Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-10-25

their gratitude, and for long tine they
hesitatec before sacrificing him. But although
the lies OF friendship are hard to break, the
q lis Of Hhungry stomach will not be satisfied
with sentiment, and consequently Toodles
was doomed. The pic oil was already loaded
and the stew pan prepared which was to con-
vert the shsggy body of Toode into ssvory
rdgout. when, providential interference! one
of the party made his appearance with seal
which he had just succeeded in captufiDg.-
The appearance Of a numerous head of seal
| in that vicinity, prevented a recurrence Of
actual starvation, and thus Toodles was saved
fAPrEARAscE OF THE KAvIcAToRs.
northern latitude is eminently conclusive
to development OF hair and fat. At least the
samples Of its effects in the persons of the
returned Arctic navigators would lea US to
this conclusion. Every one was stout and
rosy, and as no aEoi had lnsrred the boards
OF the mariners since their departure from
these shores, every face was covered with
sturdy growth OF hair that was perfectly re-.
freshng 20 be hold. DR.. Kane himself had
beard of patriarchal proportions, in the corn
ers Of which still fingered the silver traces
of his residence in the frgid zone. His lit
tie body was wrapped in mult,tudious layers
Of fannels and skins and over all was drawn
a tight worsted shirt, So That his person was
OF almost Fals.atfian proportions. The do
ctor looked quite feshy in the face, and al
together his Arctic soiourn seemed to agree
with him. Between the doctor and his men
an almost fatherly feeling seemed to exist,
they looking up to him with pride and vener.
alton, feelings which he RETAINED by an af-
lection Tor them that was truly paternal. at
an early moment after anchoring, DR.. Kane,
Lieutenant Hartstein, Doctor Kares officers
and several of his meh, went on shore, ac-
companed by their numerous friends, who
had already put off to the ship to welcome
them home.
The vessels are in good trim, staunch and
ready Tor another tussel with the elements;
but no doubt for the present they will be laid
up in ordinary. We observed numerous ar
ticles of Esquimaux manufacture on beard !;
among them ladies' seal skin breeches, ele-
giant leggins and moccasins that looked ex-
ternaly big enough for giant, 50 small on
the inside that only very delicate foot could
don them. But we must draw to close,
and take another occasion for minute ex-
animation of :he curiosties.
GEOGRAPHICAL RESULTS.
| /. Greenland has been followed and chart
ed by DIR. Kane toward the Atlantic with a
coast line pointing due north, until stipend.
Gus glacier absolutely checked their progress
This mass of ice rose in lofty precipice five
hundred feet high, buttng into the sea-
1t undoubtedly is the only barrier between
Greenland and the Atlantic. 1t is an effect,l-
al barrier to all further exploration.
This glacier, in spite of the difficulty OF
falling bergs, was followed out 10 sea by
means of sledges; the party rafting them
selves across open water spaces on masses Of
ice. In this way they succeeded in travelling
eighty miles along its base, and traced it into
new northern land. This glacier is, we
believe, the larges, ever discovered by any
navigator.
!, Q. This new land thus cemented to Green.
land by protruding ice was named Washing
: ton. The large bay which intervenes between
, it and Greenland bears the name of Mr.
Peabody of Baltimore, one of the projectors
of the expedition. This icy connection o.
the old and new world seems to US feature
of romaI tic interest.
8. The range of the sledge Journeys NAV
be understood from the fac. that the entire
Circuit of Smith sounJ has been effected anc
its shores completely charted. Bul the rea
discovery of the expedition is the open Polar
Sea. The channe. leading to these was
entirely free from ice, and this mysterious
feature was rendered the more remarkably by
the existence of belt of solid ice extending
one hundred and twenty-five miles to the
southwark. This sea veriies the views OIL
DR.. Kane as expressed TO the Geograp phcal
Society before his departure. The lashlngs
oil the surf against the frozen beach OF ice
was impressive beyond description. Several
gentlemen with whom we have consersed
speak of the matter as one of peculiar in.
terest. An area OF three thousand square
miles has been seen entirely free from ice.
This channel has been named ufter the Hon.
]. p. Kennedy, late Secretary Of the United
Stalcs Navy, under whose auspices the ex-
peton was undertaken.
4. The land TO the north and west of this
channel has Seen eharted as high as 80 deg.
80. This is the nearest land tc The Pole vet
known. II bears the name OF Henry Grin.
J nell, the founder oil the enterprise.
THE WINTER OF l854-55.
The extreme severity of the previous sea.
: son made it evident that the brig could not be
liberated before the Winter set in, She was
first imprisoned in large feld of ice. The
! provisions, though abundant, were not cal
cuated to resist scurvy, and the fuel, owing
to the emergency Of the present winter was
deficient in quantity. Under these circum
. stances DR.. Kane, with party Of volunteers
made an attempt 10 reach the mouth of Ian
caster sound, in hopes of meeting the Eng
lish expeditions, aHd thus giving relief to his
associates. They passed in an open boa
} over The track OF Baffin's travel, riding ou,
heavy gale. Fhey found an uuinterruptst
, barrier OF ice, extenh g in one great horse
shoe from Jones' to Murchison's sounds, ans
, were forced after various escapes TO return t.
the brig. ~.
1 During the winter which ensued they
! adopted the habits of the Esquimsux-livinl
I.ui, tirrv ham