Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-05-21
srArEMrvr or CAPTAIN TYSON.

returned and wintered at Polaris Bay,
latitude 81 "A. Wo were frozen up
until the 9th Of September. On the
1tth Of October Captain Hall started
on D slcdge journey north, and re-
turned on the 24th, when he was taken
4 sick, and died ON the 8th Of November,
He was buried on tho llth. The at
| tacL that carried him off was said to
bsanQplexy. We passed the Winter
At Possris bay. On the 9Th Of June.
1879, we attempted to reach the north
with two boats. We hauled our other
boat on shore and returned overland
on the sth of July. We started for
home on the 18th of August, and on
the 18th we're bcset with ice in lali-
tudc so 02, We drifted from there
down to latitude II 35, when We en-
countered.a heavy southwest gale, the
ship being under heavy pressure. On
the night OF the 18th we commenced
landing provisions, &c, on the ice,
THE VESSEL BEING REPORTED LEAKING
very badly at times. We continued
landing provisions for two or three
hours, when the pressure ceascd. !
went on board the vessel and asked
the sailing master if the vessel was
making any more water than usual
He reported that she was not. then
went to the pumps and ascertained
that she was not making any more
than she was doing all Summer.
BREAKING OF THE ICE.
went on the ice again and shortly
after it began to crack, and 10 few
minutes afterwards broke in many
pieces. The vessel broke from her
fastening and was soon
LOST TO SIGHT IN THE DARKNESS AND
STORM.
On the broken ice were most Of our
provisions 70 sustain the party through
The Winter, and seeing nothing Of the
vessel, we attempted 10 reach the
shore, in hopes of finding natives 10
assist us in living through the Winter
Getting about half way to the shore
with our heavily laden boats, our
progress became hard by the drifting
cc and | was compelled to haul on the
ice again. .lo.s
PROVISIONS SAVED. ...
At this time | succeeded in saving
fourteen cans Of pemmican, eleven and
half bags of bread, ten dozen one
and Iwo pound cans Of meat and soup
fourteen hams, one small bag Of cho.
colate, weighing twenty pounds; some
.uusk 90 ai,:.s !. &c y. ki.,ri,o,s. q r.,,
ber Of rifles and abundant ammuni
tion. In the morning, knowing thai
/ had vssft.
NOT PROVISIONS ENOUGH
r and other articles of food, clothing
, compasses, &c, on the abatement o
the gale l endeavored 70 shoot al
; many seals as possible, both for food
; light and fuel, but could only gel
, three, owing TO bad weather having
set in. | supposed the wind to b'
about southwest. On its clearing ~
!, found myself within about eigh
miles of what supposed TO be th'
east coast, and about thirty OF, forty
miles below the ship. The ice being
weak could not transport boats ane
provisions to land until Il grew strong
er. While here | discovered my otheI
. boat, bread, &c and saved all. The
ICE GREW FIRM.
/ made another attempt TO reach
the shore, carrying everything in th'
boats and dragging them on thei
keel. The ice being exceedingly rougi
. we stove both boats. We succeeded
on the the lst of November ip getting
ahout frEt f laH.I
.rf HALF WAY TO SHORE.
Night came on us and very storm,
weather In the morning the ice wa
brekon and wo were drifting south
ward very fast We saw no NOR
: land for many days, bad weather con
tinung oil through the month OF No
vember. We built snow houses ant
!, made ourselves as comfortable as VI
could. We were ten white men, tw
Esquimaux, two women and five child
! rem in all. We succeeded in killing
: few seals, which furnished US witt
light and fuel with which to warn
our scanty allowance OF food throug
! the darkness of the Arctic Winter
4 In the latter part OF February We live,
!. principally upon birds, and in Marc
o commenced to catch seals. Throug
that month we supported ourselves o
BEARS AND SEALS FLESH,
wasting neither skin nor entrails.-
4 We collected enough food in this wa.
4 10 last us until the middle OF May, ha
\ we not been driven to sea BY stron
4 weste erly gale in the latter part
: March, our foe piece being then RI
" duced from five miles 10 circumtereno
: TO abou, twenty yards in diameter
a We left the piece on the LIST of Apri
and abandoned nearly all of our mea
a large amount OF ammunition, clotf
! ing, skins and other articles, taking
!, portion Of the meat in the boat, ,whlc
e wc werc Obliged TO throw ovcrboar
= on account al the boats being go decI
4 y laden. ] regained
THE OUTER EDGE OF THE PACK
of ice on the Sd OF April, and succce'
ed in getting little farther In on th
;. pack. On the 4tb heavy norlhea'
y gale sot in, a heavy sea running und'
J, tho ice, which broke il in small piece
'e so that we had to live on small pan
% Us we could not put the boat ou
y neither could VIC find seals for foo'
; aud wo wore
~ REDUCED ALMOST TO STARVATION.
: On the 3lst Of April we sighted
m polar bear. Every person was ordore
ID 10 lie down and initiate the seal wh'
ir the two Esquimaux secretcd then
= selves behind q piece Of ice, enaice.n
W the bear near enough 10 us TO kill hin
Of A few days after thIs we got our boz
in the water and worked our wa
west and north west, and continued
work every opportunity TO the Yves
III ward. in homes of reaching the Labr