The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-10-31
1ere, and were in great anxiety for his

SAFETY.
TAKING a NIP.
The two vessels left Upernavik, the
highest outpost of civilization on the
American continent, few hours after
they made it, and pressed on to the
North. They met the ice about thirty
miles north of Upernavik, and were
working their way through for four
weeks by constant watchfulness and
untiring labor.
About the 18th of August they made
open water North of Cape York. They
had undergone several severe nips, the
steamer at one time being in great jeo-
pardy. Some idea can be formed of
the labor which is to be encountered in
a sea full of ice, sometimes in fields of
miles long and broad. When we reflect
that the movement of the masses, whe-
ther favorable or dangerous-by crush
ing together with an effect, the only pa
ral!el to which is that of an earthquake
depends upon tide and wind, we see
that every advantage has to be taken of
an opportunity no matter how long all
hands are at work. We had here an op-
portunity to observe the invaluable util-
ity of steam as an agent in ice-nayigation.
The winds that open Melville bay are
headwinds, nearly all, for vessel bound
north; and in this cruise the steamer
performed considerable service in pene-
trating the trash of the rotten ice which
sometimes obstructs otherwise open wa
ter. The bark and steamer then made
their way North, stopping at Hakluyt
island, and attempting, without success,
to get into Barden's bay, until they
reached Capo Alexander.
SIR JOHN FRANKLIN's MONUMENT.
The most northern point they reach
ed was about 7e deg. 30 min. Here,
to the north of Cape Hatherton about
ten miles, they discovered cairn con-
trining bottle in which DR.. Kane's
name was written. But in entering the
channel between Littleton Island and
the main land, which is about one third
of a mile wide, they were hailed By Es-
quimaux. A boat was sent and the
savages saluted the ears of the party
with DR.. Kane's name. There were
about twenty or thirty savages, men
women and children. They signifed
very earnestly that DR.. Kane's party
had left the vessel, which they made
signs, had been crushed between two
pieces of ice, and that DIR Kane had
gone South in two boats They uttered
the word " "Upernavik."
The ezpiiitiOn being again met by
ice, further progress to the north was
put of the question We turned back
and crossed tle sound and returned
along the west coast, but were unable to
enter Lancaster Sound, the passage be-
ng barred by impossible ice. Thus We,
were unable to erect La
ly Franklin's monument to her lament
ID husband, and brave comrades on
Beachy Island: as she desired u.s. This
monument was subsequently, placed in
'harge of Mr.. Olriok, the royal inspect
,r of North Greenland at Lieyely.
DR. KANE FOUND.
The coast was carefully scanned on
he west side in case Dr. Kane should |
lare pushed for the provision depots
which are known to exist at Beachy |
Island, and the expedition navigated
Ponds bay, the cruising ground of the
Ehalers, and met Exquimaux from whom
hey obtained some dogs as specimens.
rhe vessels now set out to return to |
Jpernavik-with the intention, in the
vent of hearing nothing, of returning
nd wintering at some eligible point
lorth of the Melville bay. In the
middle of Bafhn's bay, and opposite Up
rnavik they got into the ice pack with
heavy sea to boot The bark, which
Tas out of signal distance of the s:ea-
ner, got between couple of borgs, and
uch was the noise made by the grinding
f the ice in the swell, that they fired
everal guns at the peril of bringing the
,ebergs down upon them by the concus-
ion. The steamer did not hear the
ignal, and the bark, after being rough
y used, and sustaining much damage
losing jibboom, starting the bowsprit
nd carrying away her false kee.-emer-
ed and got out of the pack and Joined
he steamer opposite Lievely. Out
ide of the harbor they were met by DIR.
Cane and his party in two boats, who
ere thus, by Divine Providence, per-
fitted to return to the society of their
allant countrymen, and to enjoy the {
ind hospitality which their country had
mt to their succor It would be need !
SIS to describe the joy of all parties at
lis meeting; suffice it to say, that af- I
IT remaining about week at Lievely, t
king on board water, Sc, the anchor &
as weighed for HOME. I
AN OPEN POLAR SEA II
The New York Times gives the f
flowing from one of the Expedition: t
Our further progress by the ship was t
tercepted by limitless fields of solid
e. DR.. Kane disembarked. aud com
enced the overland journey north in a
5 canine conveyanoes, consisting of d
rayan of 60 Esonimanr and Dahridor 9,