Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-10-16

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who had LOST the use of two toes by the frost in
their service. Thus ToodleS had accumulated
claims on their gratitude. and for long time they
heSitatetl before sacrificing him. But although
the ties OF friendship ere hard to break, the calls
OF hungry stomach viii not saiIfed with SEN
timeat, aud consequently Toodtes was doomed
The pistol was already loaded, and The stew pan
prepared which was to convert the Shaggy body OF
fOodle into savoEy EGg0ut, when, ProvldeniIal
Interference! one OF the party made his appearance
with seal, which he had Just succeeded IN cap
turing. The appearance of a numerous head Of
seal in that vicinity, prevented a recurrence of ac-
tual starvation, anu thus ToodIes was saved.
APPEARANCE OF TUE NAvlGAToRs.
A northern latitude is eminentlY conclusive 10
the development Of hair aud fat. At leact the
samples OF its effects III the persons OF the Ielurn
ed Arctic navi:alors would lead us 10 this Conclu
sion. Every one was stout and rosy. and as
razor had nlued the boards OF the mariners since
their departure ronklheSe shores, every face was
cuveIed with sturdy gTJwth Of hair that Was per-
fectIy refreshing 10 shutd. Dr.. Kane himself had
beard OF phirtaTchaI proportions, in the corners
of which sl lingeed the silver traces oil his res
IieHce III the frgid Zone. His little body was
wrapped in mutitudiRuvS layers OF fame and
skins aud over all was drawn tight wUrsted ShHt,
so that htS person was Of almost FalSiatf1an pTo-
portions. The doctor looked quite aeShy in the
face, and altogether Arctic SOiOnTn seemed 10
agree with him. Between the doctor and his men
an almost iatheriy feeling seemed TO exist, they
looking up to him with pride and veReratOn, teet-
iags " hch he returned by an affection for them
that was truly paltTnal. AT an eoTly moment
after anchOrng, DIR. Kane, Lieutenant tsTIsIein,
Doc:Or Kaue's officers aud several Of his meu,
went ON sIIore, accompanied by their numerous
friends, who had already put of to the ship TO vel
come them Lone.
The vessels ale in good trim, Staunch and ready
for another tuSSel with the elements; but doubt
for the present they will be laid up in ordinary
| We observed numerous aI.icleS of ESQuimauX
manufacture on board; among them ladies' seal
skin LreecheS, elegant eggInS aud moccaSSinS that
| looked externally big enough Ier giant, SO small
on the inside that OMly very delicate loot could
don them. But we must draw TO close, and take
another occasion for minute examination Of tie
curtosities.
GEOGRAPH,cAL RESULTS.
l. Greenland has been followed and charted by
Dr.. Kane toward the Atlantic with coast line
pointing due north, until a Slupendous glacier alb
SOIuteIy checked their progress. This mass of ice
rose in lofty precipicr FIVE hundred eet high, D.
buting into The STA. Ii undoubtedly is the only
barrier between Greenland and the Atlantic. II
is ell, ctual barrier TO all further exploration.
This glacier, in spite of the difficulty of falling
bergS, was followed Quito by means Of sIrdges;
| the party rafting themselves across open water
spaces on masses OF ice. In this way they sue
ceedei in travelling eighty Mills along its base,
and traced it into new northern land. This
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| by any navigator.
II. This new land thus cemented TO Greenland
! by pEOtrudtng ice was named Washington. The
large bay which IneTveneS between 1t aud Green
| land bears the name 0: Mr.. Peabody of Baltimore,
one OF the project RS Of the expedition. THIS icy
connection of the old and new world seems 10 US
a feature of romantic interest.
| Ill. he range OF the SeGge journeys may be
understood from the fact that the entire circuit OF
Smith sound has been Elected AMI ITS shoreS cu,n-
| pletely chuIted. But the Teal discovery of the
expedition is the open Polar Sea. The channel
leading to these was entirely Tree from ice,
and this mysterious featnTe was rendered The
remarkable by tie existence of belt of solid ice
extending enc hundred and twenty-five miles 10
tile souiawar,i. This veTiieS the vi.wS of
DR.. Kane as expressed the Geographical Society
before his departure. The lashinsS OF the surf
against the frozen Leach Of ice was impressive be-
You'd description. Several gentlemen with " hom
we lave conve1Sed SIe.k Of the matter as one OF
pecuIiar interest. An Of three thousand square
miles has been seen entirely free from ice. Tits
c!Iamnel has been named after the Hon. ]. p
Kennedy, late Secretary OF the United States Navy,
under whose auspices the expedition was under-
taken.
Nv. The land to the north and west of this chan
mel has been charted high as So deg 30. This is
the nearest land TO the Pole yet known. Ii bears
the name Of Mr.. Henry GrinnelI, the founder oil
tue enterprise.
THE WINTER OF ls54-55.
/ Inc extreme severity OF the previous season
made it evident that the brig could not be libe rat
ed before the Winter set III. She was first impris-
oned in large field of ice. The PROVISIONS, though
abundant, were not calculated to resist scurvy,
and the fuel, owing to the emergency OF the pres.
ent winter was deficient IN quantity. Under these
circumstances DR.. Kane, with party of volun-
teerS, made an attempt 10 teach the mouth Of Lam
caster sound, in hopes Of meeting the English ex-
petitions, and thus giving relief TO his associ-
ntes. They passed in open boat the track
OF BaffnS travel, riding out heavy gale. They
found an Uninterrupted barrier OF ice, extening III
one great horseshoe from Jones' to MurcLiSon's
Sounds and were forced after various escapes to
return 10 the big.
| During the winter which ensued they adopted
the haIits Of the E>quimaux-lIving upon raw
walrus meat ami surrounding themselves by walls
OF moss. In spite OF these precautions the scuGvy
advanced with steady pEosress, but by tie aid Of
single team OF dogs DR.. Kane succeeded in effect
ing C, mmuncotion with settlement OF ESquI-
Inaux seventy miles to the southwark, and by or
ganizing 4 hunt, relieved the party.
| AT one time every man Of The expedition except
Dr.. Kane and Mr.. BunSell was confined TO bunk
with scutvy, but by p.ovidrntial inlerposltion
the party escaped without death.
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