New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-12
GEOGRAPHICAL RESULTS.


Kane toward the Atlantic with a coast line pointing
due north, until q stupendous glacier absolutely
checked their progress. This mas Of leo rose In
lofty precpice five hundred feet high, abutng into
the sea. II undoubtedly is the OILY barrier between
Gree inland and the Atlantic. 1t is efectual barrier
to ali future exploration.
This glacier in spite Of the difficulty of falling bergs
was fol we'd out to sea by means of sedges the party
rafting The maelves across open water spaces on masses
of ice In this way they succeeded in travelling eighty
miles along its base, and traced 1t into new northern
lard. This glacier is we believe the largest ever
discovered by any navigator.
III This M W land thus cemented to Greenland by
prouuding ice was AIMED Washington. The la GO
hay which iptervenes between i, and Greenland bears
the name of Mr.. Peabody Of Baltimore, one OF the
projectors of the expedition. This Icy connection OF
the old and new world seems to feature Oh roman
tic interest.
Iii. The range Of the sledge journeys may DO un'
derstood from the fact that the entire circuit OF smith
sound hiss been effected and its shores completely
charted But the real discovery OF the expedition Is
the oneo Polar sea- Tho channel Leading to these
waters was entirely free from ice and this ysterlous
fes.ure vas rendered the more remarkable oy
,ba ex;stence of belt of solid ice extending one
hundred and twenty-five miles to the southwark
This ses yerifes the views OF DIR. Name
a. expressed to the phica Society before his
denar,ure The Iashings Of the surf against the no
zen beach of ice was impressive beyond description
Several gentlemen with whom we have conversed
sneak Of the matter one OF peculiar INTEREST," an
area of three thousand square miles has been seen w
tirey free from ice This chsnpe has been named ait
the Hon. J. p Kennedy late Secretary OF the United
States Navy, under whose auspices the e1pednion
was undertaken.
" The land TO the north and west OF this cnahne
has been charted ss high as s2' 80. ms L 'ne
nearest land to the Pole yet known. Ii bears me
name of Mr. Henry Grinnell, the founder Oh inc en-
terprise. ,o-.
THE WINTER OF 1S54-oo.
The e,treme severity of the previous season MADE
evident that the brig could not be boera.ea oe'Ol'
The Winter set in She was fast imprisoned in large
6sd Of ice. The provisions, though abundant, were
No, calculated TO resist scurvy and the fuel owing to
N. emergency of the present Winter was dehcent IL
ou,nt;ty Under these circumstances DR. Kane WIZ
marty of volunteers, made an attempt 70 reaen th'
month Of Lancaster sound In hopes OF meeting th'
English expeditions and thus giving relief to bis as
sociates They passed in ar open boat over the trscs
Of Baffins travel, riding out q heavy gale. Inc!
| found an uninterrupted banter Of ice, e1tending
| ono great horse shoe from Jones's TO Murcneon
.ounfs and were forced after various escapes 70 nc
turn to the brig.
! Du,iny the Winter which ensued they adopted 10
b,bts OF the EsqumsuI-ivipg upon raw WARN
meat ard surrounding Themselves by walls OF mos
In .pite o. these precautions the scurvy advances
xb .eaav progress, but by the aid Of single tear
of doc. DIR. Ksps succeeded In effecting coumui
cation with settlement Of EsquimsuI seventy mile
n the southvard. and BY organizing hunt. renefe
the party. n
Az one time every man of the expedition except u
- ,,d Mr.. Bunseu was confined to bis bun
With scurvy, bat by providentia interpretation 10
party escaped without death