Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-10-27


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ezpSl liSs. 80 I'd 80 frossn up IN the
Arctic Sea, ofths 24sh Of May, 1855, went three
open boats fhirtSea hundred miles to Upernavik
bss lsEs Ss rs isssa s:s .s e
and after subsequent delay Of fortnight, they
werc teEsn - b1.tdl md Id hSm..srd:
At Lively On Disko Isla6d, $50 miles south Of
UperasIik, ths. Dsaiah saaaeleH fell -Sith. tAA
.s sssEsa.s Ss::. .ro
PEE s IS :l?i sS.. kAJ ia.s.i III t.ll IL
Rescue, ~ far north a. 81 degrees when she was
frosen in, and they 1rsmained By her oil tho VIM
tor, sending to the indian village above mention.
cd, about 50 miles south, for provisiopsss which
were supplied by the inhabitants. In the spring
they abandoned the ship ana !. made their Wy
town, Of Naik . Danish settlement on the soast Of
Greenland, whence they we conveyed in. Daa-s
ish vessel to the Island Of Disco, and found there
By the searching expedition a. sbove' ststed.-
Three OF Kans's party died from Exposure, vis:
Christian Olsens carpenter; Pierre Scbuber, cook;
Jsdsrson Baker, ,ssnap. The remainder were
the 5th Of September the Bark Rescue mar
rowly escaped shipwreck BY. coming IN contact
With ~ icsbsrg, which st9ys in hse bniMsrks and
carried, aKay her boats. Tho two vessels were
fast the great psck for several days, and thsngks
tt Hers frosenin for tbs winter, but. soceesdsd
in getting. emit. Last winter Was nnusually severe
in the Arctic rseisns. Many natives Psrished
from exposure and starvation, and had TO. eat
their dogs, the extreme coId haying prevented She
usual hunting expeditions. No traces whatever
were discovered Of Sir John Frantlin and his
party. - I, : s,,,.xs..s
Bay and reaching the hsadis1d OF Smith, Sound
~ early - the 9th Of August 1853. Finding tho
ice Of the north completely impenetrabls, they
were forced to attempt temporary passage along
the coast, where's rapid tide, running as The rate
Of sixteen feet had worn = temporary Opening
Previous to taking this step, which involved great
risk-which was in fact, equal to q . sacrifice Of
the brig in which D.. Kane wss--a Francis me-
tallc life-boat--with cache of provisions, Was
concealed ~ = means of retreat. -,
BY many obstaoles. The vessel grounded with
every tide, and bat for her extreme strength she
would not have been able to sustain the shocks.
She was several times on her beam ends, and encs
ION Ere from the upsetting Of thestoves.
, Some idea Of this peculiar navigation may be
formed BY knowledge Of the fact Of her losing
her jibboom, best bower anchor and ,bu:wsrks,
besides about 600 fathoms Of warping line: They
were cheered however, BY . small daily progress
sion; and BY tho 10th Of September, 1853, they
had succeeded in gaining the northern face of
Greenland, ut point never reached before.
Here the young leo froze around the vessel and
compelled them to seek winter asylum, in which
they experienced a degree of cold much below
any previous Registrations. Whisky froze in No
curry was solid daily. The mean animal temp FRA
ture was Eve degrees below zero. Tbs 10
the greatest degree Of cold ever experienced by
man, and their winter quarters were nearer the
pole than ever before occupied.
The scurvy Was easily controlled, but the most
fearful, - we'll az the most novel feature of tho
winter was tetanus, or lockjnw, which deied all
maux sledge dogs, and was altogether frightful
scourge.
The operations of search were commenced a.
early a. March-the FIRST parties, under the per-
sonal charge of DIR. Kane. crossed the ice at
temperature Of fifty seven degrees below zero
The loss of their dogs. obliged them the only
alternative, to adopt this early travel. Many of
the party were frost bitten, and underwent an
amputation of the toes. 1t was by means of these
efforts that the expedition succeeded in bringing
back its results.
The parties were in the field as late A. she 10th
of July, only ccasng from labor when the win
ter's darkness rendered it impossible to travel.
BIOGRAPHICAL RESULTS OF THE EXPEDITION.
Greenland has been followed BY Dr.. Kane, and
surveyed with a coast line towards the Atlantic,
fronting due north, until a stupendous glacier
checked their progress. This mass of ice rose in
lofty grandeur to a height of five hundred feet,
abutting into the sea. Il undoubtedly forms the
only obstacle to the insulnrity of Grsenland-or,
in other words the only barrier between Green
land and the Atlantic. 1t is, however, efectual
barrier to all future explorations: This glacier,
in spite Of the difficulties of falling bergs, was
followed out to sea, the party rafting themselves
across open water spaces upon masses Of ice.-
In this way they succeeded in travelling eighty
miles along its base, and traced it into a new
northern land. This glacier 10, We believe, the
largest discovered BY any navigator. e--s
+ea A7~ TIE NEW LAND.
This new land, thus connected to Greenland by
protruding ice, is named Washington. The large
bay which intervenes between it and Greenland
bears, We understand, tho name Of Mr.. Geo. Pea
This icy connection Of the Old and New Worlds,
is feature of singular and romantic interest.
The range Of the sledgs journey may be under
stood from the fact that the entire circuit of
Smiths Sound has been effected, and its shores
completely chartsd. -''" 7@i
THE OPEN POLAR SEA.
But the real discovery of the expedition is the
open polar sea-. The channel leading to these
waters was entirely free from ice, and this
feature was rendered more remarkable by the ex-
istence of . gone or solid belt of ice, extending
more than one hundred and twenty-five miles to
the Southwark. gr.,.s -, %. -. ,,,r-- !, -,
This sea veri6ss the views Of DR.. Kane, % sx-
pressed to the Geographical Society before his
departure. sesc 81 .q9.sss. - al II, ...
The lashing Of the, surf against this frosen
beach Of ice was, We are assured, impressive be-
yoDd description. Several gentlemen with whom
We have convened, speak Of it with wonder and
An area Of three thousand square miles, was
seen, entirely free from ice. : This channel has
been named Hon. P. Kennedy, late Secretary Of
the Navy, under whore auspices the Expedition
was undertaken. -.asf =, ) $500, - .s.es.c
The land to the north aud west Of this channel
has been charted - high - 81 deg. 80 mia.
This 10 the nearest land 70 the Pole vet discovered.
Il bears the name Of Mr.. Henry Grinnsll the foun-
der Of the expedition which bears bis name -,