New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-17
TIE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.


THE JUNIATA AT ST. JOINS PLANS FOR THE
SEARCH.
[FRoM THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBuSE'I
u. S. S. JUNIATA, st. Johns, Newfoundland.
July s-Of Nantucket Shoals We babe good by 70 you
by the pilot leaving there. We came bowling along
with fine weather until ran into fog bank on the
Banks Of Newfoundland which completely enyeloped us
until the morning Of the 30th OF June, when we emerged
from it and found ourselves of the harbOr Of st. Johns
safely inside which we anchored at having made
the run from the Battery, NewYork in days and IS
hours The harbor Of st. Johns is securely andocked
The town Is built the northwestern shore, on de-
cyity steep that the lights In the Streets appearing
one above the other night M Ike the city resemble an
immense amphitheater. During the day che town mas
dull aspect, the brick and stone, where painted at all
being sOmber gray. AS soon as we anchored arrange
completed for supplying us with wood COAL
and provisions and STRENGTHENING our bows with boiler
iron az 10 protect her from any Ice We may come IN
contact with.
During one OF our rambles on shore we inspected
codiver oil dstiery, and the mode OF manufacture IS
so simple and interesting that venture TO insert de-
scrpOn OF it the benefit OF OF the beVer
age. The lvers are first washed with fresh
water and great is taken to cleanse
them of oil traces OF gall, tho gall not
only dlscoorng the oil, but giving it dsagreeaby BIT
ter taste. They then placed in vat and heated by
steam from a boiler underneath to a temperature OF
1870 Far which the exuded oil to rise to the sur
face, whence it Is skinned or carefully II Is then
filtered three tines first, through three bags placed
one within the Other the inner one made or me n1nne
and the two outer ones OF muslin; then through three
others similarly placed one inside the other, but made
of stuff resembling Canton fannel from these last
bags drips into large TIN trough ana Is drawn OIL
into puncheons through o faucet over the mouth OF
which Is placed Of the finest muslin when e1-
cludes every trace Of sediment and Dirt IL Is tDeh
ready for the market and In color and general appear
ance closely resembles sauterne wine Our polite nut
fshy host pressed to drink glass OF 1t, but de-
clned with all the politeness 1 could command. lie
evidently looked upon my refusal to drink as slight
upon mis- oil and brought every argument in his power
to bear to induce TO alter my decision. At last ne
was successful for after Informing me that out or the
same glass offered and standing on the same spot
the Prince Of Wales and the Duke OF Newcastle had
drunk Of it, could hardly refuse. found the naVor
not unpalatable but II almost taseleSs with hardly
veslge OF the nauseatlng, rancid Odor OF the Pure
Cod Liver Oil" sold in the New-York drug stores.
From being extracted at low Temperature it is said not
IL purity longer than Is months, after when
period mixed with ingredients to preserve IT'S taste,
rather to prevent its rancid hayor from becoming 700
apparent. - -. ,,. .,,uo. -,
the Tgress, so ss 10 SEND an eApeIOh Oul IN VI
the POas before the ngre5s 20 Disco, and we have
high hopes OF being the first TO get di1gs OF the POars,
for the captain firm IN his determination 10 send our
steam launch, il the Ice permits, as FAR as CAPE YORK
should gained tns 1hte or tNe tDldfS
fore. our ice pilots flying around with the 01cers
trying hurry the dlatOry people on shore one OF
the pilots. Henry ". Dodge, was frstmato with Dr;
HAYS. The other Capt. James NJ BudfnstOn, ls m Oh
arctic whaer Since 1882 he mas been more or less among
tho ice OF north POar Seas, and his life has been one
acquainted with hardship and toll. HIS nephew Capt
g. o. Buddngton, the present commander or the POars
has tho credit IN the popular MUD Of bringing nome the
lost ResOute but this entirely erroneous In August
1856, while IN command OF the whaling ship George
Henry, Capt. James NJ Buddngton sighted the English
ship ResOlute which had been abandoned the winter
fore II was discovered that abandQged Capt b.
boarded about 10Th or September and f0Gnd her
almost intact, with plenty of provisions stores Of all
kinds and even OF the jewels OF the officers Still on
board. When she abandoned officer or man was
allowed take than 70 pounds OF baggage with him.
When the ship boarded she had feet OF water III
her hold but from Of only nine men in the George
Henry Capt. Buddngton spared force enough TO pump
ner out her thoroughly and bring her IN safety 70
the port OF Boston. His sense or duty led
him 10 bring her TO the United
States and turn her 70 the Of the George
Henry, but IL would have been better for him mad he
carried his first intention, and taken the ResOute
direct England for just about the time he found her.
his owners failed and made assignment. He in con-
sequence only his share OF the earnings OF the
George Henry but the fruit OF his hard aOOr and gal
liant Efforts to the ResOute. Seventeen years ago
Eugishmcn would not only have showered fortune aud
hOnOrs him, but given guinea for glimpse Of him.
But neglected, forgotten and in poverty, the old
forced again to brave the pers OF the Arctic
seas gain Livelihood. We hope to sail tomorrow at