Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-09-13
THE ROMANCE OF THE POL.RIs.

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nance to offset the ford tradition
which cluster round the name O
Ponce de Leon and the old explorer!
OF the Tropics, IS natural, and give:
us reinsurance of the doctrine of av
erages 4; and the stories which date
back into the far darkness of Ice
landish legend, and the old tales OF
the Norsemen gave Us this offset so
| that now there is almost an over
balance of romantic occurrence gath
erinS about the glistening bergs and
far stretching foes OF the Boreal
Zone. The sad. mysterious fate Of
Sir John Franklin and his comrades
not one Of whom ever returned to
tell the tale Of hardship, peril and
death: the lone, long wanderings of
poor Lady Franklin-sadde because
more absolute and real than The 60
ings "fur and wide Of poor Peg
gotty; and. lastly, the shroudei
mystery which hangs over the fate
and story of the Polaris, these veil
the regions of eternal ice with an at
mosphere of romance which is as
as it is cold and crnel
and deathlike. The mystery of the
Hall expedition only grows the
more profound with all efforts to
penetrate within It; and the story as
told below is a startling supplement
to the narrative as told by the lately
arriving survivors:
New York, September IA dispatch |
rom On board the steamer Juniata says !
hat on the arrival at Uppernavick, Com
nander B-aine paid his respects to kra-
mp L. Smith. Inspector General of North
Greenland, who narrated with consider
bic minuteness the details Of the quar-
81 on board the Po!aIis, and attributed
he unhappy dissens!ols to DR.. Bissel,
he sc.e". .:.:- o...cer, VIE spoke most con-
of Captain Hall. He alleged
hat he was ignorant OF Arctic history, and
unqualified for the work to be accom-
lished, and enjeavored to prejudice the
rev of the ship against him. He ap-
arently wished to give the EXPEDITION a
Ierman character. and desired to take
Ill command The Inspector further
lated that Captain Hall said he had some
lisgivings OF premonitions of death while
/ Disco where he saw Smith and placed
/ his care valuable records, which were
anded to Captain Braine, who will place ..
lem in the hands Of the Secretary Of the
avy on his return to the United States.
he steam launch of the Juniata sighted
lie Tigress near Uppernavik. Lieuten- ]
ut belong boarded her and impaired
sluabie information to Commander
rier, exhibiting q chart showing the
ack of the launch and recommending
IN to take a northwesterly course from
lpe Shackleton. On the 14th of August
e Tlgress passed Cape Alexander and
,rt Foulke, 1t was now all daylight
d rock in the vicinity of Cape Alsin
IS recognized by Captain Tyson as the
me that hid the POlaris from the
Nv of the party on the ice foe. The
ssel was here stopped, when the sound {
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stantly lowered. 1t was about 8 O'Clock
the evening, and amid the greatest ex- I
ement Commander Grier exclaimed:
see their houses!' Two tents were
arly perceptible, and moving figures
Md be seen on the main land near Lit
Island. An hour after the boat re- 4
med. but only brought the intelligence
1T Captain Buddington and his party
d gone south in the middle of June .
t in two boats, hoping to meet q"
endly whaling vessel to carry them to
The Tigress' boat was a
ain manned accompanied by Com
Inder Grier and the Esquimaux inter
tier. Five men, two women and two ia
ildren greeted them, and they found the w
use abandoned and presenting interior Ca
Il scene of the widest confusion.
oxen instruments lay on the floor,
lie the remains Of Ilutilated logbook p!
re scattered about. The EsqUimaux
1 come from Ponds Bay and had re-
lined with BuddinSton all winter.
ly half an hour was spent in search II
for records by the commander and
men, who picked UP what curiosities
Y could and returned to the ship. ca
e boat was manned the third time, IN
| this party picked up some torn dia- 4
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