The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-10-27


son made itlevideht That the brig could not
be liberated before the winter set in. She
was fast inpounded "A the ice, The pro-
visions, alsheuehl sbupdsnts were not caleu,
lated t0Ireslsti scugvy; and the fuel, owing
to the seseFRyiof the previous winter, was
deficient in quantity, Under these ,circum-
stances DE- Kane, with a party Of yolun-
teers--on an attempt to reach the mouth of
Lancaster Sound, in hopes Of meeting the
English expedition, and thus giving relief 10
bis ass9ciates-7paased i1 on open boat over
the track Of Baffin's trayeh riding out a, ,hea-
Wy gale. They foundgan uninterrupted bar
rier of ice, extending in one great horseshoe
from Jones'to Murchison's s sound, and were
forced after various escapes to return to the
brig. 979E s9s9 sat stBGo3ea tsfiis tHiy'
During the winter which ensued they
adopted the hsbits Of The Esqlimaux, living
upon, raw walrps meat and surrounding them
selyesrby walls of moss.a In spite Of these
precoutionsI the scufvy advanced with steady
progress; but by the aid Of a single team OF
dogs Dr. Kane succeeded in effecting COM
mppicaton witha settlement Of Esqlimaux
seventy miles to the southwark, and by or
gs6izihg hunt relieve d the party At one
time every man Of the expedition except DR..
Kane and Dir. Bonsal were confined to their
hunks with scurvys butoby. providential i'm
terpositioni thestphrty escaped without a
deathiog sang'afh iNa5 'fa'1a a2# ai'
/ 5ssed .,g EsoAIE TO TIE, SOUTH. se.st',.
J oiThe great belt Office made.it clear that no
neutrality-suspicious. from the south could reach
the party in time to prevent the imprison.
ment of.a third winter, which with their
deficiency of fuel, would have proved
most disastrous If not fatal Under these
circumstances DR.. Kane wisely determined
to abandon his brig, and attempt to escape
to the South by a combination Of boats and
sledges. In accordance with this view they
left the brig on the l7th Of May, the temper
ature at that time being five degrees below
zero, They crossed q belt of Ice eighty-one
miles. in diameter, dragging the boats be-
hind thcm.i and scarrying four Aof their sick
comrades BY means ofa dog sledge, After
an actual travel Of 36l miles, they reached
Cape Alexander aud embarked in open wa
ter. Theirguns supplied them with animal
food, no food being carried in the boats, ex-
cepting breadstutfs and tullow 90 ! !. y "a"
From Cape Alexander they travelled to
the Southward. sometimes over ice,a some-
times through water, shooting duck and seal
and collecting enough eggs to keep the par
~ ih good condition, At cape York they
burned up their spare boats and siedges for
fuel, and left the coast, striking out into the
open sea Of Melville Bay, steering for the
North British settlements Of Greenland
Here they were sproyidentillly landed on the
9Th of August, in vigorous health, after their
of 1890 miles and 81 days Of con.
stant exposure" From Upernvik, the larg.
st,ofthese settlements. they took passage
in Danish trading vessel for England.
by great ggood fortune they touched at
Disco, where they were met by Capt. Harris,
TENS. expedition, This searching expedi-
tion having found the ice in Smith Sound
sti|li uibroken.s but having communicated
with the Esqlimaux, had heard Of the de.
parture OF DR.. Kane, and retraced their
steps. ~ a-.as.e,T s.spg, F--s7a, ,s#t
The expedition haslto mourn the loss ol
three Of its comrades, two Of whom perished
by lockjaW, and one from abscess following
a frozen extremely. They may be said to
have fallen in the direct discharge of their
duty. Their names are, acting carpenter
Christian 0hlsen, Jefferson Baker and Pc
ter Shubert. volunteers. ,,.. "a, .,a,.,.-.
:,.5l 4PPEARAEcE, OF THE sHAvIGAToRs.
A northerntlatitudec lis emnently condu.
sive tothe development hair and fat Al
least the samples of its effects in the per.
sons, Of the arctic navigators Yesterday would
unav voidably lead us to thesconclusiou. Ev.
cry one was stout and rosy, ard as no razor
hda fnarred;the boards Of the mariners since
their, departure, from these shores, every, face
was covered with a growth ofhair that was
perfectly refreshing to beholda"Dr. Kane
himself wore beard of patriarchal proper
tiops,,siin corners ofwhich still fingered th'
silver traces Of hisi residence cwithiuthe frig
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