Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-10-27


were made between the steeragp and cabin,
and the men were transferred rom the fore
castle TO the hold, where comfortable quarters
were made for them. The galley was put be-
low.
No regular rations Of spirits were served
out. 1t was very necessary to have liquor in
cases Of sickness, but none was used regular
ly fore or aft.
No SUNSHINE FOR Forn MONTHS.
On August %, 1853, the party lost the sun
altogether 1t went at n dip below the hori-
zon for the first time. and the nights began
gradually to incrcaSe--grow longpr--until Oc-
tober 22d, when--having the day previous
just raised his face above the horizon-the
sun vanished again. and did not honor them
with his smiles for four months more. At
twelve o'clock for two or three weeks there
WAS considerable twilight. but this was soon
lost. when for three months the twilight was
very inconsiderahe The moonlight days
aud nights were beautifully bright. The vast
eEnnnsr Of snow and ice. with its mlionS Of
mirrors roFectiuG the slycry rays u( the moon,
produced u briIiancy. hcanty and grandeur
wholly inronceivuhip t. those who have never
.na,ie an excursion to these regions. These
illumined scenes were generally edged by
black. scraggv and barren rocks. which added
" .''' III! H'''' '"''r -''''.''. V, '.' "''"'t'
ne year i" '"iS '!' 'H"' 10 o""'" ',i'' '"N!
portions TWO @, "A.'" are "''rna'' cay ana
mioht each ut two months durltion; one of
four months with Tie sun below the horizon
during the entire twenty -iyur hours and one
Of lunr months wiki the sun continually above
the horizon, revolving in one circle above the
horizon.
TEARFU1. COIDs.
'rha rret Y,;ptor ,vLr.b ,lfe rv,odi,;o, or-
nrricurpd is ron,,,.!.aI,ln C,r bnfn,, onr ~ ,nr
srv.rast ,nl tn, l,rrn.t l,rlress oyar .vna-
riencrd Inv riyilfzod nan when tlc cnl5 h,.
rnn ia irrrposn i was trp d.rrnps h.lo,v y.rn
nearly in Sertpmhcr and oS thn season adj
vonrad oItLnu.,h Il ,,rnvnd "a la =, u,rrh mia.
rr winter thnn maiT drscrihrJ br mo natives
~ 80 and avon cO d,rrooe l,gl az, paw, ,,,o ,ro
corded Enriy IN %nvrmhpo irrct ri, ,ha lost
of Octnhpr, At a ,r,nsar,tnr, If 40 degrees
below zero old Mononrahcn whiskpy--so
famous fer it's strrnrthy.os converted into
lee
y,s,ror,. ,,ro,, -,, T,so,.,,,.,
cN
i" the i',.''h "' MaIch Tue party was '-Si'ro
Y some hSHN'nI'"N' OF "hoSe eSls''hce III
~, umat region i'F' name WAS not ne'ore aware
NJ! '"n'c ~ S!e"S'" u'""n py me laTSe
U'%o' '>lu'"''s " " very superior nteeo these
G"gS "o"Ia make Il Journey o' sixty miieS II
uHy ."r S'NtF"' W''NS' carrying S,nSlr man.
m,n' an III some Instances wv" men prhh'd t"e"''
he S''"E'S were cuIi""Siy '"rihGu SoE'e
were maze OF hundred pieces o! bone i"si-
q" '"G'1heI WIN H.i'''"S mate oi the olSoo",
hI' ge y"a'' ''" I" ih'ih were maze o'
N'o'' h''' can SV'rctlI o' P."l,t ''ST
u'i'enIe"' 'l"H '"e "H''S'""H| ~, "' 'N''%'"
,'',' .I,''' ''''Sr - u'''"HH' H' !" w S"'' ','G
nave '"'!' pieces N' iron Ih ,"tiF h"Fl l""h' o"t
r' ". ''o a''"' @
,'a VI '.'e u,.'' T'i' >" ''r',! 'I's 'l,S'
Tlt - ,%: ~ ~ " ',,''''''''',
',.'' '""H VI '''t-''" "'r ~ ,'T,''S' ,
"n" =, ~ ~ ''.''' '''' y! an!
~ ~ u'T "I"-e" 10 Oe'o's!"e l" '"' 1'"'""oI
- ~, I''.,'"N' c,.,.,, "a.
";v E,"sIi! "i'"! III ''''' "',.'t ''''"
in"H'fr" !" ro'is'"e'""'c ''uS,r"'SS '' '''r, vs.
e.'"'is j" t"c i''t'oou'NI VI '"t stAcN' rn'i
Jaw ',,"' .l''tp l"'ea ''''" t.,''',,'a ;
r', >, ,.',r5s ';'" ,Is, w
sa,'iL,, ,i'' r','; ,nnI 49,, -! pnn,.
/ They are utterly rogprlIrss Of nIl honor ey.
/ cept in very few instances, in which they
/ appeared to be anxious 10 obtain articles Of
nSeini value. They are inrorrghie thieves
revoiungly hithy IN their persons aud hahta-
tons, aud live as much on raw as on cooked
ntSh' which th'y eat voraci"nSiy amt en"r-
mouS'y. " nat chance they have OF Heaven
IS u question iof lheol"glahS lh'y appear |"
ue happy ana g'o"'ha'Hl,h IA (h'!r way, hut
II seen nc! aie 9IU' laiIy "Hhe 'ot. ihey
have no E}arNS; ll"r lr,hc ral support IS
me WARNS me h'a" ana lhe ann "a small
"iu "h''n sWhf'"S IN Inc Afc''c regions :,
"ccaS'""a"y l"'! '"'n seas nnic"rhS an"
sometime even lh"Ngh rarely "Atr whales
All Their t'hhg has 10 or carried On IN the
craohs o. lhe ice.
hey nave Il SILKY suspicion OF a beard
Mh'n distinguishes them from the Labrador
ESq"!hauN, and they are generally smaller
though there are among them some remarka.
by fine specimens Of sayagcS. The race
seems TO b. decayin" and disappearing it is
SUPPOSED that there are not more than hun
dred OF them from Cap" York to LittlctoI
Island, some 1--we or SIX hundred miles. These
h>' '''''"N ,'s'Tu ~. N"'' ~ parry IN"
',Iue WAS "l'.'r" ",'" ,'i"n' l"'y ren'aIh''
U"'! ""H ~ ,""' n"'"'''s more WAS seen
'H'"' uu''"S Tue Si'""E'
SLElGnING EXCuEsloNs.
Life on board the shin WAS diversified l.,
excursions, and hv variGus exercises. som,
orthrse excursions were mad, when the tenn
perature was rxc,cdngly low. and the lrngtl
of the ionrurvs varied from II few miles I,
twer,v. twentv-fye and thirty miles q,
these Trims they took tLr;r iruyi.fons an
sledgcs, canned at night undrr ,ours rigce,