National Republican., 1873-06-21

without loaing any more ground. 30 the vessel
in latitude 81 deg ss min, Longitude si deg. II
MN, on the eth o. September, think. This ia
part Of Polaris bay and ls smaller Inlet in this
hay, and was named by Captain Hail.
THANH oop HlnpoR.n
u is on the east coast. When We arrived
there captain Hall thought Of making winter
very deep inlet; 10 IL only 4 very swallow blight,
and not very well protected. Tue principal pro
lection we had was q large Iceberg, which had q
Proyidenee ieeSefg. fSis was ihe principal pro.
tection against the ice. Captain Hall proceeded
to get out the provisions and TO establish de-
pot ashore at the same place, An observatory
was erected there. and very soon after Captain
Hal started on his slelre journey. had plenty
Of opportunities for verifying the position, OBJ
Il Is exact to the minute. fhe object Of Cap.
tain Hairs journey was TO Ind whether an over
land route would he practicable, so as TO be
staid away Two weeks, in company with the
mate, N. g. Chester, aud Joe. Captain Hall
went TO bay farther north, which he named
NevmanS baJ-a very deep by. They Killed
The entrance TO NewmanS bay IA about eight
or nine miles wide; II IA farther north than To-
laria bay, and enters into Robeson channel. The
southern cape OF the bay Is In latitude 81 deg %
min, and the northern one IA % deg. min. We
had no means OF determining the highest point
's . pn SSss
tlons was some time aftcrward, when l was at
NewmAnl bay, and went on the shore TO Repulse
harboT. The highest point on land was here lp
l,IoO feet nigh. OF course the dip was about
| forty-uve minutes there. Besides, had no arti-
ncisl horizon except kind Of mixture Of Ice
horizon or sea-honSon.
q. What was the latitude Of the observation
the day you took !! At noon-the point from which
O. Then you ran forty-two miles north TO get
ass 70 NM IN 10 sSSs ~
stopped; am not At all certain about the hour,
TsErnEH NORTH THAN NrwNlSs p,x,
IN the shlp,ls proved by the fact that We saw
north. SewmanI bay was soiih and east Of rs
we wss At our =, essSss IN ns q q
| min; Repulse harbor IA 50 deg. min. We
| went into thai twice, and ~ the same place
have msde actual , 9o,eryauons % myself; o,I,as Inc
harbor itself; II Is steep on both sides, and
made my observation on tue north side; that Is
the highest actual 1SseTysoa % ' made sa and .hr, T.,
the shlp-I know that by the log. or the dead
| reckoning.
you know that you passed Repulse hsrbor7
| A. By the dead reckoning we Knew what
course We .teered from the highest point TO get
to hepnlse bay, and that vas 70 me SOUTHWARK i',
Il, for there was q northern current; the current
| anu the sweep carried US southwaId, and there
could be no mistake In tue reckoning on account
O. YET when you did part from her did she not
receive enough pressure TO fHghten everybody
A. thought 40 until got on the ice. Then
| learned IRON Captain Tyson that the small hand
pump was able 20 keep the shlp free, and that
was about the same AZ she had been before she
came under this heavy pressure. Tue
| rofaARfs WAS VERY srRoNG-BufLT Nnski-
and she would not have leaked at ~ unless she
had received inJury by listing on the iceberg
wnen she was tied TO the Ice the tde would
raise her. During the course Of the winter sht
would rise and fall about six feet. When We
saw the Tigreas push through this worse Ice. ws
thought that as strong q ship as the Polarl'
TINS Is the ground Of my judgment. The wind
was south and southeast when We separated. II
the wind had not been from the southeast, shs
/ would not have been driven from the southwark
The ship was driven north, and the ide we were
on fetched up on the land. When speak OF tho
noe being lammed against the land, that don't
mean that the Zoe itself inst Joins the land, but
Il was In connection with Otner pieces Of lee
which were lammed against another, and shers
against the land. Tue iceberg was 10 the north
OF Us and The island 10 the east Of u, and We
were wedged In between the two. Tue wint
was very heavy when we separated, snow ant
snow-storm. IL was In the evening; it was daIk
the sun was going down for winner rest. II
this snow-drift and snow-storm we could no
see more Than twenty yards. IL was darl
time OF year, and in the brightest day, when
heavy snow-drift set In, the view was very lin
srS Would RISE IBorr SnH
In the morning In October and set about
Ine sun had b zen down About three hours. w,
! tried twice 10 get TO land, as l have described
The nrst time we were prevented BY this nnal
Ice closing In between US and the land. whei
| we started with the boats in the water "
thought that the lead went right into the land
and before we got about quarter OF half mil
the pack-ice or small Ice closed In, and prevente
US irom going any farther. This wa, on th
: in chart. Long before Captain Hall ever wen
on this sledge Journey, while We were going u
To the channel he very often oompl.lned 9
were so severe that he could not stand up. bu
had to lie down. l have no reason 70 s1ppos
, that Captain Han died any other than natgr,
death. ! don't know OF anybodys threatenin
him. l have never heard of any. Iheard Cal
tam Bnddlngton remark that Captain Half
! death was great renef 70 him. ! neysr hear
! anybody else make similar expressions. Thef
I'll WAS NO ErpPtcIoS ON boARD
the Polarls OF any foul play. don't kno'
whether Captain Bnddlngton was sober when
. said this. have heard him make This remaf
: quite often, yet did not take the remark Us Ii
dicating any foul play on the part Of Captai
: Buddington, but thought he did not ike 10 !
