The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-06-28
VOL. sXLIII.IA ,sss RICHMOND,

qtartsrs, le71-72,s = the northGly
enirsnce to PnlAxia Bay, IN latitude
q 3s, on the 5th Of September,
Fl371, in q harbor named Thank
God Bay, On the 10th Of October
Captain Hail. who seems to have
regretted the opportunity he missed
IN not pushing his ship to the
northward. made an overland jour
n1y, but did not succeed in getting
J furthar north thon latitude 90 de-
|gfees, to q point, a little beyond q
hsrbor on Robeson's Straits, which
was called Newman Bay. A bold
hsadland at this extremity Of Po-
laris Bay was named Cape Lupton.
Is IS HI HALLS DEATH
u On the oath Of October, the days
vngsaow become very short sAd
Captain Hall feeling unwell, he re-
turned to the ship. His naalady
rapidly increased, he became parti-
ally paralyzed, and on the 8th of
November died. He was buried
on shore, half . mile distant from
the Polaris' anchorage, and wooden
monument on which was inscribed
his name and achievements, was
erected over his grave. From this
moment all thought of further ex-
ploration was abandoned, The
winter passed off without hardship
or privation of any sort, but with
out hope or expectation of any
further result. The prize seemed
to have been within their grasp; up
to the moment when they turned
their backs on Fortune she had
smiled upon them. Probably Cap
tain Halls feeble state of health at
the time Influenced this unfortunate
determination and he doubtless
hoped, when his health was re-
stored, to pursue his northern yoy.
age the following year. Now all
this had come to an end The
only idea seems to have been to get
home, and no sooner did the ice
open on the 18th of August 1872,
and the ship free to move, than her
head WAS. turned southwark. It is
true that at this time the pack
was moving steadily from the north
through Robeson's Channel; but a
few days later in all probability
lead would have been opened as it
did the year before. On the 18th
Of the following October, when in
latitude u s5, the ship again 60.
beset, and the episode occurred
4 which ended in the separation o.
the party from the rest of the ship
and in that wonderful voyage which
has only just Terminated at st
Johns. s.
Il WINTER QUARTERS.
y Before describing this, however
. it may be interesting to note one o,
two facts connected with quarter
! Of the Polaris in the most northerl,
latitude in which any expeditio,
has ever passed winter. Captai,
Tyson describes the climate as be
: ing distinctly milder than it is sev
! erd degrees further south. i
June the extensive plain which SUI
I rounded the harbor in which th
ship was -ice-bound was free from
J. snow, and such fora as those re
9 giohs boast appeared. A scant
creeping herbage covered th
j ground, sufficient to nourish th
+ numerous musk oxen which rang
I these plains. OF these the expedi
10 ton shot between thirty and fort,
That these animals can exist her
y through the winter is a fact in it
d self indicative of a milder temper,
b ture. In midsummer, when the q
d WAS still, the sun was sometime
n disagreeably hot, and it would see,
n Is though, after passing the icy ba,
n rier, which extends from the 7Ot
] to the 8Oth degree, the climate b
d comes suddenly modified. No El
70 quimaux or Arctic Highlande,
% were met, but their traces wei
sr perceived, and what is more inte
rs esting is the fact that drift WOO
ID from the northward was picked u
is which had foated through Rob,
n sons Straits, through which soutl
" erly current runs of knot an hou
1t It was too much decayed to sho
le clearly the traces Of being sawn {
y cut Besides, musk oxen, rabbit
r and Jennings were abundant, OF
le or two bears were seen, the vii
"A flowers were brilliant, and hume
= ous birds from southern latitud,
's came northward in the summe
,. and some OF the party assembled Il
At high table-land, which rose fro
,, the plain near which they we're az
N chored, and which, in It's turn, ".
ID overtopped by q higher range
Of marked difference in character b