Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-11-24
GLASGOW WEEKLY TEs THURSDAY MORNINGS NOVEMBER

were on the road to Behring's Straits, but
could not demonstrate IL, and returned
without accomplishing the passage. In the
same year Sir Sohn Franklin went on his
overland expedition with the hope of meet
ing Parry. He reached Cape Turnagain,
endured the soverest privations, and re-
turned after memorable journey Of FIVE
miles. ...s
Another expedition in 1929, Captain
Parry, ascertained the northeastern point Of
the American continent, the headland of the
Melville Peninsula, and that the only route
westward lay through Barrow's Straits
Parry's third voyage was in 1925, when the
Fury was abandoned. About the same
time three other expeditions were under
taken; |, Lyons, in the Griper, which was
soon abandoned; 2, Capt. Bcechy, in the
Blossom, who was instructed to sail round
Cape Horn, enter Behring's Straits, and
make Kotzebue Sound; 3, Franklin was sent
on an overland expedition to meet Beechy.
On the Arctic ocean one went west to meet
Beechy, and the other party went east.
Franklin, who went west on this Journey,
was only l60 miles from party from the
Blossom, near icy Cape, when he returned.
The party that went east sailed 500 miles
along the coast. In 1927 Capt. Parry sia-
ed on his novel expedition to reach the pole,
and going by Spitzbergen, to Table Island,
the most northerly land known on the globe;
thence they commenced their perilous work,
and reached 80 deg. as min., at that time
172 miles from the ship, where probably
human footstep had never penetrated be-
fore. They were forty-eight days on the
ice.
The next expedition was that of Capt
Ross TO search for the northwest passage
out of Regents Inlet. He sailed in May,
1929; went along North Somerset coast,
discovered the north magnetic pole, and re-
turned in 1893. This location is a rowing
one; for the pole moves l / min. A sec. every
year, and goes the whole revolution in 1890
years with the frigid zone, and in the year
1922 it will be in the precise spot where
Ross built his triumphant column. He ex-
plored, also, the Boohia Felix coast, and
passed into the Arctic Sea. Capt. Ross
was gone so long that apprehensions were
entertained Of his loss, and Capt. Back was
sent to look for him. In 1884 he got news
of the safety of Ross, and then followed on,
overland, the track of Franklin, andssreach-
ed nearly Cape Turn again, but the difficult
ties of route compelled this intrepid voyager
to discontinue his route. In 1886 he was
sent out il the Terror, to explore the shores
of Regents Inlet and the American CONT
nent; but at Fox Island the ship was beset
with ice where human skill was powerless,
and was so damaged that she returned to
England. In 1888 the Hudson's Bay Com
pany determined to complete the survey of
those portions of the coasts which Franklin
and Back had not gone over. This was en-
trusted TO Messrs. Dease and Simpson,
two of their employees. This year and the
next ( 1889 these intrepid discoveries
went I, out as far as Elson's Bay, and saw
with ndescribable emotions Point Barrow
a point gained by Capt. Lyon in 1926; and
2, east as far as within forty miles of Re-
pulse Bay. The last journey was one of a
boat voyage of over sixteen hundred miles
which was the longest ever performed il
the Polar Sea. At one time he was within
ninety miles Of the site of the north mag
hectic pole, as discovered by Sir James
Ross.
Such is but brief glance at discovery in
those regions up TO the period of the fitting
ont of Franklin's expedition.
This daring adventure had made known
nearly the whole coast from Behring's
Straits TO Barrow's Straits. Sir Edward
Parry had navigated four times Lancaster
Sound and IFS continuation, Barrow's Straits;
Capt. Ross had explored the coasts Of
Boothia Peninsula; Capt. Back and Mr..
Simpson had traversed the space from this
Peninsula to Coppermine river; DR.. Rich
ardson. (lS25) the companion of Franklin
had sailed from the Coppermine river TO the
Mackenzie river; and Captains Beechy and
Franklin had explored the coast from the
Mackenzie river to Behring's Straits. From
the Boothia Peninsula TO Behring's Straits
is about 400 miles, and from large por.
ton of this shore, no land was visible
The long sought for north west passage was
on The eve Of its accomplishment, and this
consideration stimulated anew the enthusi-
asm Of the intrepid mariners. Sir Johr
Franklin, whose heroic enterprise com
mands admiration, and whose uncertain fate
excites sympathy, declared to the British
Admiral that "it would be an intolerablt
disgrace TO this country, (Great Britain
were the flag of any other nation to be born,
through the north west passage before on
own The dangers he had encountered
the honors that had been showercd upor
him, only prompted him TO desire to dare
again the perils and privations that mari
unbroken the narrative of Arctic discovery
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