National Republican., 1873-06-21
ORR POLAR SUCCESS.
fconiinued from First FI0f.)

the bnnrinn oil Dnt Noluif WhtNh Wha W
erri on the point was on. On the west side, on
,isssl 5. sssn. ts Cape Union, on Be isys. mar, q o.
sas nor,s, and there were several points on the
other side Records were made OF these sur
yeyh and wers among my pager vi, cns,s tSGd
SEQ me horizon at forty-hve miles. could see
no eleyatons. Just saw this bright line, which
,o0s 70 Be Ss,sT = ss Smla AMI We had got 81
deg. 10 min. in the ship. THIS was thirty eight
mites farmer north. II there were any eleya-
lem Inc formation Of the roct up there was
slate Tnere were eome petrined bamboo canes
found In the slate. Tue soil In the lower part OF
Judgment OF the soil, because we could not dig.
me ground was frozen. The ground was frozen /
at the surface In september.
before we got 70 the frust and stili later We |
could dig down from one TO two feet. Tue low |
e, ,smpera.ars usa, & % oSserTsa S daring % T,n.st
enrred IN January, but the coldest month was |
March. During March the mercury remained |
e Ssa. g. @Su ns asera Il s q no Tss oT
polsince died on rapidly. They had rain in
Whenever IL Is raining on shore Il 10 showing on
tho Ice, We saw great number OF northern |
llehts. Ibelieye that any clear day In winter
10 summer time. Daring night, have thought,
most every tweuty-f0uT hours northernslight
win be sesn. Tue northern lights were not in
great br,lllancy at the far north. The general
feature was an arch, but At times we have seen
Gtreamers also, and where a corona was formed
We saw rosy UNI. We saw a. greaa .,,i many @ ysy
deg. 10 the sixties (eo deg.) the northern lights
were yery brilliant and very frequent, and in the
m Ss ssS ors N ,n
iess brilliant, as We got north. We hal no auro-
raj ta6les at our winter quarters. We expert
en0op n,ssryan,scxs or m, nIoSRr1p NxxpLE.
The obseryatlous were male with the magnetic
meter. The disturbances were more preVlous TO
the aurora, about six hours. Tue needle varied
twelve degrees. Tue original deviation may
have been perhaps forty mlnutes. We, saw a
great number Of shootng-stArs IN November and
yember, about the 97d. In November could
hardly step outside the observatory without see
Ing shoollng-s Did no, see any , metsone s
hares, and two kinds OF lemminEs. one has 4
red back and red cap; the other was gay; and
both were white In winter. The one win red
catch any nsh. saw immense quantities OF
ahrimps, 6ut no nsh. did not eat the shrimPs,
he Poiafis' Tns shflmps were 80 abundant that
In order TO clear the meat from the bones of the
skelet.ps we Just suspended them overheard
half an hour, and the meat was all carried away.
We took two skeletons Of the musk OK. heard
from the natives that the musk OF that are there
are not the same as those on the coast Of I.Abra-
and the meat has also a vsry strong taste of
musk We saw ducks and geese, snipes, (the
geese are ike our tame Eeese-no white geese,)
remains u man. but We saw traces S' Of EsqGi-
maux In Thank God harbor, on the ground 10
WessW circles Of stones, which Indicate that
there have been Esquimaux tents. They use
seaLskin for tents In the summer time. When
sIs.' ' We We Also found at Thank God aSroor the re-
mains OF Esqulmaux weapons-for Instance, the
point Of a lance, made Of bone, and the smaller
mains were very wen preserved. They were
not more than ten or twenty years old. II they
are dug out OF the ground, and the bones are
very well preserved. There was another thing
thai makes me think that they could not be very
old They were taken out OF sWampy sod, aud
thls soil has been increasing 80 that we could
see an increase during our stay Al Thank GOd
hArbor, and the depth At which these remains
e R0s Oa y. eSi wS zee sni
notice Of t. There Il another thing that has
been found At a great elevation The runners
OF q sled were found At an elevation Of 800 feet
above the ses,leyel on Cape Lupton. These
sussEG REsrpEScns or rux EsouuAuI.
