, 1861-10-28
Wazd. 1t that period I made q preliminary

journey the co1dest tempe1 aturee Of the cruise
were recorded. On one day the thsrmometer
tank TO 664 degrees, and On another to SO Do. |
On thif, ~ well as on al subsequent journeys,
in the SNOW hut Of the Eequimaux.
Active pFeparatioua hAd beeu making stuce
January for the spring campaign, and we
TeEs ready for the final start on the 4sh Of
metallic life boat, twenty feet In length,
mounted upon runners, proVislons for boats
crew Of slx persons for five months, pEoyt-
s1oas for 4eVen persons and fourteen dogs for
six weeks, together with careful allowance
stock Of fuel for the above named period. We
started from the vessel on the above mention
ed date, with our entire equipment, the boat
and its cargo being drawn By the whole await
able chips company and fourteen dogs. Mr..
Radclih, With two men, were lett in charge Of
the veEee1.
:. Upon reaching Fog Ha1bor We made nearly
due north course, intending to reach the
west coast and travel thence upsn tbs land
Ice. We soon encountered hummocked les Of
often necessary to break q passage with axes
ard shoVels It finally became evident, from
the slowness OF our progress, that the entire
summer would be consumed in reaching the
west land, even if the boat could be traas-
ported to It at all. Being we'll assured that
nothing could be accomplished with the boat |
expeoftlor, sent the main party back on tho !
28th Of April, and continued northward with |
three companions aud two s1edges.
The ice grew worse a. we advanced, and |
We were fourteen days In reaching the coast, |
a distance in direct line OF only forty miles: !
From this fact you can form come estimate Of
tie ice over which We travelled Tue severity I
Of the labor broke down the doge, and Was
compelled to feed to them double ration,
thus consuming rapidly the provisions, aud
pzoportional1y1 Shortening my northEard
journey, reaching the west coast at Cape
Hayes, we travelled along the land through
Kennedy channel until the 18th Of May, when
onr provisions being exhausted, we were com
PEELED to turn our faces southwark. The lati-
tu1e attained On that day Was 81 degrees, 35
minutes, degree Of norhing which belieTe
not to have been exceeded or equalled by any
except Sir Edward Parry. The land Was taken
possession ofin the nane ofthe United States,
With the usual forms, and the flag which WIS
used upon the occasion has covered the most
northern known lind upon the globe
Although thus early in the season the ice In
Kennedy channel ~as everywhere much de-
cayed and unsafe, and Ia some places was en-.
water fowl Was discovered. I entertain no
doubt that the ice Of Kennedy channel wa8
broken up and dissolved at very early period
Of the summer. II WIS III this channel that
Dr.. Kane diEcoyered an open sea at a period
Of si1 weeks later, in the summer Of 1851
Before reaching the vessel lost all but seven
OF the remaining dogs, and the ice having
broken up around Cape Ohlsen, further ex-
ploration to the uorthWard VAS impossible
during the present season-
The six weeks subsequent to my return to
| Port Foulke we're occupied in preparing the
| Vessel for sea, in completing some unfinished
| surveys, in making magnetic and other obser
vations, in collecting. specimens Of natural
history, ia photographing the scenery and OBJ
jects Of interest little vicinity The schooner
had been much damaged BY the Ice encounters
OF the previous summer, and it was found im-
| possible to restore her original strength. Be-
ing without carpenter, large share Of the
labor Of repairs 1cl upon Mr. Mccormick,
ready ingenuity and;practical skill cannot too
warmly express my acknowledgements. The
ice broke up around the vessel on the 10th Of
July, aud We put to sea On the 14th-
After much difficulty and two tElals We
| reached the west coast, twelve miles south oi
Cspe Isabella, and being unable to pass the
cape We dropped anchor, and on the 23th
made journey to the north side Of the cape
in whale boat, and from an elevation Of siz
hundred feet obtained view to the north
ward. In that direction, fifteen miles above
Cape Isabella q, the Ice WAS solid and unbrokel
az far as the eye could reach:
To the eastward the pack ice Wis heavy a1s
impenetrable. To penetrate the Etrait unde
these circumstances, with the view Of reach
ipg practicable point for future eledge opera
only five dcgs) was clearly impracticable, an'
believing that I WAS not justified in incarrinl
the heaVy expense of another years absenc
without prospect Of corresponding results
,, Ireluctantly abandoned the field and turne
southwark.
