The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-19
NUMBER l6l.

to blaze away at them again. Rounding Cape
York, they passed into Melville bay.
From this point their return was soon ef-
fected to Uppernavik, where they found Da-
nish vessel, in which they took passage to
England. But on their arrival at Lievely,
Disco's Island, the expedition sent by Con-
gress met them, most fortunately, and took
them home.
GEOGRAPHICAL RESULTS.
l. Greenland has been followed and charted
by DR.. Kane toward the Atlantic with coast
line pointing due north, until q stupendous
glacier absolutely checked their progress. This
mass of ice rose in lofty precipice five hundred
feet high, abutting into the sea. 1t undoubt-
ledly is the only barrier between Greenland and
the Atlantic. 1t is an efectual barrier to all
future exploration.
This glacier, in spite Of the difficulty of fall,
| ing bergs, was followed out to sea by means of
sledges; the party rafting themselves across
open water spaces on masses of ice. In this
way they succeeded in travelling eighty miles
along its base, and traced it into a new nor
thern land. This glacier is, we believe, the
largest ever discovered by any navigator
II. This new land thus cemented to Green
land by protruding ice was named Washing
ton. The large bay which intervenes between
1t and Greenland bears the name of Mr.. Pea
body OF Baltimore, one of the projectors of the
expedition: Thisicy connection ofthe old and
new world seems to us feature of romantic
interest
Ill The range of the sledge JOURNEYS NAV
be understood from the fact that the entire cir
cult Of Smith sound has been effected and its
shores completely charted. But the real dis
covery of the expedition is the open Polar sea.
The channel leading to these waters was en-
tirely free from ice; and this mysterious feature
was rendered the more remarkable by the exis-
tence OF a belt of solid ice extending one hum
dred and twenty-five miles to the southwark.
This sea verifies the views of Dr. Kane as ex-
pressed to the Geographical Society before his
departure. The lashings of the surf against
the frozen beach of ice was impressive beyond
description. Several gentlemen with whom
we have conversed speak of the matter as ona
lofpeculiar interest. An area of three Thousand
square miles has been seen entirely free from
ice This channel has been named after the
Hon. j. 7. Kennedy late Secretary of the
nnlted States Navy, under whoses auspices
the expedition was undertaken
/ ~. The land to the north and west or
this channel has been oharted as b;ob oS 90
degrees 30 minutes. This is the nearest land
to the Pole yet known. 1t bears the name Of
Mr.. Henry Grinnell, the founder of the enter.
prise.
i OLD DOG TOoDLES.
/ Our reporter found in the forecastle soma.
what aged and docile specimen of the canine
lspecies whose history is quite eventful. He is
a large fnll bloodcd animal of the Esouimaux
breed, known by the soubriquet of "Toodles,'
Iand is great favorite with the men. both On
account Of his sagacity and faithfulness with
which ne has served them during the cruise.
he is the sole survivor of pack of sixty dogs.
used by DR.. Kane and his companions, soma
of which they were afterward reduced to the
necessity of killing for food Poor Toodles
f lhad narrow escaped One morning found the
lparty without particle of food, and only sin
Igle dog-this faithful and affectionate Toodles,
twho had been the companion of their yicisi-
ltudes, shared their sufferings, and who had
lost the use oftwo toes by frost in their SER
\ lylce. Thus Toodles had accumulated claims
ION their gratitude, and for long time they hes
Iltated before sacrificing him. But although
the ties of friendship are hard to break. the
calls of hungry stomach will not be satisfied
with sentiment, and consequently Toodles was
doomed. The pistol was already loaded, and
the stew-pan prepared which was to convert
the shaggy body of Toodles into savory Rl-
GoUT, when, providential interference! one Of
the party made his appearance with SEAL
which ne had just scceeded in capturing The
appearance Of numerous herd ofseals in that vi
clnity prevented recu rrence of actual starva-
ton, and thus Toodles was saved.