IL suggested Itself 10 ua that these EsquimAuN
gone back " their real place OF residence during
the winter. II appears likely they had come
from the west coast. think so, because a. far
a. the EaquimAux have been traced on the east
side Ia below Humboldt glacier, aud we did not
thlnf Il nkely that they would start across Hum
X
min, anu more likely they came from the other
side, from 0rinnell Land. A very dllgent Esqui-
maux could live up here by providing supply Of
meat during the summer; there are walrus, and
multitude OF seals. We generally wore woolen
clothing, which is considerably warmer than skin
clothing. which is made Of seal skin. 1t Is only
OF comfort when the wind Is very sharp, and II
the wOOen clothing Is under the seal skin It will
prevent the cold entering through the wooden
clothing. Tue deer skin Is the best, and bear Is
very warn, but we did not have H. Capt. Hall
did not succeed In getting 1t. Our arms were
furnished by the Navy Department, aud were
. aas sSO na ss t.s
lne 70 nave one; yhs sseesh ssoss on Of the
were on the Tigress. Wnen ! last saw the Po-
larls she was rounding Cape Robertson, coming
down toward Northumberland Island. didn't
see her In haroor, but others have seen heron
the bay Ice, as have been told, between the
islands and the west coast. The sound Is about
twentJ-aye miles wide. There are natives along
ne Esqulmaux. They leave
rHEIR Do0s DUKrso THE WINTER on THR ISLAND.
as aSS 5 DO SsSd sSs Y 20 &C. ar tnSs tGs
July, and she will have the chances Of coming
soutn and getting to DISCO; there she can recOa
soubS ~ epouan y 70 ~ aSvgasrs ,Ss1 h .sns sns
not be able to get her out OF hArbor they can
build q scow out Of the TIMBER of the ship and
have PROVISIONS ptooably 70 last them during IN,
winter and On thslr way home. Ali the pork Ii
on board, whole room nlled with hard bread,
Tney will not be likely 10 XIII scala because ther,
la no experienced hunter on board. IL IL VerJ
dinicult for white man TO Kill q seal Their,
were q hundred tons OF coal left At Disco, ant
an immense quantity Of stoTeH. Disco Is In lati
fude 90 deg. u min. They are about three nun
dred aud sixty miles norta Of Disco. As soon a
they reach the nrst settlement they are kaft
this Ia about two hundred and nifty miles from
thcm. There u, however, An kiQuLInau1 settle
ment within a5oui forty miles of them. Cap
ma Fs1 nr hum IA r.0.t,
miles from them. that IL tho next permanen
settlement. I have no doubt about their beinj
aeis 70 a g, out They hiye much easier tn'
the iee-bar ls below Whale and AuruhisoI
Tae only dIficulty they viii have Is 10 hreal
out In July. 1.-THE ship should not be sound thej
will have started by this time In q scow. Tue,
the scow across the ice. They would have ;,
build scow twenty feet long. They are wei
supplied with provisions. There vas some dim
started, at Disco. The dlniealty was occaslonet
by Captain Hall prohibiting me from making anj
meteorological observations, as he wanted me Il
esd % comply win % my o orders. der T Hud ta SSptsiI
Hall Intended 10 send me back TO the States. II,
ordered me To attend solely " the navigation o
seryatlons at all. ThIs Ii the only dliiiculty
had with Captain Hall. ! do not Know Of AMI
violence on board the shlp-of any violence, o
long - Captain Hall was alive, but could no
sec much aiterwarda Duhng Captain Hail.
life the GREY behaved pleasantly; there was ut
actual difficulty after Captain halis death. ou
health was very good.
rHKRx wkRK 4 FEw ErMPTons oF scuHyY,
hut very sllght nAd the seuryy, but not ven
much: but my legs we're swollen and dlsoOlored
afew appeared 70 complain about their tseil
and gums. AZ NewmAnb bay and PolATis bal
IN the summer time We found drift wood, moi
large timber, but ANAL brush. That which wa
found In NewmAns bay was black walnut, AL
and red pine; some pieces were six inchei
long and some as much as twelve inches. u
was In considerable quantity, and found onlj
on the southern coast. believed It came froIi
the European seas. THIS wood did not grow d
NewmAn's bay, being much larger than the ma
tive growth Of willow. IL WAS not cut, bu
broken. looked carefully for wood gu IN,
northern ahofe OF the bay, bat could not nn'
any. The shore runs from NV. TO BE. Dnft
wood was found the nrst summer on pOlaris bay
Wood appeared 10 be branches OF trees; the pin
was more decayed than auy other; walnut wa
In good state OF preservation. When cut
seemed 70 give the smell OF walnut; was eyI
dently not the fragment OF Q vessel A Rrea
number OF recorda were put In monumeH Hti
When went to NewmAnh bay deposited on
Iecord-eyllnder. containing news Of CAPITAL