, 1866-01-28
THE LAKE IN WINTER,
A Journey to tho Crib ard Returns.
Cutting the lcc-.-An Arctic voya.e
on Lake 1lrhlsan.-.Fastk In tho
Ice---A Few Experiences.

- &Ao
~" experiences
s31nne On the Ake y Nsfy rseatEns thing In
.r.rs ~ t,-a, ~, ~. ~ ~ Ns oAys "
>-.s sN1A4 wv t'oa. toe ousy ee1a q oty ltfh
10 0' an9 Ns7eate BILE Il IT. ASfpcaA.e e,en
cntG tl4h4iy 1cs4 tslcs7nIe cl,1r u.tsnrxa with
\ pm4f. mr<re a-ti . rollins ~, ~. :, h+t.h. -,
urn.nh.re ,,,d x,~ a., ,., !, = ..,,..;.s ~
sHH.. ~ "'Ha3fs apoaAaJ In m1d-*tHte1. The
hor f1n- storm xnd ,he eh3:l ettuua RIuit. the
surxs otsh< an&fy waves, ,he ,,I,maI er..l,nr RI
witch Ise ,n,t,rrnors sasM E.eoni:
.e.,sn q .un1hs, y 1sisn H. 49, a. shss aestss
az " in n;s.,t1 r.. s.,s 1elcSa ~ eaosen - eou
hx aprez pr he tEx whs r:n.r ~ ,4. - ~ -
rss,frp.t topmrnL.,ra T. s.r.tae oass! ss "nefr
Waitrv Journey AIR tns ~. ,..t "asnL ne
m heA Irs. attfscrtST th.,, =. ~ ~ w. II"
xhsn III, hrns5 .,n,n..t. nes .aAe n mig Atasef
oves .aIeh NJ x7i fs rslaiy Il .earra Of tst,;
Na ro!e noonasshs u L. .,eor n ~, 'oneshss ~
tsf bump Of ccro<tty 10 Nssn 10 - ~. ~ !. ~
taert .ht t!tuS a..oI,i,<n y -: sUa hamos 10
equslsy s-iE-Ht1s :. ,be cs,rr. ri s.ha* h*ass;
'hseatt mig es en mon .1ed1 ,lra,S 10 hta IN i,
te:.cp." = s''''A P'p-
And set the dn4ert oi nueen tes ,Tnnt ,1,thou,
ttr s%xn;tee; hui II ne.d. j r!pt a 80. Ttsh
itssh md ,hr utose ~orid to Errteci..t a. t,, *
ttnl OK IL 1o.shpe.* Efcr n the fnr:s'r ~ IT,
e'etarrt. the14 .~ 4 r1aainc-.. = suhla.j;r rh1i
sill told cnr Fr-lLbonnl die on ~. S,.nt -
'ee dnp Is s1lsttrts o,tr !. With sts..y ma1of,
n l. rtHcets 1ae roar tsx- IL thor. IN, tiee.r
.tivet:cns, the t4er i. e.:-h..,:n-. 5sle co.,,
tsas;ion OF 'ht*r ks itr ~hs:alsn coat,unou~ sur.
at he AssE nod h.pke14 10 1pt> ,e%err nes ~
itt, there hrcsea 11iu sass.russ wh!es IL r,,ea
o.r: eath ether ~ ne t!a.!a: winI: and ,sre
his ass set.se tai1 ald d frthu;r he s:n.v
kkA N xxaI4H
the rzTrr&e witt 1 rIen isu.t vork eI .,l.e.
th.~n. md ,oa hive px:prr Il aitxe f.: ;et eso.
tsta,satson q .be palit-ophes, tae .d+.t,:. ss.s
seE'nrEiAlrt nF thr 3arf-{te port or thc t,stn,r,
EEs ~ &c thaRzted hciu-r. III ~lI isp.l,i at ~
oolcr Of ala Ht -. In .hc seeesae4a 1asuach hich
,o1 1ts~1t, II toha sad hungry ,h- sensation u
4aa-7c1, GIl t.tnlng eounsanIse VI oue "a wss.
ama snr1ns a. re.iin5 oot OF tht ml!.I OF az II
a It. s1 = y n.. nm s ,., 1s5rse1s 81, l. rs,.e :5.
