New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-18

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IN Kane was entirely Frustrated for about week.
The first business after his eOnvalescence was 70
,rance new parties FOR xploration They returned
N safety. with ample experience OF the PerHs VI
Arctic discovery. o..
Passing over the remainder OF the summer wiz
ont further extracts from the interesting narIa'''
We find the little party prepared to encounter 'u0
,orro,s If a sccond Winter in that dreary region.
The brig WAS fast in the ice, aud every eior' ior
her Liberation had proved unsuc
crisis Dr. Kane called all hands 'oge'n'i' anu GA
n,;ned 70 them the reasons when had deelued nun
M, 10 Corsokc The brig. lie left 1t to the choice "i
.scb man however. 10 attempt an escape 10 open
.s,er or 10 stand by the fortunes OF the expedition
LII, .s the seventeen survivors Of the party re-
solveJ TO remain with their commander; the others
were fitted out with every appliance tlat could be
furnished and departed on their almost desperate
enterprise They carried with them every assur-
noe of brothers welcome should they be driven
back; but it was not until after many weary
months of trial and hardship that they were seen
egaiD.
Tie arrangement Of the Winter-quarterS now oc-
cupied the whole attention If the little band. Dr.
Kane determined to adhere 10 the routine Of OBJ
servsnces which had made up the sum Of their
daily life. No accustomed form was to be sur
rendered The Importance Of systematic employ
roept was fully appreciated. The distribution and
details Of duty, the religious exercises, the ceIem0
nials Of the table, the fires the lights the watch,
even the labors Of the observatory and the notation
Of the tides and the sky, it was decided should 60
on az they had before. In the material arrange
meD,s many useful hints were borrowed from the
Esquimaux. The brig was thoroughly lined and
padded with moss and turf pile OF barrels on
the ice contained their supply OF waiersoaked beef
and pork Flour, beans, and dried apples,
formed quadrangular block-house. Tho boats
and spare cordage were placed along an
.venne opening abeam Of the brig There
uas but a small store of vegetables. The
pjckled cabbage, dried apples and peaches had lost
much OF their an-scorbutc virtue by constant use.
The spices were all gone. Nothing remained but q
few small bottles of borse-radish to season the
,,sodinp fare of bread, beef and pork. A kind of
Of root.beer was brewed by the Doctor from tho
branches of the crawling willow, OF which stock
had been laid in some weeks before The gun pro-
cured them an occasional supply of fresh meat.
Bears flesh was favOrte dish, but the liver Of
that animal proved poisonous. A less noxious arti
cs Of diet was the rat. A perfect warren Of this
tribe was on board the brig. They had become
impudent and fierce with their increase of num-
ber. Nothing could be saved from their vOracity.
Furs, woolens, shoes, specimens of natural history,
we're gnswed into and destroyed. They barbored |
among tie mems bedding in the forecastlc, and at
last became intOlerabe nuisances. DR.. Kane took |
his revenge by decimatng them for his private
table. His companions did not share his taste
and he thus had the frequent advantage Of fresh
meat soup. To this inviting fare he ascribes his
comparative freedom from scury.
The want of fuel before the close Of winter COM
PEELED them to rely upon their lamps for heat. |
Pork fat boiled to lessen its salt, was the s1bstl-
tute for oil; and by the use Of metallic reverbera
tors, q eiDge wick was sufficient to keep liquid ten |
ounces of lard with a surrounding temperature OF
:,0o bAOw zero. Raw meat was now voted the |
most agree able diet. A slice OF bubber or chunk
Of frozen walrus- beef was taken with infinite relish
The liver Of walrus eaten with little slices of fat |
Was dainty morse'. The flesh and blubber of that |
annual is stated to be the very bost fuel man |
can swallow" But Of these savory vands, the
party were now destitute. The sick began to suf-
fer for want Of meat They were reduced t. three
days allo vance of frOzen flesh, at the rate OF
four ounces day for each man. In this emergency,
DR. Kane determined on trip over the ice to q
settlement of Esquimsux huts at the distance OF
about hundred miles. He was accompauiet by
Hans Christern native Esquiinaux, and FIVE dogs.
During the journey, frghtful storm came on. |
Before it had fairly commenced, the party sue |
ceeded in reaching an Old hut. which had been |
abandoned by the Es9umaux. Taking in the dogs |
with the b.ubber-lamp, food, and bedding, which |
formed part Of the burden of the sledge they closed
u the entrance with blocks IS snow. They we're |
scarcely housed before the storm broke out in all
t. fury Completely cut off from the outer world,
hey here passed many miserable hours They
could keep no note of time. The only indication
OF the state of the weather was the whIr-
,5oo &C the drift against the roof of the
keDpel. The tune was divided between sleeping
and preparing coffee which they drank With rel
ih. When warned by their instincts OF the lapse
Of twelve hours, they treated themselves TO meal
dividing impartial bits out of the hind leg OF = iox
20 give zest 10 their biscuits spread with frozen
fallos. 1t vas two days before they were re-
leased frum their narrow prison, reckoning the
tine by the increased altitude of the moon. Upon
attempting to resume their journey, they found II
impossible to work through the pues OF driited
tnow. Sedge, dogs aud drivers were buried IN
the attempt. Tue two travellers harnessed them
ooiv M IN tha sadoa and lifted leyered tViated