, we are now fairly in
or something. Out of five winters
hat we have wintered in this Sound,
md IFS aPpendages, one--that Of Sir
'ames Ross-went or rather could
% no farther, than the little harbor
low fifteen miles ahead. OF the
commanders Of the others, Parry
ost the Fury, Sir John Ross de
erted the Victory after struggling
With the ice for four years, and Sir
Ohm Franklin -
But the Sound is open now; our
essel staunch and strong, its officers
ight well, and the crew, consider
1g their original material was not
he best, enjoying remarkably good
ealth. There was a single case of
curry on board the Rescue, but it
ielded easily to treatment; and,
ince both vessels have adopted the
lne system of hygeiene and diet
cs, we have been free Of disease.
lore than lime juice and grated po-
ltoes, ! enjoin Tree exercise, ventil-
ton, cleanliness, and cheerful ex. !
itement. My advice, too. has been !
gainst the use of fire for warming s
p TO the present time. This has s
yorked well. for we have taken, S
'hen most certain OF being able to :
ear it, the seasoning which sooner
r later had to come. am writing
ow at a temperature in the cabin y
35 degrees. Our lowest summer !
has been 25 degrees /,
he trial was at first severe, even TO =
lose who, like myself, learned TO !
D their head work in bed; but then, I
hen ArtIc winter comes upon US, Y
I'D the hands blister against the me-
Is, and rime 1cicles form wherever
Ie exhalations Of vitality seeks to
cape, our temperature below will
, comfort to that we now habitual- '
submit to. u
Second only In value to my few u
lilosophical instruments, / hold s
ree things you gave me at the last; q q
our Salt Lake wolf skin robe, and 1
reeley and Observation-Disclosures ic
rec. 81
Do publish about our meeting here a
ith old Sir John Ross; and see if YOU .
MT find wit enough to say some n
ing for-him yourself, in the way OF p
Ithusiastic eulogy. You know he =
IS been "baiied'' at home, with Bar o.
W TO use him up with his theoret- e. :.
al science, and close Admiralty ~
que to keep him in shadow
saring with him his scars Of wounds N