New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-10-25

unknown and mysterious quarter Of our planet.
once arrived at the terminus Of onr Voyage,
winter quarters will be selected at q peint pro-
tected to the bofshward and westward BY some
prominent headland, against the floating ice II,
the early spring. In this selection great expe-
rienee and judgment are required, but Id our
commanders agacitg Ne have every confidence
Here we will be frozen in dnrins The long nine
winter monthss during which period tie Search
for Franklin will be made sif
For this search the most active prey2rations
are going on Once at anchor, but few hours
will expire before boat and sleigh party will
get ont 70 eonsinue that which could not be ae-
compi1shed with the vessel This party will
consist sof nine, all Of which have,I believe,
been selected, as all hands have volunteered;
but tne Doctor ~ not very communicating as to
MS intentions, and We are in ignorance as to
who viii be its fortunate members They take
with them one of the light India rubber boats
constructed by Mr.. Bennst, and dogs.
The great object of this expedition will be to
pave the way for future operations In she spring.
For this purpose they carry with then d stock
Of provisions, consisting of pemican. preserved
rneats, meat biscuit, etc. with few Injuries, to
be left at different points on the way The
boat, The Forlorn Hope" for go she is called,
IS 80 constructed Is to propeT either on ice or
Wafer-on ice by eight men operating against
wooden bars lashsd athEart the boat, while tie
Doctor will lead off in advance to explore the
tracE The stern is covered with an India
rubber cloth tent, to serve as aprotection by
h'ghss ana cooking apartment day
I. having arrived at the termination Of their
Journey, leaving the Forforn Hope and provis-
ions to the mercy of TIE wolverines and baara.
they will return TO the brig on foot, IN the dark
ness OF the polar night, guided by their COM
pass and the stars ss NJ ~ - s,az
This plan Of operations, hitherto considered
impraeticable by the English. is entirely new,
and originated with this expedition BEitshere
more fresh aud vigorous than IN the spring. and
the party that follows them at this time have
not only the advantage Of travelling over ground
previously explored, but carry during their
march but comparatively small quantity Of
provisions; besides, there is great saving Of
time The boat is extremely light, compared
with those used by Parry and others who have
undertaken similar journeys The most rigid
economy with regard to space is preserved, and
calculations are made with mathematical ex-
actness asto the stowage of the different srti-
cles. No9ing will be taken that can possibly
be dispensed with, and the cooking apparatus
will be Of the most simple kind. The whole Is q
modification of the North American Indian and
Russian; while the complicated machinery for
cooking with the little odds and ends used by
the English is dispensed with, or greatly sim
5plifed. Quantity and not quality with regard
to food, convenience and not comfort, with re-
gard to space, are the points considered. Every
two men carrysa hayersask between them, con-
tanning simple change of clothing for each, to
weigh not more than twenty pounds Thus the
Arctic travellers wardrobe is ten pounds, in
eludipg pair Of canvas boots, to be used III the
homeWard journey frsB4 -srsssM
Pemican is almost the only food to be used,
preserved meats and milks, etc., being looked
casionally to be indulged in. Fats, such as
may be procured from bears, birds, ETC., to-
gether with asman quantity Of lard taken with
them, with alittle spirits to melt and light it,
will serve as the only fuel both for heating and
cooking purposes. The lamp used will be- the
simple copper dish, cork float and cotton wick
of the Ice1anders. A supply of teas and coffee,
together with the different extracts prepared
by Messrs! Alden q Borden, will be taken, as
also small quantity Of the meat biscuit of Mr.
Borden, and prepared milk of Mr.. Abbatt.
Our pemican is Of very superior quality, having
been made under the personal superimtendence
of DIR. Kane. In our sledge parties we viii be
served much like the boy whose variety con-
sisted in, first, g mush and milk. then milk and
mush,' pemican soup, fried pemican, pemican
raw, and pics oersd.
The one thing in these regions to be dreaded
from such rigid adherence to animal diet, and
that Of 9one kind, is attacks of sourvy ;sbut
there, is unauestionably more of it in MANY
Of our vessels than need be II proper hygenic
measures were taken Thorough and regular
additions, with moderate exercise, will no doubt
do almost all that can be done to ward off its
attacks; and when such o. system bas,sbeen
made regular branch of discipline, cases have
been rare; at least such has been the experi-
ence of the recent exploring expeditions. In
the sledge parties every man Will Be required to
wash down with snow, and rub with q coarse
towel, previous to turning into the Snow hut
for his nightly, or rather periodic, rest,sass A
cold comfort truly but experience has proven
it to be a very necessary one. sahf aa,fs4
Since leaving Fiskemaes, we have lived al
most exclusively upon the products of the re-
gion, little animal food being used. but birds
and fish, A species of goldfish, which Ibelievs
to be the Gadns Mosshua, is our almost constant
food and, although o most delicate rnorsei, it
has SC often shown itself ON our table be 10 have
become very unpopular. The elder, with save
raj of the uria, one Of the slorno, iuria ,beuri-
yechii, the little aux, or 9 Greenland dow. !.
(W alley and the black guillenot, { w. grYlle,o
and others, are becoming an every day dish,
and are most decided Improvement over salt
beef Yesterday while ON an axcursionsao a
settlement twenty miles to the SOUTH ward for
the purpose of procuring dogs, we stopped at a
little island, and in very few minutes procured
several fine elders and a large number Of eggs.
In a few hours we could have shot hundreds,
if not thousands, and obtained as many eggs as
would have laden our boat A fire made upon
the sand, from the fragments of q broken oar