Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-09-19
H!igrGIlanrOug.
Extract from DIR. Kane's "Arc-
tic Explorations"


We were close upon the lSi ol
July add had ugni to look tor the
N"r'A wafer ol tie "haleIs where we
no" had snlld &c" or close pack, both
.oi Item almost eqnnly uhlavorable
To our progress. far oil 10 The DIS
tancc-how lar c"nld not measure
rose the Da'fNmple NncN, pt"l"cl-
ing from the lolly pTeclpice o. the
Island ahead : but between Us and
ii 'he land-icc spread l'seli from the
base oi saunders Island unhroken 10
the Far south.
The next day progress was ol
course slow aud wears"me' pushing
through alternate nee and water Tor
the land-beli We loslened at last
To the great toe near the shore, max
ing our harb"r ~ crack winch
opened with the changes OF lide.
The imperfect diet ot the party
was showing llseli more and more IN
the decline OF their muscular power
They seemed scarcely aware OF It
themselves, and referred the d'.hcul-
iy they found 10 dragging and push
ing TO something uncommon about
the ice or sludSe rather Than to their
own weakness. But, as we endeav-
ored 10 renew our lahnrs through the
morning log, belied 80 nn all sides by
I lce-helds so distorted aud rugged as
To deiy our efforts Ia cross them, the
ruth seemed to burs' upon every
one We had lost the ieellng OF
hunger, and were almost satished
with our pasly broth ana the large
draughis "t tea winch accompanied q.
! was ANXIOUS to send our small boat,
/ the Enc across TO tie lumne-hlll OF
| Appahi where l Knew from the Is
/ qnmauX we should ma plenty OF
birds but the strength oi tue parry
was lnsuihcIen' L" drag hrr
We were ;" soiely d'SIeafIeneu'
and could Only wat Tor ihe ios 10
rise, ~ the nope ol some smnolher
platform than lhai when was ABOUT
us, or some l. ad mat misht save us
the painful ia0"r oi tracking had
climbed the iceherg and there was
nothing IA view except Dalrymple
Rock, with Us red 0Tassy lace lower
ING m IN" unknown distance. But
/ hardly got hack to my boat, before
a gale struck ms from the Northwest,
aud Il e, taking upon the tongue Of
ice abuu nile 10 The north OF us,
began Ia SWING upon It like a pivot
aud close ,luw, Ia upon our narrow
res,lnl llnre
Al first our own foe also was
driven before the wind but IN lli-
tlc whie 10 encountered the station
ary ice at the foot OF The very rock
itself On the instant the widest
imaginable rum arose around U.S.
The men spraug mechanically each
one to his station, bearing back the
. boats and storts but | gave up for
the moment all hope of our escape.
II was not mp, such as Is lanilar
tn AFcllc naVlsators oul me Wh"e
platform, where we stood and Tor
hundreds OF yards on every side OF
q MS, crumbled aud crushed and piled
d. and tossed ''seIi mndly under the
pressure. d" not believe mat ol
nnr little body OF men. all OF them
disciplined ~ 'r'a's; au.e 10 measure
danger WINE c"ii''a''"s u "'
not believe mere Is one VINO 'n's "al
can t&P'al" """ y. WY -"","'!
when' IN ,ac' we louHo ourselves
aiioa'' we oh'y Sno" INA, !" ,h'
, m'oS' Oh " c'a','o' u''e''! ' ''uos'',o"
oie, 'h'ops" "'''on '''e 10y" :"
lhohsahu ""'hpe's e"u,u Nv ''"i
IS, have oeen hen'u WA" '"1 '"'oe VI
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