; Taking Whale Sound on the way, eompl L
: It'd the euryey of that remarkable inlet, an
! obtained there an excellent set Of magEeti
determinations and some photographs Of th
. natives, the glaciers and other objects Of I,
= = teTeat.
8 After boring through the Ice Of Me1vin
I; bay for $50 miles We reached the souther
water, and entered the harbor Of Upper n
& vik on the l4th Of August. There We renal
q I'd ten days, engaged durs.:s that time in val
:, ons scientific explorati2:t 4. On ths LIST OF Be
y were there similarly occupied. We were reai
!, for sea again on the 9Th, but = succession
u u southwe6ter}y gales detained Us until the IL
9 e. when we again put to sea, and, having = Il
= wind, We were on the 22d 200 miles to t
Il a southwark Of Cape Farewell From th
o1 time until the 9th Of October we encounter
Y constant eouther1y weather, with freque
a. o. gales. When OF Halifax we sustained serio
= 1amnge, and were obliged to put into IL
Is port 1oE repairs; we are n;S noW again ready
:. While the daylight lasted We were pro6tat
10 70 employed A survey Of the harhor and I'D
- ~ cent coasts was made by the joint 1abors
~ ~ Messrs sonntag, McCotmick, Dodge and R
aa 81 the observatory the fine pendulum apparat
L0- a.. n ..,.. D-.-1 ~ poe+o- ,,,d = f.J1 mi
ng Ing Messis. nonu, ~ ous1ou, 49, aaI +a;a ~
N sans1aetofy e1pelsat.S "slo op.atneo haeana.
MAgAse nssI utnSn;1 S;1a, Ia @haar4.at;1
Piaceu " wy esae @ ~. ~ ~ ~ ~
to He[e t1ete naou 4toH lLto sataS ~ . ~ ~
oE oroioglc opselssloIy N.Y. elesseu ~ ~ -
a. acc opse,vasl9us Wslo 1AI,e Sa.aata 19o "a
nd nMes aa1!ys "1tn seseIat net. unaen1" q
10 single instrument. l may mention that al
of lne st 1IGn.n na1e gea nc .snJa ~
or' sonntsg and myself in October. This g1ac
'a7 which was discovered and named by DR.. KE
~, approaches the sea through deep valley,
to us 1aee Ii tMo es atu ~ nea-,,s- A9 7ar6
the not ye1 feaucea oota!nen oct9pSs, 9 IT, "5ae
Ter pea1e9 py myseh AsI 1ane alo as 10y enu
Of conelueraole mogemenl ot ~ gncleli. IT.,
rad tofFey o1 t11e g!acles WAs 1uis1el SunI.a
in ty NE l9te II oeloper, WIN pa1ly u nse
nm. sons. ascended 70 me neA ae 9saee,
fter travelled eastWafd nlty muee. Ou1 gtes
,na. elevation Wae 4,30o 1eet, lne tempstaSul*s
rere Which eleVatlon was 10 aeR* Ao"e1 toan ~
IN level OF the ssa-
nm The winter Has paesen ~ AsN!n ano
eek tort: we were lo1tunaIs u captuItng aI 10y
bad u V meu w;t fresh f.
nr the dogs constantly enPPiea WIZ s uesa ao "
haFe 10 !egras tHaE me epus at,ated ~ 7eS =,
Port pun g[eS1er atraE1 ~ ~ croaa and ~ =;
Ike, heis} nlu eulIn es 4, f1+ sn1 ,os-or
Qr ena1 iosce az comn.anos u fnata sa4 ~ ~
eby GUNNER 61p4eiasaoes ~ ~ nitI,a..e.t ~ .
On cessfn1 Inc nei9 OF IsssAlcas altuo1s -.e
Iati. limited than 5ao aa;e1patet %as, aomS a.,