The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-10-19
Return OF DIR. Kame's Expeditions
Particulars Of the Trials and
Adventures.
From the New York Times. I

| THE SEVERAL ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS.
DIR. Kane, the intrepid Arctic navigator
after having been given up as lost, has re
turned safe home, with the loss Of but tire
men on his whole expedition. He left hi
brig frozen up in the Arctic Sea, on the 24tI
of May, 1855, went three hundred miles owe
the ice TO sea, and then in open boats thir
teen hundred miles to Upernavik in Green
land. After waiting for upwards of month
Danish trading ship found them there, anl
after q subsequent delay of fortnight, they
were taken on board and proceeded home
| ward At Lively, on Disko's Island 25(
miles south of Upernayik, the Danish vessels
| fell in with the American Searching Expedi-
| ton, under Lieut.. HartsteIn, and the party
! were transferred to the Arctic and Release
which vessels reached this port last evening.
| Our readers will remember that hv this
| arrival, we have tho fcturn at the same time
Of two parties of Arctic xpeditlonists-the
| Kane expedition without its vessel with all
but three Of its men, and the Hartstein ex-
! petition, with its two vessels, and men all
safe and sound. The De Haven expedition
was sent out May >, 1850, BY Mr.. Grinnel,
to search for Sir John Franklin. DR.. Kane
was surgeon on board.
The Kane Expedition started May 81, 1858.
under command of DIR. Kane, and expected
to be back III two wears. 1t had but one yes
sci, the brig Advance. For more than year
back its fate was esteemed very doubtful !;
and when last spring 1t was proposed to send
out party to search for il, the proposition
met with far less favor than its friends de-
sired, because it was thought almost set
lied fact that DR.. Kane and his party were
past all hope of recovery. Congress, how
ever, favored the proposition, and two YES
sells were dispatched on the search on the 4th
Of June, 1855. They found the lost search
ers for Franklin, and restored them TO th0us-
ands of surprised and rejoicing friends
Since the third expeditions sailing, no news
had been brought back of them, and we had
no time to publish the steamer Unions re-
port that the expeditionists were off Sandy
Hook, before they came 10 an anchor off the
Battery. and the gallant adventurers were
withstanding as well as they could the over
wheming welcomes Of their friends The
Doctor has improved in personal appearance
in his absence. He brings home bronzed
face, long and heavy black beard, shock
Of black hair just whitening httle--a sort
Of dark iron grey-a stouter body, and
hand with hearty grip in it.
TRIALS AND RESULTS OF TUE EXPEDITION.
The following is the account Of the Stew
ard Of the Advance
SETTING SAIL.
We left the port of New York, on board
the brig Advance, under command Of Lieut.
Kane, on Tuesday, 3lst May, 1853, two years
and five months ago. Our voyage out was
performed without incident. After the usu-
al run we entered Davis Straits, following
the route Of the Attic bound vessels. sailed
through Bafhn's Bay, penetrated to Smiths
Sound, returned through Barrow's Straits,
and finally took up our first winter quarters
in Rensselaer, Bay, in the month Of Septem-
Der, 1858. Since that period, the vessel has
not moved from her position. The ice is
closely packed around her, and there is no
open water within ninety miles. She will
probably remain there until she breaks up.
HOW TINE WAS PASSED On BOARD THE snip.
Life on shipboard was regular and orderly.
There was time for everything, and every
thing was in It's place. Capt Kane and the
officers We're untlrlng ia the discharge Of the
duties Of their posts, and the men appeared
contentcd and hearty. The ship was abund-
antly proyisioned, and the diet was whole
some and various. At seven bells, or about
O'Clock in the morning, all hands turned
out. Breakfast was taken ut eight. The du-
ties of the ship We're then performed the
tleeks were cleaned, and things were put in
order for the day. Sledge parties were APP
portioned, for the sake Of exercise. and short
trips were made in different directions, for
two or three miles. BY the time the parties
had all returned to the ship it was nearly
noon. At four bels-2 o'elock-lnner was
served. After this, there was nothing to do,
except TO read, talk, laugh, if there was any
thing TO laugh AT, keep warm and he jolly
Another meal presently followed, and at 9
70 10 O'Clock at night the ship and all in it
We're silent; the lights. except those above
deck, We're extingulshed, and the watches
were set. This, with very slight variations,
Was the regular routine on board the ship du-
ring the whole period Of nearly two years.
WHAT THEY ATE AND WHAT THEY DRANK.
The articles of diet Oh board the ship were
not only good and nourishing, but exceeding
~ palatable. pemmican, meat biscuit, wal
rus, seal, beef, pork and game were in album
dance. In the midst Of the cold there was
no want Of the good things of this life
pemmican is beet, dried and ground, and
then saturated with beef or pork fat; there
is rs much nourishment in one pound Of il as
there is in four pounds of ordinary beef. 1t
is Of pleasant taste, and is already partially
cooked. 1t is not unpaatable without any
preparation whatever, but is commonly used
after being mixed with a sufficient quantity
OF Indian meal and water to cause it to adj
here, and is then fit to fry or stew. 1t is a
wholesome dish. Carl Borden's meat biscuit
| consider an excellent article; it was much
used among us. Walrus meat is strong,
coarse and of a game-lke flavor, but very
good. We did not fancy it at first, but learn
ed 10 like it. We frequently went walrus
hunting, and We're compelled to chase the an
mals for some distance. They are wild
animal and never showed fight; they fire.
quently came near the ship. The seals we
killed as they came up through holes in the
ice The flesh of these animals has an OILY
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