The New York herald., 1869-09-04
ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS.
eres,Ing Latter frcm DR.. HAYES.


The following letter from Or. l. l. Hayes, giving
some particulars Of his expedition will be read witD
interest. Letters by the same mail were received
from Mr.. Bradford, the artist saying it was the pur.
pose to proceed north into Melville bay at once,
where he hoped to complete his collection OF views
and studies of the Arctic world. They expect to re-
turn early in 0ctober:-
STEAMSHIP PANTHER,
ivIGTUT Qat. 81 lS), SOUTH GREENLAND,
MY DEAR SRA ship freighted with Eryolite sails
for Philadelphia In few hours and avail myself OF
the unexpected opportunity to send you friendly
greeting. After leaving Newfoundland we made our
first landfa at Cape Desoaton, where, the weather
being dirty and there being on this coast neither
lighthouse nor plots we were forced to get an
anchor down and hold on three days before we
could steam In to Juianshaab, the best OF the Green.
land colonies There we arrived July 10. A lew
items OF our dOings since that date may interest
First. on the 18th, we went up to the old Morse
novel fashion. My Old friend, the Rev. Mr.. Anthem
dornerly of Upernavik), kindly acted as guide and
we crowded into q woman's sealskin boat-that ts
to say, uniaE, which was thirty.six feet long and
was propelled BY six stout native women. The TEN.
perature was sixty-dve degrees grand the scenery
ful day, bothered only by mosquitoes, which are
more numerous here and more vicious, verify be-
How old the ruins are nobody knows, but certainly
not less than eight centuries, and as l wandered
Inc ny aa aIe aSe5 tne once % sny
who long ago peOpled this coast the story OF their
wonderful deeds seemed written In the very stones
The church ruin Tor cathedraO stands much as when
Graah visited It, some forty years ago. One gable Is
yet eighteen feet hgh the doorways perfect and
The walls are almost 1--WE feet thick and in places
still very firm. While Bradford was busy with his
brush ana Dunmore and Crlcherson with their cam
era made careful plot Of all The ruins which are
In number 1t will please your curious eyes, as
the photographs will delight you.
From Julianshaab, where by the way. must not
forget to mention we had some fine fresh Greenland
beef and any quantity of milk we steamed out to
called en- where dreSted S ny
man In the place) we went up ford to the front OF
O great glacier, and there we lay at anchor four
strous body in m-photographing 1t, sketching
It, surveying it,, travelling upon 1t, and in short
a useful The photographs from It are really superb,
taken from every possible point Of view, and are
everything the heart could wish for The weather
was as warm as an early autumn day as home, and
was enjoyed by all. There was nothing to interfere
with US but the aforesaid mosquitoes, which, for
tunately, did not reach the ship nor yet the summit
OF the glacier. / believe nothing could possibly
be finer than the photographs obtained. Un.
he glacier 1Hf Was es disposed to be nean
borly than we, for he set up q terrible fusilade
the moment we got there, and beside some thousands
or tons OF ice which, at intervals, broke from the
'front.' seven cebergs one after another rolled their
unwiedy forms into the sea and set the waves upon
to ge. to safer place Of refuge. But lew persons
have ever seen an Iceberg break OF. We can rejoice
IN having DOtn seen ana lelt them. we may rnapS0.
die about Niagara-lts roar, its vastness-but one
knows not where to begin with q discharging
glacier, 30 will not attempt 1t on 30 small bit OF
paper
From the glacier here we came to meet q hearty
welcome from the controller Of the mines, Mr..
SaXtorf the director, Mr.. Fritz and the agent for
the American Company, Captain REYNOLDS One Is
quite amazed at the apparently tnexhaustDle sup
ply Of kryolite inthe bed which they had opened.
The mine Is in fact quarry, the bottom OF which
is some forty feet below the level Of the sea- and is
the beach, 1t lies upon the south side OF
this deep ford Of Arsuk, which runs many miles
back into the interior, and like most OF the Green.
land nords is terminated by Q glacier. A hundred
miners get out about 900 tons Of the mineral per
annum. The mineral is immensely rich-ninety six
to ninetynne per cent Of soda ana alum; and al
though not sufficient In quantity to pay for working
the bed Is prolific in other Ores In q half-hour's
walk about the works picked up specimens OF iron,
silver, lead, tin, copper ana arsenic. Strange 1t
seems that this mineral, 30 precious and 80 valua-
BILE, should be found here alone.
Tomorrow we put to sea and then northward no,
beneath the midnight sun. Thus far all has been
novel to me; but henceforth shall be among lamil-
lar scenes. We get on finely. Everybody Is In the
best Of spirits and In the very best OF health. The
ship could not be improved upon for either strength
or comfort and, please God, in couple OF m onths,
will bring you In person my next budget OF news.
Meanwhile, believe me, ever faithfully yours.
ISAAC !. HAYES.