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

house, which am AFRAID we VIII never see. God
we are iorty-two miles from the Il. shore; but
am afraid he does not know much about 1t.
thick snow drit. / seldom see it snow here for
when IT is blowing hard the snow comes like Hour
takes It up from the ice cannot tell but it is SO
fine and thick you cannot see. There Is no leaving
the nut IN such weather as the snow 10 always
either drifting or falling with the blow no matter
| from what quarter Then there is no going ont As
l. nils the ice and will penetrate almost anything.
10 deg below zero. All are well, thank God,
but me. ! HAYES slight touch OF the scurvy and
me. We hope waen this blow is over we shall see
the land and have little open water
Feb hn. caught Tsa sea- u and ored o.
could not get him; he turned belly up and sank.
! he would have been food for a MONTH There were
Of Year Temperature rom 30 deg to 81 deg. be-
| low zero.
| SATURDAY, Feb. S.-Wind 8. +. pretty large
| crack around the ioe Shot five unic0rns to-day,
mot
| said large fleet OF them were going north, but
they could not find water, SO they came back again.
Joe says they not afraid Of the whale but 1t ap
pears to me they are for while the whales are here
SUNDAY, VT Feb ioN@,nd ". S. VI; 10 deg. below
their DEPARTURE; they brighten the seals away,
which we are now 80 badly IN want Of our provi-
very sse
piled up as high as ships mast so that II seems
Impossible to travel over it-certainly not with a
to escaDe and please Ms, dod we viii getit when the
s'LAND nor
morning was "Land hop to westward, Cape Wal
singham. Now we will ba out OF the narrows. The
straits commence to widen here SO that we can
travel south fast tf we cannot reach land. Joe
caught small seal to-day; % deg. to Is deg below
THURSDAY. Feb. 2o.-Cam and very thick. Water
around cannot see land. The seals are very
ground. We must soon get good lead Of water
running in shore, and so escape or kill plenty OF
short. But Gods win be done. Shot some small
birds yesterday and to-day, called doveKins.
MONDAY, Feb s4.-very light wind; thick; below
zero. Can see the land but cannot start. such
into It SO that Il would be impossible to get the
boat through 1t. Land IS twenty miles on, should
and we appear to be Leaving ~ ., MY advice Is
skins. loading IT with provisions and clothing and
the rake TO ferry us across the cracks; also
get on shore. BY that means we could
leave the boat and travel light. for 1t is my
Ice any distance. We seem to have lett the sealing
ground. We cannot catch anything to speak OF,
Captain Tyson and some Of the men are AFRAID to
venture in shore ana unwilling to leave the boat;
50 we have made up our minds TO- to stay come down
drift on a better sealing ground. and thus live
through it. asked the EsGuimaux' opinion about
ence them They told me they would start for land
directly they saw it. They do not like to speak
pen, meaning they would be blamed for it; So
| they are silent, following only the advice and
also his vile Hannah. We may thank them and
God for our lives and the good health we are in.
We could meyer have gotten through tbs far with.
| can never be paid too much. Joe caught very
small seal, which makes the eighth this month.
| Northern lights very brilliant tonight. AL well.
KILLING A MEAL OF DOvEKIES.
FRIDAY, Feb: 2s.-Eollowed up q bear track, but
young Ice and SWAN across. Shot meal OF dove
kies to-day, which we Will have for breakfast to-
morrow morning please God. We we have been SAY say,
enough for a second meal. We are allowed two
doyekies per man. Boiled with ap pot Of soup i
the young ice and had SWIM for 1t lew 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
in abundance. Joe shot an oogjook, one OF the
End plenty 81 meat ana an OIL and h 1oTss
fellow to the hut, and thanking God for His
mercies. All wen and happy
| NV. Snow drifting; cannot get out. Joe went
out in the last blow; It seems to me he cannot
been dead men long since had it not been for him;
so deg. to Is deg. below Zero All we'll
headache rom the oogjook liver am very sick
with violent headache: "a deg. below zero.
FRIDAY, March THE gale abated this morning.
bergs all round the foe. There was fearful noise
all last night, which kept us awake. The noe was
manner; just like park Of artillery and musketry.
l expected to see 1t split into thousand pieces
and stomach. The liver of bear and oogook, they
say, is very dangerous to eat But what is
about and are ad
get them; IL deg. below zero. Joe caught two
dovekies. Weather getting bad.
TUESDAY, March 1l-Bowing strong gale yet
All hands were up last night and dressed, ready
making fearful noise all night. To-day has been
o fearful day-cannot see, for snow-drlft. Weknow
Hs Is csns This ne very
pleasant. My hope is in God. degs. above zero.
WEDNESDAY, March 12.-Last night was fearful
| night OF suspense-ice creaking and breaking, the
gale roaring and the water smashing; but where ?
We know 1t is around us, but we cannot see any.
has been going down, thank God, and now can
see around. nice pictured Everything broken
ae eay
Joe caught two seals and fans caught one. Cap:
dovekies and the cook two showing how good God
is to us. From to 10 degs. below zero.
wind, w. NV. The first day OF Spring; thank God
we have lived to see it. The sun shines very pow
erfully, at least think so. 10 degs to IL dogs.
below zero. Joe caught two seals to-day.
THE FLoE GETTING SMALLER.
SUNDAY, March 30.-Blowing gale from W. N. W.
1t looks fearful. Last night the sight dreadful.
| went out, and there, within ten or twelve yards
OF the door Of our hut was very large and ugly
noe gets smaller In open water. To-day we had
the pleasure OF launching the boat. We saw on Q
piece OF ice q large seal. We fired and thought we
hit him. When we had pulled there with the boat,
we found large bladdernose and her pup. She
showed hight, but was soon killed, and, with her
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 Polars Bay. degs. TO dogs. above
zero. Hans shot another cali.
MONDAY, March 3l.-Strong wind W.N.W. Thick.
Looks like clearing up. A seal and two calves