The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1862-10-01
Return of Mr.. Hall, the Artic Ex-
plorer.

arctic explorer, arrived at New London,
Conn.
Mr.. Hall is in excellent health, and is
sadly grieved at the present state of our
national affairs.
The details of his expedition are of un-
usual interest. Mr.. Hall is a mild and
unassuming gentlemen, full of energy and
tact, and has won the admiration of the
scientific men of this and the Old World.
lie arrived in the Arctic regions late in
1860, and, as the seas were so free from
ice, he was very anxious to Immediately
proceed with his mission; but notwith-
standing the bright aspect of affairs, he
wisely took the counsel of the Esquimaux,
who would not consent to make up boat
party for the purpose of prosecuting the
work.
The intervening time was occupied in
learning the Innuit or Esqnimaux lan-
guage from the natives. In the matters
of clothing and food Mrs. Hall adopted
the Innuit style, and was dressed in skins
and fed upon raw meats, with due share
of blubber.
BY bis courteous manners and powers
of adaptation he soon became a favorite
among the natives, and they were ever of
the greatest assistance to him. In 1851
his explorations were renewed with energy.
He had become acclimated, and was fully
alive to tho amount of work which was
before him. A whaleboat was now pro-
cured from the George Henry, and with
a crew of six Innuits, male and female,
he started on his northern journey. The
natives take their families with them
when on these expeditions, and the women
pull an oar with the men. Dogs are also
of the company, and several native boats
are taken for the purpose Of hunting and
fishing with. Thus provided with person
mel, and n,ateriel they started, living on
prepared food, in small quantities, but
mainly depending upon game captured on
the way.
Mr.. Hall went to Countess Of Warwick
Sound, and after much difficulty succeed
ed in discovering the place where Frobish-
er attempted to plant colony. A con-
siderable time was spent here in obtain
ing relics of that ill-fated colony. AT
nearly every place Of their debarkation
relics were found consisting of pieces of
coal, brick, wood, and portion of can
non shot, which might have been used as
boat ballast.
The coal had been overgrown with moss,
and dark vegetable growth; the brick
looked quite fresh and new; The wood
was simply chips, which, although EN-
bedded in the coal dust for nearly three
hundred years, are well preserved. The
piece Of iron is well worn with the rust Of
so many years.
One Of the most palpable facts in con
nection with the discovery of these peo-
pie is, that Mr.. Hall discovered a trench
twenty feet deep and one hundred feet
long, species Of dry dock, leading down
TO the water. In this excavation the par
ty of Frobisher's men who were captured
by tho Esquimaux on his first voyage,
with the assistance Of some of their cap
tors, built small vessel, in which they
were to embark and sail to England. In
due time she was completed and put to
sea, but heavy weather coming on, and
their vessel proving unseaworthy, they
were obliged to return. All Of this crew
were severely frostbtten. Despairing of
ever reaching their native land, and being
severely frost bitten, tho captives soon
died.
The facts Of their mode of living and
attempts to reach England were gathered
from the Innuits. Mr.. Hall says the ira
ditional histories of the Esquimax are ro-
markably clear and explicit, and can be
relied upon to the greatest extent. Mr..
Hall has discovered very large and in
teresting mountain Of fossils at tho head
of Frobisher's Bay. He also discovered
an immense glacier near Queen Elzabeihs
Land. This he named the " Grinnell gla-
cier," in honor Of Mr.. Heury Grinncll.--
II exceeds three thousand feet in hight, Is
ono hundred miles long and fifty miles in
width.
Mr.. Hall has brought home with him
very interesting family of Innuits or Es-
quimaux. E-ber-bing, the husband, is
fine-looking fellow, about twenty-four
years of age; but he is not so large and
good-looking rs was Cad-la-go. Tukoo-
h-too, the wife, is about the same age as
her husband, and is the interpreter. Tux
er-lik-e-ta, the infant child, is one year old,
and is fine child. The father and moth
er went to England some years ago and
were presented TO the Queen. They, Of
course, are not so much surprised at see
ing civilized country.
In addition to expedition relics, Mr..
Hall has a large collection Of memorials
Of bis social sojournings among the Innu-
its. They consist of variety of articles,
cut from bone and ivory, representing po-
lar bears, seals, walrusses, ducks, &C.
They are very interesting specimens Of
workmanship, and coming from 50 remote
a region are valuable.
According to Mr.. Hall, life in these
high latitudes is not so difficult OF pres
ervstion rs is generally supposed, the