Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-01-16

the only means Of giving warmth. The eH-
crci-c is a walk among the ice hummocks
and ice hcrgs--,cndlng the barometer. the
odolIto and other instruments, cooking.
and an occasional hunt Tor fox or rrin.
deer and last, watching the stars. The
diseases were scurvy and frost bite, which
before winter closed, had left but three
sound men. There were three amrutations
m consequence Of frost bite, which owing
tn the 'curyy, were a long time in healing.
40 Esqulmaux were found until the first
winter hal passed. Such was the winter
Of this heroic band. The cold, the want Of
fuel, the disease, the solitude and primtion,
were enough to opPrcss and quail the stout
ct heart.
The summer came. but the coast was be-.
cirt by Ice in all directions. The valiant
commander, however, sailed forth in 'ari.
ous expeditions, some Of which were mere
escape. from death, in search Of land and
traces of The lost. he traced 'he coast Of
Greenland to It's northcrnmost hcad.land,
where be discovered for the first time, an
open sea. Prom thi. hcld.hnd, he di.coy.
cred, over the open water, 20 the north aud
west, It'll other hcad.lani., belonging 70
the coast " hEcucl. Til. be- called Grin.
nell Land. That at the north ct Greenland
be called Washington. The channel Of
open water, north Of Peabody Bay, (Which
was covered with perpetual ice) AMI which
divided th,s, two lands, was called Kennedy
Channel H. traced the coast IN each side
Of thl, Bay and Channel, ~ fr as - de-
grcr- north latitude. aud gave names % IT,
prominent mountains, caIe' and had.lands.
he ruard ou ihc coast Of Greenland an inn.
mrn,c glacier, some iorty mile. OF more In
length, whore i, bo,lercl Peabody Bay. l,
WI. some ihrcr hundred lc.t above the Ice
in the hay, and presented, as FAR a. the eye
could scan, p,nicrous bank Of See. H.
called tli. glacier thc graf IlumbolIi ola.
cirr, iu honor Of the distinguished German
traveller.
BY these expeditions, Dr Elua has dem.
on,,mtri several geographical facts, which
have heretofore bcrn .uTro.,d TO cs,.t, hu,
vrrr only subject. Of conjecture. Firt.
that Greenland ia .ararat, continent, rs
much ~ "a, Australia and &. .rTaratrI
from America by Smiths strait, Pa'ndy
Bay, (Which i' always fr,lrn,) and Krunc.
Us Channel, whi.h thoush Ni! farther
north, communicating with the Polar oc.an
beyond, is open water Second, tha, there
&, an open polar .a, whu.' waters have
hcan .,en, LAYING The sbor. Of northern
Greenland, and a., northeast hoaI.lanIs OF
America.
Darirc thc summer u !sii, when ,hc,s
discoveries vcra made, It va, hoped the icc
would break up, 80 that the bus could
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