, 1873-06-20
CHICAGO, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1873


1873.
NAL life waa found to Inbound, musk ozen boing
shot at intervals throughout tho winter. Goose,
duok, i - and % other wator fowls, Including plovora
and othor wading birds, nboundcd during tho
summer although tho BpccioH Of land birds wore
comparatively fow. No fish xero soen, although
eSs n s3snsng aaa afs e oSte e eS
howovor, wore found llllod to IN extraordinary
dogroe with marine invortebratp, including
jo1y~nst and ehrimrs. Boals were very abnn-
dant. Numerous insects wore observed also,
especially sovorat apocies Of butterflies, boos,
null insoota Of like character.
Tho geographical roBults Of tho PolariR expo.
alltion, so far as thoy can now lo aacortalnod
aud tlloir comrades, may be summed up |
briefly az follows; Tho open Tolar |
soa laid down by Kano anl HayoH
fs'sa sf s oasn ss ferod diissy
wliat abrupt expansion Of Konneay ohannoi ',. to
tho northwnrd, ana brokon by Indy Franslin's
Bay on tho went, md on tue cast by ialgo
inlet twenty miles wide at th9 opening. ana cor.
nncortnined, and Mr: hlyor thinks 1t may TO n
faot nstrait extending till It communicates with
tilo Francis J9aoph Sound OF uoEmhnia anu
Manso a! oSpoa!t.ion. ,,,i.. ad WIN a,,,tG IL nG-
| Th!h inlot was cAno1 tito southern rloru. Nof'n
Of it, Oh tho samo place, is tho indontation Ct
eh6r9 called folnrts 4ay yry by Capt: hall. hele II,
this bay H. named Cape Lup1%1n, % Its . southern
polnas a 10 yos T'sn9ut alao. an Tau ep5 @ frat,
ta aoro W no unv channa from trantv
to , 9soty, sioau ,d n9" .aa o,,t ~ ~
has already boon stated gayo the nanao Of Robe
| aon'B Htraita Tho vesteru ul1ore Of these
/ strnila north ri Grinue11sland in nIno
nai'seshs. o, NoI.ne@sS ~ Japo oa., it1nt
~ "s'I1"o o. u9fstoGn - 1nl.ta.oS 20 /" uooF 49, ~
mnlcn Ghpt. nal e@,lcu Mo"t.an Mt 1'n5' e nn.the
tta noftnorn point Ghpe bfo7oort, anu lIs ho4ta,
| eru bluH Summer uoadland. Ihe trend o1 iatld
continues to RopulBe 1larbor, In latitudo 81 do
groeB minutes north,-the highest northern
position reached by land during this expedition.
oot on .nG % o@Ht c conso ana u cont;noa nopa"s o
tho ond Of theao straits, aud thence cast and
southeast till Lost in the ulataDco, lts vanishing
Ppaos of ofs sobaerTattop oher lsnd
VA visible to tho uorthoast, but land
vas seoa on tho VET coast, extending @ north i. as
far as tho oye could reach and apparently s,i 11t
minsting II h9sa9n M 81 degrees sasat mosh ds
down by DR., Hayes, and also the errors In tho
shore shore Ii liuo Of Greenland, aa laid down by Dr..
Kane, wore obsorVoo 9nu coIiootga. ~ eouino
tue full sciontlho roaults OF 1ho tohrls 9fpoain,
have hoon found aud brought buck with tho
treasures she has gathered, and tho records
anu dois5 III - 10 ~, t ;tn.asea nhn wo hnye
entu9n y solu =? .un n.nunnIG "nd ~ aoanr'
sfe the hope ~ T Of largo @ md valuable additions to
tho domain of human knowledge.
tslgnsd> osonaE ssasa,.1l N. = Eqpsa9x: }ns %,s
srENoxn +. DA1nD,
MISUNDERSTANDING Of tho Smithsonian Institute,
oomuodore mfas uniea 'i' siates Na1y,
II. ". HowaATE
To tho President, june ID.
, oorv ~ mn nuA.7 or o.rr. u.11,a n1apArou.
s11s H"5,5 a;0
! Enw,nan'e nay. Lit. 81 dee. j min, NORTH, 7
Long. q ieg. % min. wost, oct. 10, is12.
1hs Mon9ragS secretary O t"e o"ea ote' 'aep
seor2f A. s maTto conaattno q, Mr. obcecr rrs
MSeen anu party consisting y hr; ~ oniS.o., ran
Mnte, my Es1uima'1 Joc anu areenlanu Es1u!maa; a.
LAM e1. tno p a,rSas ~ az tss norh IN
degrees minutes wos at meridian ia Of Oct
y wo sss a1 rs sy psp
for ny sSago to Journey next sR1ng 70 g fn m
n' pats ayor - ~ n ona md
the strait which havo designated nobeson ss9!t
aotes Hoyv va nrs'y,d hcrn On te afte.noon
&C., IT, having dtscovorod like aud river on our way
Along e 1s aS our II 5 iva %Sa eon s
tant fro horo q aouwar I ~ I'd aud eastward
q tie Sth Of tho Sra rTsF aa
G9a p ses S nn psy to tue haban
9 nnd souhward Of that position, about 1b miles, max
a ing tne n e1'ems ~ u M tb .n !. 10 hoh ho,J
eaRe' ona noble @ y beadlsnd. haye named Il sanne
aef tne on. n r. o co mevoo,
LIZ rfs dspaon b1aVoor sronR frena
Arctic discovers. IN arsisinB neto "" ,Uunn a ~
mouth o. Howeh nay oPen "1'o osa hs non eots
Scale taeIen nonns @ ~ sG ~ 11,nd an1 pravno,
nhAanB eoso uu.n - :" 'I,o 1,t,, Gt.t ,oinr ~ a.
cape sna Tue iGe o. hooeaon na ,, n.9 om "
IF move donartca ~ enanGS @ " ua ,a Ta
u ~ ~ Xxi ~ ,,ro Iii rot nDft ~ oursurvavino fur
Is other about nero, MI nos aenss " t nnt t
thor north and az inc t!me VI our nnssn.
~ WAS understood 70 ne lor tMo "ueAo' w euaens
our nho,,nI to thia our sIxth encampnen
From Cape Droyoort uo can SEQ land extending ii
west aide OF tho strait to tue north - doefees We"
II and distant hboat To mica taus nakne INC !A1u