The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-10-28
ARCTIC EXPLORING EXPEDlT
Exciting Search for the Northwest v

L.oHDoS, Oct. lG, Isl
The Pandora arrived safe and >H,11

! ycntllro,ls and cvcntful voyage III t
Arctic seas. Mr.. Mactiahan, the
York HsraM correspondent, tcleSral
brief outline of the experience ana c7F
of the expedition. ',
I From thi, hurried narrative it appA
that the Pandora arrived safely at Ia
and left that port on the 1th OF Augi
reaching pcrnavik in time to leave Tie
on the 18th. After sailing from the, +
of Upcrnavik the Pandora crossed
lrcadcl Melville Bay without any l.,
hap, for, contrary to previous cxpcctat
the usual fields of pack ice were not V
bic, and almost n clear sheet OF W."
was found. Consequently the pass
wa, made in good time ami III snl'
water t
In due time the expedition rcacF
Carey Island, where Commander l"t,
anticipated finding dispatches that ml'
have been left there by Captain Narc'
be taken to the British Admiralty. f.
this he was disappointed, as no siEnv
the government exploring cXPcdlt ,
were visible. There being nothing fllr
rr to he done 1T the Island, g.
man,lcr Young decided To steer for l.;
caster Sound. and. on reaching that pnl.
encountered for the first time the zee ilo
50 great WIS the pressure OF floating
that it was with great difficulty that I
Pandora was forced Oh her way.
Despite the ice and the difficulty
pa>~;.gc Captain Young succeeded in II
. vcr>iny The entire length of BARR
strait, making the passage in good TIM
The Pandora> progress was then lmPcd
hv dense and binding for, which w
81 thick and impcnclrablc that men
few feet from each other were lnvl-ib
Moving slowly and cautiously by con
pass and soundin">, the Pandora ma
such hradway as to reach Rccrhy l<la'
on the 9jth of August. When land e"
sighted considerable excitement
caused among the crew by the di>cov'
Of the Yacht Mary, which had been dra,
up ON the beach by Captain Ross, in Is
The Pandora anchored, and it was tou,
that the Yacht was still standing wi
mast> upright.
As soon as the Pandora arrived at
anchorage off Bccchy Island several
the officers and crew went ashore Il
made AN examination Of the huIdin,
They found the storch"uac built for
benefit Of sailors or ca>taways of 1t
bound vr>SrlS broken into. On cntcH
the building the visitors found the clos
ing and provisions left there to be in
state of terrible confusion. Eyrrythll
If movable nature WAS scattered abo
in the most singular manner. At first
seemed to be the act of human bcin.
hut ON further investigation the Pando
people were satisfied that the dcStructi
of the stores had been accomplished
Polar bears, as the tracks of these n
mails were visible in every dirrcton ho
inside and outside the building. One
the most interesting discoveries made
the Pandora officers was that the hc;-
boards over the graves of Sir John Fr'.;-
lins men who wrrr lying buried tire
were still standing upright and in s'd
preservation.
On the 18th of august the Pan'r;
steamed away from I'rrchy l>lanrt"I
Peel Strait auL then rnsucd thr'"''
critical period of the entire v"yas"f"'
the steamer encountered vast lfds ("
pack ice. wrh made 'hc passage of tho
vessel most difficult and laborluls one
ST., r8hg through the pack ice the ran
do. Sadily worked her WAY onward
ana Mite the difficulty soon passed tn
hlr,,, 1t point reached by the Fox whr'
McC WA, i'll search OF Slr ',oh'
FranEns relics. Soon after reaching
that pint the Pandora nrarrd the lSlan'
knownas King Williams Land. thu
rrlviganr Il SEA where no ship WI, eve
lrforr..xrcpt. perhaps, that ni ~ir ,ol''
Frankl. lIrS it WAS. II" doubt "hrr
that cMlorcr WAS finally hr,ct hy tn
ma>>c, t icr that proved his dc'truc
ton.
F.nm linr William, Island the Pan
dora stunned down the wr't coast q
Prince O. Wales Land. and rncounlerc
most dcll.iol,, weather. Thcatm"s Pnrr
VIZ -"lt md refreshing, md the hltt'
cold Of tn, Arctic Xonr was replaced y
warm air currents and open rNran>r'
water. 4 tl> tmr the most lntrilSr 'N
ci,rnrnr prevailed among the "lllcr'
and members of thu expedition. rs II ";
expected that some important rr'u'
were at hand. Many believed that thr
would lr >rlrr Ia discover traces ct IL
Franklin r3prlitio.x and some were 'Ai
gllinr that even Sir Iuhn'> paper w"''I
br found In this, however they WEI
disappointed.
Tlr Pandora eventually making lfr!
rimg~ Straits. the v"va.tr of the >t'am
seemed To- hr in successful progress.
R"uul,lr Island va> aIrcA'l s dl>rrrn'
ahead 1t wa> then considered pr"hah
that the vessel would hr able 10 rra'
Brll"t, Straits. .t> the steamer muv'
forward all land- wrr' gain" "a@rr
ahead t. the southwark, but "n rrachII
Enupurt,c Island the officers and M
-aw the "lur of the ~"id pack of i
which stretched arr">> the Strait ir'
side tn side in one unhr"krn r1ran>"
hummock ice. This pack blocked t
entrance tn Hcllot'- Straits. 1t WAS Il
same pack of ice thai stopped Capita
Met 'lintoEli in thr Fox. ~ there WAS
hope of y speedy movement "i the |
barrier.
The Pandora stayed 1T this point TN
the eth of September, when, finding II
no further progress VA possible. 'apta
Young ami his officers SAW that IN
mus, decide either t" remain through I
winter in the lee. or return. Aft'r II
turc ,rlIrra,i"n il WIS decided To
useless lo remain in winter quarters, u
flat il would lr far better to return NJ
wear. The return Journey wa- tut
difficulties. ~ the ice WAS rapidly tor
iuy and the passage of the Pandora "
constant series of exciting scenes Il
narrow escapes from the moving zee II"
FINALLY c-cl ping through Feel Strait, t
ice still rapidly forming and arr''m,''
;nu thr steamer finally reached the Fa'
Islands in safety. Their" Captain l"l'
found the long looked tnr dispatches tr
Canrain Mares for the British admiral
) These he brought home. Fr"m M'lv'
Hav the homcward VOYAGE was aim
unryrntul. The dreaded hay once sat
PISSED uuharmrd. the Pandora steam
direct lnr England and arrived safely
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