= l.tseu Aea, ~t:a 30 atruua ol f-ca5.. nrsen.
eisxttt 1,s' IN The ier ard a:sa!t o; dyEwan- Il
ns a1 te ss.se III yrd q e IL Ta,s ~ .so I'D
q Co. s1f s. pes:, 30: i /. r ..ss :s 81 ss
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sAa!e. eld on Tserdss xoa, Ga;sntfuul, o; ,au.i,
tpE thr -f12.s1oE rcdtt any s1 IL o. a.nts
Trey .-ns t;t 90 The tr- ~litsse" OF !. Nil. OF
st<ffTtoA 10 Tic Tanntl Ift two E13&As ffon shnFr
l: NA nv EHh!E-, aIt tie sno4 wpa falItnr
tht's nfeE the tarts ea.krrt- hs.ara the ID Il
t.n e,ees n. II ;ri - be ~ II .'~ pIeE ee7r
ntr f.csn .-ccnd!nr fartte.. Ths eeplaln hsd t47.
eEt oLce h@:ofe TIA. o ass.ET, Anl lad sucn t.fl
Epe IN srtut.e back that a ,1okr ra.trf dubious,
ey-T, u" 54ftE bad 40 1des u Els1ng II up IA
tsaf Wy ast itehased tnru sntt a!;cn Of eolss Ii
a "aa @ '9er tnffn. t<~f+ DEE. q thr cnrtraes.
t'ts E1Et1ec7, lag haslness hele; the ether, oaly
Hrtt 20 stS The tug. eaaes "a tfn1. 10 With.
f, t,.nS ne e7Tns 1s'i"n q sne !ee I'll II "oaia
Nftatsec
or - tne u" journey Was rot n Iz,!esssnt
ere. The psEfy stooa On deek ehaE:n: rai!v y
she pros :. ise sas. o.. d snS ~ "
ettttd Pier. y hieA stood oG; hkc r1n nooa,xJ+
.eI, =Eatd ne los thsit ha-1 lorna tat,ne faa:as.
ksei eiTo1pd, tic tofEasl part Of Ihe psc:aIr heta7
a'k1 u VIM 'es tAAer tn 'arloas .haper, 4 hlth
1Tpdfy rk.td NJ thc rs hr'rn o11 b the tar,
S1aI3 Q. the ttesel through the I'm. xtntrsd !hc
EorLtti6s 81 Hf CAKES pilcd c. the b4s bt 1T
sLf ld. .nd tsen ooof:s,steh e. = @ tse eie3 Of the
atrrttt oct ~ the aA,ardn4 e1.:
Af NS pSu .kstnc k1ly 10 str
srcns!. sev fpsff'laF sr'ae7iy along !
~ ts s1s Ssf - U ttfy M Toe csl.rsiE4., husias
htE' "1!AitE IL sa~ aola TO eu:,e flstser, Ever
af1 n hxht snov or,. <oaA eur. i:4 k1th-ry
insss II ait nsral sE1cr more nunseroas -h,pe1
tnsa sr7r E, eon}u:-d r1' CIT ot IL sIdteal Lp,
taA!H-& c17E Y ccI E.E- AsFr ard Larrr Htir
ts.7ing dcs1 10 y n at! cepa la!cs c;zlI coue
out = shat Saz1srts o. iaEs9. On Que .tf- tas
sorp;e q dcets ho;. tas1 70 N es cakc CT which
r:rd iItikn,aoS. C On r. = .;ae snd III ~ sos.
.rrr &c Il. othLE. :he:r 'us3zk = o...rt. t.1Y ~,
;he pas1, ia lie, .sr.1,nnd,ns ~ ~ 9rrs r.,
.a.ry r1ltI! Il, II. nd ~ ni,S1t.,. nc
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"mhai'- L.e n.lItr!" Tic jc. usd ,nezr..ea
,c:cA.-.a spd th~ thrre fnshr. pt isos4 xss sI,sf
tco urIh ~ the etEtses. The. w-n1 resre..d ~
es.e4 Of ts1fiy exo truz1bs .tn e,shel ih-rrh fhs
ter so< .hort di.saner thea ea1ae 10 anothe: hiI
.:oy: Afa!E asd ss.a IA. the pso:r.- I.S,asscd
:: III ~ -aJ ia:oaxa ID: ~ n sSIch nnts
have deg Losot 70 any o! -, esn r4eas en-. htp
p5 ,.e r sn =, srsl:3, Ses. u: a ,as ice
nui ti1n NY md made .<1 hen tar MN hn.ts4
The r t~r1, Of The er3h hsa t-rn n, o{xn s., "a
ssos: il fsrse7 iisa IA: Ge tt.st,.evt1 r1'a ;scs
shat rp the1r q In a,ua.tefY ,sxnst 1r1 ensn.
