The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-16

directly north forming an insupsrabs barrier to expo
ration In that erection II Is Continuous vi a the ~ de
oo, ofnsrior Greenland and Ii the largest true gAcer
Known 10 exist, It's Abutung tins water presents
urrpeudcusr rent IT from three to 1--WE hundred feet
In height That sscarpmspt was followed song ~ base
Wsst--thAt land was named sWashington." The bay
which separates 1t from the coast Of Greenland and the
Mr. Peabody The Of this nsT territory have been
foune TO their position to be these The south
west Cape is In 90 dec 20 min BY observation with
artificial horizon longitude by chronometer and bear
irgs, CO eeg AZ min W. The cape was doubled By Mr.
ton with team Of dogs and the land north traced
'ass Tent whole which |
line was washed by open water, extending
an iceess channel to the opposite the vest
OF henry GrinneI Il this city Dr. X. then goes to
state that the course Of this channel referred to-
traced at its sou bern opening in long horse shoe
curve sharply defined against the ice Of Smiths Sound
and terminated against he clands forty miles
apart subsequently, thsy folio -et the western coast un
I'll they met mural face OF nine hundI cd elevation
throughout its iceless character" and here
the voler of the surf CHECKED the further progress
This precipous hesdsnd named Cape Independence
1t Is sitna ted in lat 81 deg % min NJ and lon 90 deg
IS min w. Fiom that point the western soast seen
stretching far towards the north with iceess horizon
acd heavy swell rolling in With white Caps. Even from
considerable heigh, above the ~sssr, this great
paDse still presen ed all the appearance OF an open lee
less DR.. Kane, In stating this, Is not to DO I'M
es MARY wh.. he ssssrts Is tn. result Of &C.
tua observation Amorg rhe fast which he adduces In
TIM ecticn these, Widths approAchsi
BY cham eli entirely tree from ice, having eng of
hi two, aud width of thirtysix geog fapnicAl
miles; tie ast had been pletey destroyed oy
thSw and water action while unoroken belt OF sold
ice hundred snd twenty DE miles in diameter
tended to the h. gale from the northeast OF ff5
fur hours durat ion. brought heivy sea flom that
quarter, without disclosing any drift other ce dark
Imbus c uds and watsr and ky covered tbs norshesss
horizon, ana crowds Of migratory birds we're OBJ.
served The waters of this The two northern
u hat 4
Franklin and his associste Captain Crozier. To the
no invest The coasts becs e mountainous, rising in
truncated cones. This most distant point
lofty mountain bes ing degrees Il {sois , rs iah
tude by estimate and intersection f. ceg 80 min ne
loL ude, that oasis OF ejaculation, would give 60
degrees vest Dr. K then suggests thai the name Of the
late 81, Edward Parry, Is PIE N. Ar;ti:
plo,es, be gwen tnis most northern Ian, knoxn. -.
The charts which exhibited during the
reading OF this interesting paper demonstrates the
completion Of the survey OF the coast as far S.
Cape Sabine The land Is very l1fty. rising 81 some
pl.ccs u the height $500 feet On the weste and
north~ the travel mi de mostly upon tne
ice large bsy was observed ia La IS degrees 40
rAnuSes Longitude 70 degrees, which oy estimate ex-
'epdnc Tty miles in'o the In eior and terminated WIN
> gIacie
ing the ber alton OF the Advances Inc declining
state Of their suggested that an attempt
houd be - reach Beechy Island WHERE they sup
their English brethren were and accordingly the
vi win i've volun eer companions set Out upon
perlnus enterprise the 18th Of July occapisd
hem Ill the 9TH of August In their dreasy journey
hey qusndty Of pack ice, solid, and
hen sgsn an extenced glacier They were conseq
y, conpe led 70 maize the island Of Hskluyi on
tie Greenland side. TIE pack Ill gled the channel
between that island and Cape Parry, and it was
only UGH difficulty that they abe to carry
their bat oye- he ice In that they spproacne1
within about ten miles Of the latter pace but the winter
rapidly ausancing upon them they were resuctanty
compelled o return to the brig During thai journey
they passed he track OF Bylot aod Bahia the ex-
of 1915 Preparations for oe second winter we're
at oDce CON menced Their dlnlni he'd,
anc the olyscs energies of The party hal ssnioy ce
ppy nj n
OF oil, they hsd saved fro their summer seal
hunt, and tne 70 c5nsisted only OF the ordinary
