The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-24

knows where we WI, fetch up Mr. Meyer thinks
we are are Srtyt two miles from the p shoe; but
TUESDAY, Feb. A gale from the west; very
thick snow DRIFT. ! seldom see it snow here. for
with the wind. whether the snow falls or the wind
takes it up from the leo l cannot tell, but it is so
the hut in such weather as the snow is always
| either drifting or falling with the blow no matter
Ills the ice and win penetrate almost me- stan anything
me temperature to-day has been from 10 deg, to
deg oGw so All are well sanE GS
me-. We hope when this blow is over we SHAH see
| the land and have little open water.
FRIDAY, Feb. 7.-Hans caught q seal and fired at
narwhale Joe shot and killed . big fellow, but
lie would have been food for month There were
q great many OF them going N. 1t Is their time
OF year. Temperature from 20 deg to q deg. be-
| SHOOTING UNIFORMS.
crack around the oe shot i've uncorns
but we could not get them, as they got away under
the ice. Seven have been shot altogether. Joe
| said large fleet OF them were going north, but
they could not find water, so they came back again.
We cannot Hnd any seals when they about.
they win not make their appearance. Tempera.
u sUSDA a.f Feb eV NEW sew deg below
zero. Saw plenty Of whales; wish they would take
which we are now so badly in want Of; our provi.
sions are getting very low When you take glass
0l1Ca0C0
piled up as high as ships mast, SO that it seems
Impossible to travel over it-certainly not with
boat-and no land to be seen yet, we want water
to escape, and, please Cod we will get 1t when the
s'LAND NOT,
morning was Land ho" to westward, Cape Wal
singham. Now we will be out OF the narrows. The
straits commence to widen here SO that we can
travel south fast II we cannot reach land. Joe
caught small seal to-day; % deg. to Is deg below
THURSDAY, Feb. 2o.-Calm and very thick. Water
around cannot see land The seals are very
scarce here: hope we VIII soon strike better
running in Shore and so escape. or kill plenty OF
to live else IN this wa w Ss
Temperaturs i DEG. 70 deg; below zero $500,
zero. Can see the land, but cannot start. such
quantity Of light snow has fallen, and you sink
boat through 70 i. Land IS twenty miles Of should
say. and we appear to be leaving It, My advice is
skins. loading 1t with provisions and clothing, and
the rake TO ferry US across the cracks; also
set ON shore nat MEANS we could
leave the boat and travel light. for it Is my
opinion that we will never get the DO, boat over the
ground. We cannot catch anything to speak OF,
and we have only three weeks provisions left
Captain Tyson and some OF the men are afraid to
venture in shore ana unwilling to leave the boat;
so we have made up our minds to stay, come down
| through 1t. Iasked the Esquimaux' opinion about
ence them They told me they would start for land
directly they saw it. They do not like,to speak
pe meaning tHsy would be fos IT,
| they are silent, following only the advice and
opinions Of others Joe Is very much to be praised;
| also his wife Hannah. We may thank them and
| God for our lives and the good health we are IN.
We could meyer have gotten through this far with
out them. II we ever get out OF this difficulty they
can never be paid too much. Joe caught very
small seal, which makes the eighth this month.
| Northern lights very brilliant tonight. All WELL
| KILLING MEAL OF DOvEKIEs
FRIDAY, Feb. 2s.-Tolowed up bear track, but
young Ice and Is swan across. Shot meal Of dove.
kies to-day, watch we Will have for breakfast to-
morrow morning please God. we we have been say
enough for a second meal. We are allowed two
per Boiled With pot o.
the young ice and had u SWIM for 1t few days
ago. The temperature was above zero, SO he did
Twenty-eignt to twenty three degrees below zero.
Saw some seals to-day, but could not get them.
SUNDAY, March 2-rO-day God has sent us food
in abundance. Joe shot an oogook, one OF the
largest kind; plenty OF meat and oil; and forty
That 1 was good Sundays work. dragging the fine
fellow to the hut, and thanking God for His
All ws ana happy Gale from the
NV. Snow drifting; cannot get out. Joe went
out in the last blow Il seems to me he cannot
been dead men long since had 1t not been for him;
80 deg. to Is deg. below zero. All well.
/ A.
headache from the oogjook liver. am very sick
with violent headache; "a deg; below zero.
stir breeze yet and snow drifting. immense ice
bergs all round the floe There was fearful noise
all last night Kept US * ,e Tine noe
manner; just like park OF artillery and musketry.
! expected to see It split into thousand pieces
and stomach. The liver of bear and oogjook, they
say, is very dangerous to eat: But what is o
skin and everything about them, and are glad to
get them; u deg. below zero. Joe caught two
dOvekies. Weather getting bad.
| NIGHT OF DREAD.
TUESDAY, March ll.-Blowing strong gale yet.
All hands were up last night and dressed, ready
making fearful noise all night To-day has been
q fearful day-cannot see, for snow-driit. Weknow
the noe is broken into small pieces. We are anoat,
jumping and kicking about. This is not very
pleasant. My hope is In God. degs. above zero.
night OF suspense-ice creaking and breaking, the
gale roaring and the water swashing; but where
thing SINCE e one ococ this morning the WIND
has been going down, thank God, and now ! can
see around. nice pictured Everything broken
The houses are nearly covered. Aiternoon-It has
Gained down to fine day, with light breeze
dovekes and f the cook two, showing how good God
ns ay very light
wind, w. NV. The first day OF Spring; thank God
% at o 10 des to Is dsS
below zero. Joe caught two seals to-day
THE FLoE GETTING SMALLER.
SUNDAY, March 30.-Bowing gale fromW. N W. |;
It looks fearful. Last night the sight was dreadful
/ went out, and there, within ten or twelve yards
Of the door Of our hut, was very large and ugly
looking iceberg grinding against u.s. Our little
noe gets smaller in open water. To-day we had
the pleasure OF launching the boat We saw on
piece OF ice large seal. We fired and thought We
hit him. When we had pulled there with the boat
| we found large baddernose and her pup She
| showed Tight, but was soon killed, and, with her
pup, towed to our noe. The buck was shot, but got
under the young Ice. When opened, we found con-
siderable milk in her so we can have some good
soup tonight, using the mix and two quarts OF
blood. We made some good sausages from the
bear. This bear was more tender than the one we
caught in Polaris Bay dogs. to dogs. above
zero. Hans shot another cali.