Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-10-19

carried away fifty.seven Of the bes; Esqui-
msux sledge dogs, and was altogether
frightfnl scourge.
THE SEARCH.
The opcra,ions of search were commen.
esd as early as March-.he first parties,
under the personal charge of DR.. Kane,
crossing the ice at a temperature of fifty
seven degrees below zero. The loss Of
their dogs obliged them, as on only alter
native, to adopt this early travel. Many
Of the party were frost bitten, and under.
went an amputation of their toes. II was
by means of these efforts that the Expedi-
iion succeeded in bringing back its results.
The parties were in the field as late a the
10th OF July. only ceasing from labor when
the winter darkness rendered itimposslble
10 travel.
THE GEOGRAPHICAL RESULTS OF THE EXPEpI-
TIoN.
Greenland has been followed " DR.
Kane, and surveyed. with q coast line to
wards the Atlantic. fronting due North
until StupcnlouI glacier checked their
progress. This mass Of ice rose in lofty
gran ieur to a helsh OF FIVE hundred feet
abutting into the -. 1t undoubtly is the
only obstacle to the nsularitv of Greenland
or, in other words, the oaly barrier be-
tween Greenland and the Atlantic. 1t is
however. IN effectual barrier TO all future
explorations. This glacier, III spite Of the
difficulties Of falling bcrg-. was followed
out u sea, the party rafting themselves
across open waters spaces upon masses of
ice In this way they succeed in travelling
eighty mile; along its base, and traced it
into new northern land. This glacier
is, VIC believe, the largest discovered by any
NAVIGATOR
THE NEW LAND.
This new land. thus cemented to Green
land, bv pr,tru ling zee, is named Wash
inyton. The large bav which intcrveacs
between it and Greenland, hears. We uu-
i.rstlni. the name OF Mr. George Peabody
one of the projectors of the ExpiIit.on.-
This lev connection of the Old and New
Worlds is feature Of singular and roman
tic interest
The range ofthe sled re journeys NAV be
understood from The fact that the entire
circuit Of Smiths Sound has been effected
and its shores completely chartcd.
THE OPEN POLAR SEA.
But the real discovery Of the Expedition
is tha Open Polar SEA. The channel lead
ing 10 these waters was entirely free from
Ice. and this feature was rendered more re-
mark Iblc hy III. existence Of a zone or
solid belt o. ice. extending more than one
hundred an twenty-five niles to the sJuth,
warl Tins sea ycritia the views Of DR..
ktnc. a. cNrressnl 10 the Geographical
S1rietv before hi. depar'urc.l The lashing
of the surf against this frozen leach ut ice
was, we are assured. impressive beyond
description. Sayc-ll stntlcm n with whom
We have coavcr,rl, speak 0. it with won
der and admiration. IA area OF three
thousand lasrc miles was seen. entirely
free from ice This channel has been named
after Hal. John 7. Kennedy. late Secretary
of the NAVY. IN Ter VII IS auspices the rX
petition WAS taken. The lani - the north
and west of thi, channel has been char,e1
rs high as 50 deg. 50 min. This is the
nearest land to the Pole vet discovered
1t bears the name of Mr.. Henry Grinnell,
the founder OF the expedition which bears
his name.
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,hs ~, I'D
go. IN I;i'.a..I ' " 49, - .ho m;n.a- sot in
e. g., ;n,nr;.,noa in ,ho cont-o of a
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-, NO., NAT c,icnI,,oJ IN rasist
".n-rr an5 ,ho f,..l o,yi,T to,ba anorgen.
a., -. ,,,,s Jof; i'm, !, ouan,;tr
' y. ~ OVERWHELMINGLY H., Ka1.
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~ - u .ue .;,n'I H. W En"r1h arnod,;ons
"na ,hus I'm, r,l;cfto his associates.
n,ss.d in an o,en hoat over the track of
kafin's travel. riding out heavy gale
They found an uninterrupted barrier of ice
extending in one great horseshoe from
I,nos,, "a Urrcb;son's Sounds. and were
forced after various escapes. to return to
IN. br;,
Dn-;n, tho winter that ensued. they
,5on,od n. b,b;tS of the Csouimaux. liy
inc unon raw w,lrus meat. and surround
inc themselves with walls of moss. In
80. "a. ,hoso rroc,,t;nns. the scuryy ad
.fnosd .-;,h Ia nrorress. but bv the
.;J af. 80 ,n,m Of do. DIR Kane
succe.J.J ;nerr,rt;nr a communication with
The Esou;,u,pv seventy miles to the south.
I'D i,b. c,I,I.st drive. according to the
a., H., l., ar,.r hall Bv the system
sf nn,,.I assistance the Exneiition. ex-
.hanaed mc,, w;,b The Esouimaux. and by
o-%an;v;na . bnnt rel;eved their party.
an,. 80 NO., nf the Fxneditiop
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