The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-10-25

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had stolen a buffalo role were followed
by him sixty miles on foot, brought back
to the vessel, exposed without much CLOTH
ing to severe cold and kept IN conflne-
ment until a sort Of treaty had been en-
tered into by which the Esquimaux a.
greed that their boys might be taken and
held if further depredations were com
mitted. They had destroyed some of
the boats of the expedition before the a
doption of this system. The Esquimaux
were found in that high latitude to be an
extremely hardy and vigorous race, full
of courage, so much so that one one oi
them, armed with lance, would not hes
itate to attack the powerful polar bear OF
that region.
DR.. Kane and his party were often Oh
short allowance, and at times were obllg-
ed to rely chiefly on the gun for food
On their return along the coast Of Green
land, he knew, from his experience ofthe
region, where to find the wild duck and
its nests, and they had plenty Of meat and
eggs on most of the homeWard journey a
long the coast, although previously they
had been reduced to living on tallow in
their boat expeditions. With the three
exceptions above mentioned the whole
company arrived in good health, as fol-
lows:
DR.. Kane, John w. Wilson, Amos Bon
sail, DR.. j. J. Hayes, Henry Brooks,
boatswain, Augustus Sontag. Henry Good
fellow, George Stephenson, Wm. Morton,
Thomas Hickey, James McGarry, Geo.
Riley, VIM. Godfrey, Charles Blake, and
George Whittle.
Lieut.. Hartstene when he accidentally
fell in with DR.. Kane at Lievcly, God
Haven was about to proceed northward
to spend second witner in the Arctic O.
cean. He deserves great credit for his
perseverance and for the admirable man
ner in which he has carried out the hu-
name object of the Government which
properly sent him to relieve DR.. Kane
from his dangers. The propeller was
found highly useful in navigating the in.
tricate and narrow openings of water a.
, mong the ice. The pack usually opens
with northwest wind, which is head
wind for sailing vessel proceeding north
and closes with south wind, which shuts
up the pack and obstructs navigation with
, sails. The highest point reached by Lieut.
Hartstene was by the propeller, it hav
ing been found that steam was far bette
than sails in Arctic navigation.
We are much gratifed to know that tht
r expedition originally set on foot by GU
fellow citizen, Henry Grinnell, has thu.
completed its full service, with honor tC
r the country and all engaged in the under
= taking.
The British Government, acting through
| the Hudson's Bay Company, is now en-
, gagged in ascertaining the full particular
| of the loss of Sir John Franklin, of which
explicit information may soon be expec
ted, when the history of his unfortunate
adventures will be fully known to tht
world, and put an end to the necessity o.
further efforts in the dangerous field o.
Arctic exploration.
Allusion has been made to the supper
which the expedition derived from shoot
ing game. These Arctic regions, though
abundant in animal life, have alternat,
regions of destitution and plenty. b.
carefully availing themselves of the knowl
t edge they possessed of the places peculiar
to bird-life and to eggs, and noticing tht
walrus grounds, the expedition managed
, to obtain food of this character and main
) tanned their vigor. 1t was but rarely
that they were driven to extremity from
hunger, and then they were all providen
TALLY relieved by successful hunt In.
Guiding reindeer, bear, seals, and the eli
der ducks, about ten thousand pounds o
animal food were obtained by means O
the gun.
Some of the episodes encountered during
Dr. Kane's search have wild interest
At one time it became necessary to send
fatigue party with provisions to assist
the main party under DIR. Kane in attemp
ted passage across Smiths Sound. Thi,
} party was under the command of Mr.
Brooks, first officer of the expedition. He
was accompanied by Mr.. Wilson and 9th
er volunteers. During their travel they
, found the ice completely impenetrable
and snow drift at last swept wildly over
the foes, and, in the midst of heavy
gale from the north, the thermometer, tc
their dismay, sunk to fifty-aeven degrees
below zero. Human nature could moi
support the terrible cold Four of the
party, including Mr.. Brooks and and Mr.
Wilson, were Frustrated with frozen feet
and with great difficulty three of THEN
companions, after encountering great suf
fering, reached the ship and announced
the condition of their comrades. Their
chances of being rescued seemed extreme.
ly small. They were in the midst of a
wilderness of snow, incapable of motion
protected only by canvass tent, and with
no land marks by which their position
could be known. Even to drag these
MANNED men would have been under or
dinary circumstances work of difficulty
but to the slender party left at the ship
it seemed to be impossible. DIR. Kane,
with the boldness and courage which Jus.
tilted the warm attachment felt towards
him by all under his command, in one