!, under the command 0f Captain Hall, aud had
: chance TO come out now that he was dead.
! have seen Captain Buddlngtoa Intoxicated
number Of tunes, not before Captain Hal dealt
! but only afterward. The appearance Of th
y country In latitude 50 deg. north showed that
Z was visited with very severe weather; the rool
: were cracked aud all the hills had 4 lar
!. them, which had been cracked on by the fro
= and wind. Tho land, and especially the hill
] were almost barren. In summertime ths
g would only produce few nowern; neld nowe
q Of different colors and withUut AGENT, and alnl
= willow shrubs, which would not rise In the q
: !. but only rnwl along the ground. They wei
y about half foot long. The
); FREyAILISG Coions oP rHx FIowEas
u were blue and red-brKht colors. They are III
!. the flowers see In other places but don
. 3 know the species. had eolectiop, but ha,
forgotten the species. The land was not co
y cred with snow during the summer tune.
z the spring all the rayinea would be flled viii
= water lt would be rushing down toward u
u sea In great streams. the elevations about OF
a winter qaATters-ThAnk God HArbor-Were d
70 300 and 300 feet. have taken the eleyAtio
= = Of all the points on the east coast and on "a
survey OF Thank God harbor. made n survs
!, hy means OF plane-table, which l constructs
= u was twelve miles long and nine miles wld
. The survey OF the channel and OF PolArs la
Y aud OF the land as far a. u could be seen to d
I south, made In the spring OF 1872, ! took vi
2 tons In Thank God harbor aud In Newman
Z bay, and By these made survey OF the who
district Robeson channel is about sixiy-fOt
Q miles long. The elevation from which mad
the survey u i,IOo feet, and Is In latitude 80 de-
. saw 20 the north, a. far a. could see, briri
q line, which seemed 70 form ctrUle. This briEl
: line has been seen BY several others, and vi
J when saw IL and j took il for wster. -
g all along, Is very sharp and well donned. Car
= Lupton Ii the southern extremity OF Hobeso
. channel; Cape Brevoort II the northern point
8 Newman's bay, Tue name given 70 the southei
0 point Of Newmana bay by Captain MAIL wi
y sumner headland, The shores oonsistsd Of alat
aud a. the base Of the ellis were large quantltIi
| OF broken slate and granite, tho latter beiI
broken from granite boulders In the slate roc
J; II would seem that at some time the shores h
b been covered with glaciers, but AI the presei
4 time none exist, excgpt one at the head OF NeI
Z mAn's bay, which docs not extend far TO u
4 southwark; there are moraiues visible on shon
, OF NewmAn's bay. One Ice zoe In NewmAns ID
Z vas three days and niEhts and half Of anoth
y day In passing . given point, At an estimate
speed OF nine miles per day. This noe must hA'
n been very wide also, as IL seemed 10 occupy u
{ whole breadth OF channel, grinding against
: on both sides. Pash Ice on the coast of LAbrad
4 was fTesh-water Ice, ground up on the pack 3
g along shore. The water We used on the noe du
u ing dnn was obtained from smAll fresh-WAt,
= lakes. formed from snow deposits. Salt wal
!. frozen finally gives fresh Ice.
Il At. MATTHEW'S INSTITUTE.
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