Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (City of Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1853-1857, 1855-10-30
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UnAss these Trying circuuseae '
| Kane With 1 party q volunteere t. !.
temnt TO roach the mouth Of Lanc IL. %
| in hopes Of meeting the kngiieh sxl
and tbus giving relief 70 his assosiala -
al in IN opsn boat over the track d rs
tra vel, ridisx out heavy gale. Tas -
Ga uninterrupted barrier OF Zoe, e.
in ono great horseshoe from Jones. SI.
chi,on's Sounds, aud were forced, ~
Gus escapes 10 return to the brig.
During the winter that ensued they eps-
ed tho habits Of the Esquimsux, liviGeeo''
raw walrus meat and surrounding thsueV ~
with walls Of moss. In spite VI tasO Pc
cautions, the scurvy advanced With ssnAdy
progress, but by the aid Of single 800 o.
dogs, DR.. Kane succeeded in edecsingA ep'n :
munieatipn with the EsquimAnx, n$!y
miles to the southwark. The w :
according to the Doctor, that - sse9pfk
By the system Of mutual assistsnoe, -
petition changed meats with the ke9 eaA
and by orsauisinx hunt relieved then ~.
Al one time every man Of the q 80
sxeept Dr.. Kane and ~ Dona13k
ined to their hunks with seorvy. TX.
had TO cook, cut lee, &c., and Mr.. Bowel
a - IL al II - Mp IL
Dental interference the party escaped with
out a single death.
ESCAPE TO THE SOUTH.
The great belt of ice made it clear that no
relief expedition from the south could reach
the party in time to prevent their i'm prison'
ment for third winter, which, with their de-
fcieucy of fuel, would have proved mos,
disastrous, il net fatal. Under these circum.
stances DR.. Kane wisely determined to aban
don his brig and attempt to descend TO :ht
south by combination of boats and sleoges
In accordance with this view they left the
brig OH the 18th OF May, the temperature al
that time being deg. below zero. They
! crossed belt of ice 81 inches Ia diamter
dragging their boa ats behind them, and car
| rying four sick comrades by means Of dog
sledge. After travel vf ol5 miles, with 81
days Of constant exposure, they reached Cape
| Alexander and embarked in open water
Their guns supplied them with animal food
no provisions being carried Ia the boats ex
cept powdered breadstuff and tallow. Tai
low, says the Doctor, is very good thing.
From Cape Alexander they travelled to th'
southwark, sometimes over ice, sometime
through water, shooting elder. duck and seal
aud collecting enough eggs to keen the part,
IN good condition. At Cape Fork, the.
burnt up their spare boats aud sledges FOL
fuel and left the co Isl. Striking out into th'
! open sea of Melville Bay they then steereC
for the North Danish settlements Of Green
land. Here they providentially landed al
the 9th Of August, in vigorous health, afte
their travel OF 800 miles and 81 days oy con
slant exposure.
LEAVING THE coAsr-FALLISG is Win gAnr
i STAINS ExrEDIrioS.
From Opernlvik, the largest OF these set
Elements, they took passage in Danish sail
ing vessel for England. BY great good for
tune they touched at Disc where they ~sr
met by Capt. ilartstein's expedition.
The last searching expedition had foun'
the ice at Smith Sound still unbroken bu
having communicated with the Esauimau1
had heard Of the departure OF Or. Kane An,
retraced his steps.
BKArHs on THE EXPEDITION.
The expedition has to mourn the loss OF
of It's comrades, two of whom persisted O
loe1 jaw, aud one from abcess following up
on frozen extremity. These men MY b.
said to have fallen in the direct discharg,
Of noble duty. Their names are actin,
! carpenter. Christian Ohlsen; Jefferson D4
ker and Peter Schubert, volunteers.