and such food in their Position was il
-s. calculated 20 ware on scu Wy. ihstr Was
p uced 10 forty gallons and even their dnsd fruits
tates the in which the adventurous party went
work to encs far practice ole keep out
Jack Frost, ing the deck, &c, with mos, MAKING
) ruDnell-d entry ('he tossut The of Esquuaux)
cresipg in skin CT, thing burning lamps 10: hat
and ft ueir oai supplies relying upon tue ccess 70
organized nun ing parties The Esqaimaux we're situs-
tea 1t about oy dog journey, some seventy five
miles Comm unicxtioh with this primitive ps0pe was
es,sb ished which resulted In mutu advan age
real warus FIX an, ptarmigan were the supplies; they
eaten with vigorous attention 70 their in
partial distribution As the winter those sup
plies became very scspy the exertoDs of tel; best
hunters bel unwilling and the ssns ende4vors Of
Dr. Kane reach the Equimaux pr ving i've, 1885
by tie influence OF the (52 oeg mnus) than the
Of ice snc th. zen, val OF the tetanc diseases
sLM me dogs Scarvy with VARYING phases, gradually
p.rvaded the party, until Dr.. Kane and NJ Bousa
mpary he oes Of LOGS and from frost bites, asd
the surgeon, Gon the same cause, had to submit
ampul Even after tuis sfairs had be-
gun rove the demoralizi1g effects Of iaued de-
bill y, and appareE y hopeless ivauon, were aniavor-
ably manifested among some of the party However,
n.c not tee often pafu ly enforced routine, which
the experienced among the party 'e!t the ne
sity Of adheiiDg 20, been rig rouay enforced their
uitiSate hope q escape wouio have been materially
hsgsrded After a spacs the wanus again made their
the hemorrhage which had mach depre ssd
tie party subided and by the middle of April the
psnter AID others able to ther duties The
yUctur then fays-'ln vsw of the contingencies which
had long .ehended found 1t necessary 10 soandon
the brig We nao slreaoy consumea for atewcoo her
upper pars buiwarks, Geek shesthing stauncheons,
bu kneacs, matches, extra streng uening umbers-in
TACT esrybipg that could be tssen aithout destroying
svpended to ths report ne says:N.sWe h.d but lew
veeSs' supply left Of food fue that the path OF
intended return solid plaio Of ice and that to
oeay third winter, while 1t could in nowse promote
the after Sir John Franklin, woui prove fatal
many OF parry" The report then goes to des-
crib. he mods etrdndt BY which they conveyei their
provisions along the of which have already
been made public Suffice 1T to cay that they placed
three whale boats and oingy" UPON runners no ar.
ranged that the boats could be removed at pleasure
Another sleegs reerved for the transport Of
SICK, and drawn by team of dogs. The cooking
ut~Dsi were mace FROM our old stoveppe and In fact
all the Der srranGem snts scale Of
pOnoiDg pcity. As tn the bedding-n sp aktng Of
Eeir gemeLts return southsardDr Kane says:
-t'lhe expert. Of former having assured
hat diet and periodical rest god bedding and
foo gear the most i'm portat things to
be sidered." On the 18th OF May, all the prepa.
ratons for the journey having been made, the
sledse boats left the vessel, dragged BY the Off
cers and Previous to leaving the vessel
sick stason rad been gotten up At place called
Ancstok the route the SOUTH and 70 that point Dr.
Kabe conveyed his collections Of natural hssory but
there ion that further effort preserve
be by OF the buvthen) would risk the safety
the they soAnd med Amongst the articles
left hind the sef regiae1Dg bar ometrc ap2ars
tus furnished by the American Philosophical society,
Of the United states Coast Survey toe her
with tbsi library. They preserve, on'y the documents
appertanug - the expedition The hrst journey OF the
par suggested many msgvngs In conseq of their
weakness exhibiting ttsei Ia orops,cai evenings aud
cessivs c,cuit respiratitn. During toe frs, eignt
Gays the is accomplished In taeir journey
from the ship did exceed dtseen miles, aud at
,ine, after Ih.t, DAD he ate Of tfansporatio
@. three and q halt mics day over tee With \
keep the Isty supplied with fresn food deg team
joreys taken TO thu south sest of Es
qunaux, distance seventy five miles. DR.. KAoe,
arc win . view to augment taeir supp les, returned
10 the brig from line to time. His last wilt
10 her the % Of June, and she t,en in the
same position when they had ief her the previous
II OF May immovaby frozen TO- with pine feet oil solid
her DO Continuing their sou trn progress