The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-11-03

them, Journey 10 the nearest station OF CIV
ilization, Uppernavik. The distance, inclu-
ding detours, was at least 1000 miles. This
could only be travelled by conveying the boats
on sledges to the nearest water. and then
placing the sledges on the boats and proceed
ing by water until the ice compelled them
to reverse the order again.
The winter was an extremely cold one
Sixty degrees below zero were frequently re-
corded, and the monthly averages were so
and 40 deg below zero. The ice showed no
prospect Of breaking up. Careful surveys
were made as late as The lst of MAY, when
the water was at leaast 70 or so miles from
the ship. 1t being beyond question that the
ship must remain there, the boats were got
under weigh, and the greatest speed used in
fitting them up. Valuable additions were
made TO them, suggested by the experience
of their carpenter, Mr.. Ohlsen, who, after
having braved many dangers and tie wear
and tear of two arctic winters, was sudden
" cut off at the very instant of arriving al
the water, (by lockjaw.) His loss was great
" lamented by his surviving comrades. He
was buried on the island of Litteton, where,
two years before, standing On deck on which
he was an officer, he had seen the American
flag planted and had looked forward in the
As soon as the boats were got ready the pro-
visions We're placed in them waterproof
articles being got up as we'll as their shabby
resources allowed. For lack of paint they
were obliged to use that detestable mixture
Of tar and pitch, of which it is written 4" no
man can touch without being defled.' They
were again reminded of it when they came
ia eat their bread The bread was pounded
into powder packed into canvas bags. and
laid down so as to fill up the space between
the thwarts of the boats-just room enough
remaining for the legs of the oarsmen. There
were three boats, one of which (the Dingy,
was soon broken up for fuel. A couple o
slanchions were provided. about five fee
from each boat and a tent cover stretched
over them and tied down to the gunWales
Two buffalo robes, few blankets, and a tar
paulin, composed the sleeping aCcommoda-
lons Of the party. They had so miles to &C
upon the ice, but as their party was veal
/ both in numbers and in health, they Were
/ obliged to take one boat at a time The
hammocks in the ice We're frequently 5 or
feet high, and the 50 miles were traversed by
many of the party several times over. The
ship was left about the Goth of Nav, an(
they were month in traversing the so mile
of ice. In one single day after launChin!
their boats, they made splendid sail, almos
as far as they had come during the montl
. previous. Passing Sutherland island, the
\ came within ten miles of Hackluyt's island
where they We're obstructed by ice. The mex
day, however, the ice opened with the tide
and they reached the island Here they wer
compelled to stop for two or three nays b.
the ice. They then went OH to Dalrympl
) rock, where they were delighted to find thou
sands of fresh-laid eggs of the elder duck
They were detained there by southwes
: wind for week, during which time the
lived almost entirely on eggs. They the
. packed down 1000 and sailed for Natilicl
] an Esquimaux settlement, where they SUI
. posed their man Hans was. He had left ii
a ship in the spring and gone to the Esqu
= maux, with whom he was on very intima
. terms 1t was said that he was offered ii
/ hand of the daughter of one of the chief