The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-11-26

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bropEisy Of sslasiss sosshwssd 70 winter.
The commander msinssined Ne opposite
view. Explsiningths import sbcs Of scouting
q position which might sxpsdiats futufs
sledgs journeys he announced his isiealion
Of warpias iowssd The northern hsadIaod Of
The bay. Once there, he could determine the
bes, point for the operations ofsths spring,
and would pal the brig into ainlsr hsfbos al
ihs nearest possible shelter His comrades
received the decision with cheerful sequi-
sscsace, and zealously sutsfea upon the per
ilsus duties which II Involved. During The
progress lie gallant little sesssirs aground,
and in the night had narrow escape from
Ere. A sudden lurch tumhlcd tie mer out
Of. their befths, and threw eovn the cabin
stove, with afpil charge Of glowing anthra-
cite. The deck blazed up violsniIy, but by
the sacrifice Of heavy pilot-cloih coat the
ffs.was smo, bsfed until water could be pas
sed down 10 sxtiuguisiI II Th. pe~dss ~AA
not las off, A few moments more might
hase brought the expedition 10 a sudden
close. ..-..E
! About The 10th Of September the vessel
was brought into q sheltered hsfbor between
the islands Of the bay, 10 which she bad been
lying for some time, aud all hands prepared
for winter quarters. or their mode Of life,
during the long darkness Of an arctic winter,
a vivid idea is given by the following extract
from DR.. Kane's journal
"How do we spend the day when 1t is moi
ierm-dsy, OF rather the lwen,y.four hours?
for !, is sithef all day here, or all night, or
iiwrght mixture of both. How do we spend
the "a hours 81, s5s
"Ai six in the morning McGary is called,
with all hands who have slept in. The decks
are cleaned, the ice.hole opened, the refresh
| ing beef nsis examined, the ice tables meas
ured, and things aboard pu, to rights. At7t
all bands rise, wash on deck, open the doofs
| for ventilation. and come below for break.
| fast. We are sher: OF fuel, and therefore
cook in the csbin. Our breakfast, 70. all fare
alike, is hard tack, pork, Slowed apples, fro
zen like molasses candy, tea and coffee, with
| delicate por,ion Of raw po'aio. After
breakfast, the smokers take their pipe ill Q,
then all hands turn 10, idless 10 idle and
workers 10 work. 0hlson 10 his beach, Nc
Gary 10 play tailor, Brooks to his preparations
in canvass, Whippls to make shoes, Bonsall
l to tinker, Baker to skin birds--aad THE rest
! a., a. tna,uaD Tok. a. I>.f< ;,,A ,t<, ,o,.,
Bureau. One iabls, one sall pork lamp with
rusty chlorinsted fame, three stools, and as
many waxetI frsee men with their legs drawn
aunder them, ahe dock at zero being too cald
for their feet. Each has his department Dr..
Kane is writing and skesOhing and projecting
maps: Hays copying logs and meteroIogi.
Gals; Sonlag reducing his work at Fern Rock.
A fourth, as one ofihs working members Of
the hive, has long bseu defunoi; yoa will
find him In bed, or studying Liitls's Living
Age. Al 12, business round Of inspection
and orders enough to fill up the day with
work. Next the dri'l Of the Esquimsux dogs
I my own peculiar recrestion--a dog tro,,
specially referring to legs thstcrsak with sv-
cry kick, and rheumatic shoulders that chtoh-
|'icIe every descent of the whip. And so we
get on 10 dinner timeJ the occasion of an
other gathering, which thtsses the tea and
coffee Of bteskfast, but rsioices IN picked
cabbage and dried psaehes instead. -
"At dinner, as al breakfast, the raw poia.
/ toe comes in our bysienic luxury. lake
doctor stuff generally, II is no, as apelizing as
desirable. Graling Il down nicely, leaving
out the ugly red spots literally, and adding
the utmost oil as lubricant, IL is as much as
can do to persuade The mess 10 shut their
eyes and bolt II, like Mrs. Squeer's molasses
aud birthstone al Dotheby's Hall. Two ab-
sointely refuse to take IL. q tell them of the
Silesians using he leaves as spinach; Of the
whalsrs 10 the South Seas getting drunk on
tho fnoiassns which had preserved the large
potatoes Of the Azores point 10 this gum,
90 fungoid and angry the day before yester.
day, and 30 Hat and smiable to-day---all by
Z potato roul,ios. My sloqusnce 10 wasted;
they pepesese in rejecting the admirabls
compound. sss' sss - ssn.&SSsa,
ssSIeep, exercise, amusement and work al
will, carry on The day tiil our o'clock sup
per--a meal something like sbreakfas! aud
something like dinner, only little more
scant and the officers come in With the re-
ports Of the day. Dr.. Hays shows me the
log, 4 sign Il; Senisg, the weather, I sign the
4 weather; Mr.. Bonssliihe tides and thsrmom-
eters Thsrsupon Sopass in mine sneisn,
Books, and snier in his joamzlsEo. aail
j work done uudsf his charge, and discuss
bic lsbors for the morrow. s'ts
"Mccary comes next with the cleaning
up arrangem ment, inside, soulsids aud on
decks, and Mr.. Wilson follows with ice
!. measurements. And last Of all comes my
own record Of the day gone by; every line,
asl look back upon iis pages, giving evi-
dences Of weakened body and harassed
mind.
4 awe have cards sometimes, and chess
sometimes, and a fsv mssazinos- Lit
tslI's lhough,Inf prssenl--io cheer away the
evening" .z...ss-.,. Z.
4 Towards The end Of April, The arrange
msn.s for journey Of exploration were
completed, and leaving the brig in charge Of