The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-02-21
The Arctic Expedition.

give interesting accounts Of the progress Of the
expedition. and the plans and prospects tor the
future The health - the party was good, and
the ie--cutei meats and vegetables taken - sup
pre- prove. highly satisfactory. Gibson tlruthers,
the c~1Tp.urrr, the same ~d0 went with the first Grin
nell expedition. divi OF ~apor.eNy anl was buried AZ
Jpe-uayik- H. place VIZ supplied 10y Mr.. Jansen,
= Dane accustomed 10 Arctic lie, and = valuable &C
QUESTION 20 The party.
Alter passing the Arctic circle. on SATURDAY, Au-
gus: :, the sun iii not set upon the expedition. This
Wa tae first night iu which they had entire sunlight
Iae Ky being cIguile>-, the sun was seen the entire
night, first 10 pass slowly in "a circle 10 the north
ward, and then eastward, till Il teCtu 70 rise again.
The expedition was becllmei several days of " Syorte
Hook but AZ length reached a point within sight Of
the low islands beneath SaniersOu's Hope. a great
lanimark for Arctic nayigatOrS. At this time q scene
Of suU.Imity was witnessed. The coast, for miles on
either hand 70 the north and south, was plainly yisi-
BILE. Cliffs. high or low land, mountains and iulets,
were seen IN the distance. while around the vessel
dyatei thousands Of icebergs. In the intervals be-
tween the heavy reports and roar Of falling ar turn
ing ice5erys. the noise 0t the surf or sea beating
against each Of the many bergS was distinctly heard,
sounding A. = distant Niagara or = near, small water
fall. 20 continuous was the noise. The greater part
Of the time the crushing and cTumbliug of the bergS
in turning over and coming in collision with each
other, or II detached pieces falling, or 4 glacier part
Iug from IT. asT dc Siace, and rolling down a thou
sand feet into the sea, kept up a terrific cannouade.
The stay Of the expedition NJ Proven was quite
pleasant The cargo was all broke out anu removed
in boats 10 the shore, whence II was reStOwed on
board. The ships company were assisted by forty or
fifty E~sguimauX. They worked hard al. day, and
gave their nights 70 jollity, attending balls, parties
and ielstS. given in their honor by the natives. The
Danish officials rendered DR.. Hayes and his officers
every service in their power, AMI the usual courEesies
passed between them. Numerous presents were made
20 the Danes Of deicacies for the table, in return for
which they sent fur garments, which were Of better
quality aud make than any that could be bought.
Every other night = ball was given, 10 which the
whole ships company were invited. \ promlscuous
l.. rf-.F bill 49, a.nV noe /
OF all the human beings in the vicinity who were able
TO dance, or who wished To look on. In the same set,
at one time. were MesSrs. lukermann, Hansen, Hayes,
SOutag. Clrruthers, all the crew Of the expedition.
and male AMI female E>quimaux, perhaps twenty in
number; while others, in such numbers A. 10 unCom-
fo.tably crowd the room, were standing around
laughing and shouting III high glee. The ball room
Was the carpenters shop, decorated with tine flags If
the vessel, lighted At midnight with candles, for
though light outside, the flags covering the little win
dOws made the roOm dark. In an adjoining room
was a table, ON which there was n variety Of drinks
and = huge wooden bowl OF punch. made OF three
kinds Of wine, brandy and run, with lemons and
sugar.
Mr.. Soutag, with his assistants. was engaged most
Of the time while at Proven, in making a topograph-
zeal survey of the hdrbor, while DR. Long-haw was
employed Ia geological aud botanical labors. Com
mnnder Hayes was busy all the time in u general su-
perysion Of affairs. At - O'Clock on the evening Of
the first day in Proven, DR.. Longshaw assembled TO
the top Of i high hill for the observation Of the sun.
Ii dill not dip below the horizon in the least, but
moved slowly north~ard, till at length it began 10 as-
ceui, shining brilliantly the while. At Proven DIR.
Hayes procu. "a forty dogs, a large supply OF furs,
and the expedition sailed Tor Upernavik on Saturday,
August 3.
DR.. Hayes, writing at Upernavik, August l4th,
says - Ii i impossible for me to predict anything
with respect 10 the prospects before Us. The season
has been backward, but the weather has been very
mill during the past ten days, and the recent souther-
" gales have doubtless broken the ice. The wind
now blows fresh from the northeast, and II there l.
much ice before Us it will be driven TO the southwest
We shall leave here tO-morrow, and attempt NJ once
the Melville Bay passage, and shall hope TO make
Smiths strait not later than the first Of September
Ii successful in this endeavOr, we shall have abun-
daut time 10 secure a convenient harbOr on the coast
Of Grinnell's Land. YoH are already aware that l
anticipate (from observations made by myself upDo
this coast in 1850 reaching Cape Frazer, lat. 20 deg.
~ min, where | propose spending the winter. 4
degree lower, however, will place one within practIc-
able reach OF my proposed field Of exploration. If the
condition of the ice will permit. | will Immediately
after n winter harbor has been selected-carry for
ward the boat which intend using for next summers
labors, and some provisions, as far north As possible.
and then leave them. secured against the bears, and
return 70 the schooner after the winter has firmly SCI
the ice. Early next spring, we shall push forward
advance depots. and should We find either ice or wa
ter, We shall endeavOr to accomplish with boats or
sledges, or with both. the chief object of the voyage
before the close Of the summer. If this fortune awaits
Us, We shall then return home without unnecessary
delay. / do not, however, anticipate this result, but
l expect that We shall be detained two winters. |
shall eudeavOr by every means to avoid = third years
absence. We carry with Us, however, fool aud fuel
for that period, and ia the event Of our being 20 long
detained | DO not fear adverse results. With the
fresh supplies we have on board l believe We can re-
sst the scurvy."