:t1tstfe, asc Nert WORKING sysr ~ ,srrss ssIs
nsse.a ut = sa9 sssr IL The ss.ea
pn.-i stscu,ort nat eYtrxt. to ti.ins ot ~ @s.
s1kh! Yet ih!nk oFii T,r.r NV, t's.ss
Ensa.nn1 in tnxn ifr1ssh -. y. Hum We rev. u
10 n ha y. nd ikeucs a,11 Iornrsfds ,sm.s g.
e.n:sr, bidding sar to :nslsz- lie s.osy Il sam an
do 70, 70 :ts1s ~ q. sn.a %. e Gssafef
wer<.f It ne t11n n. crrT Jo[t II. 1uth ie..
;1essk. y. ,b* sasleo. NJ. ..tei:a., As1s.rd u
s,.a ie.r s's s, ts s.s s. sk, ,7,1 I'd IT,
~ q sptis r ,sse 'se1gs e. 90 ors y soa h.,
10 h5nfA:r n fu,r ar Hkr n ylttSt Il, rhs urha{E
dorsia ri A. And 1h.re DC. bsrn,n 81 "a; AZ hoidiT.
tnt to MI n taoT n.S tFe,ss Sa, ,s, =. ,IS
INC II ~ ". ihrn sn- ~. ~ the .i.se ~
nhieh they t;o1ti, hui ,r;.iy ~nrx the,r Nv IL
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IL. - ~ r. ks S,e., uo,i. rs,
Nj anntth ~ Y,ri NH ~ t,scI h. aosr ,,.r -
wf.s est, rs ipe1ni:,n IA II. lei ,s.s rec xoo
esen I,..i III ses d.e. %, he es,1 ri ~, y.
1hssee,. tcesa 70 = Ii e,e:a,ioa, .! H. W tai. II.
M ass. .no dn.nIt uEoo q .hy " SOFA Iof
,ns Snsras ~ erh ihA ana Aoet9l h."ss 9sf.sa ;hs
id ise eeax @ ol sT1ns hui ia ssss srtse linpai.
h1inE toinb
try fret lou ard the +hore.
IN Ine paHy nVn1esen M Tug. and Hai'a ",
% nnM wss t t.sng ts.oe parting M aHrtoous to the
ne"rt9 imposing y MY ee otoipaIsfy. wss nov
-; as soc * psea sp tvo O h1ee sest h!Rh.
M f ~ ntu. =" .no rt ne sosss tso Stow
,3iais ,,a: uss:'sa ~ eei manS w
rr ~ i,saN ~ w t.t P.o *pieq Aay o.
w " .uaeH o. @ s@on!.stlope1t defesr might rnty:
~ ~ stoena ~ ,ne saio ne oaaHlr Te' sod
st,s s,, Z " .,h .t1 ~ae' NV aut s ieii. t41
100, wosk saIt AosE fTn.
tsessSas, w as T. G&a u 1ony sonS oat q
.tt " .ns5 .ns ~ ~ 0tmn1 =
,ntsl Z, acfsn.t auha fns 1s0w o. snh sant mon:
Mt NJ OF tns MaNes An tona si!Hsneo ysss aead
- ns, ~ .oe t,' "asn @ naa r. sn,s ane mned
tSo .msx ~ rarrT stSs tT1n. ~ s7I:n,.. n .os e.
lleau; a ~ fa'1nt. INC eole objects n <hieh
-, ~, ~. M ~ M NJ nstonn WIZ tne sa't
u" r:nse.h:d na.o nors ksn. The paE:y LOOKED
fSifs,H tos 'ff lt'7Ee HnF-h the rtt:<i bad earr-
~ t',i - 'i7~r oa ne on'"sN FoJaEs, but II VIM
:t+o .ts ennts. H n Nls.ss'tpp the X1nds har.