Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-19

fog, which was so thick and impenetra-
bic that men a few feet from each 9th
or we're invisible. AS soon AZ the
steamer arrived at anchor off Beachy
Island several of the officers and crew
went ashore and made an exanlipa-
ton Of the buildings. They founri the
s~tOrehoCse built for tkn benefit of sail
ors or castaways or ice-bounG vessels
broken into. On entering the build
ing they fcnnd the clothing and pro-
visions left there IL he in q stats OF con-
fus:on. Everything movable was scat
tered about in Tho most singular man.
ner, and at first it seemed the act ot a
human being, but they we're
satisfied that the destruction of the
stores Esd been accomplished by polar
nears, as tracks were visible in every
direction. II was discovered hat the
heat. boards over the graves of Sir
John Franklin's men, who vera lying
buried there, were still standing up-
right ii gooG preservation. Or the
10Th Of August the Pandora steamed
frosn BECKY Island for Peel Strait, and
then commenced the most critical peri
Cd ri the voyage, for the steamer EN-
countered vast fields Of packed ice,
meking the passage most difficult and
Luxurious. Struggling through the
pack ice SIZE steadily worked her way,
and, despite difficulty, soon passed the
furlhsrest point reached by the Fox
when McC.intcck Mas iii search of Sir
John Franklin. Soon after reaching
there, the Pandora neared the Island
known AZ King Williams Land, thus
navigating a sea where no ship ever
was before. except, perhaps. that of Sir
I.Ir No., hfa tirlA ft,a tN,.,t
intense excitement prevailed among
the officers and IN n, Is IL WAS expected
some important results we're at hand.
| Many believed they would be sure to
| discover traces of Frankiin's expedi.
ton. and some were sanguine that even
Sir Johns papers would be found. In
this. however, they were disappointed.
Roquette's Island was d~iscerned
ahead and it was then considered prob
able that The vessel would be able to
reach Bella is straits. AS the st. amer
moved forward all hands were eagerly
gazing ahead to the southwark, hut on
reaching Roquette's Island tbo Officers
aud mep saw the edge of a solid pack
of ice, which stretched across the strait
from side TO side in one unbroken eX-
panse. This pack blocked the entrance
to Belloit's straits. IL was the same
pack Of ice that stopped Captain Me-
Clintock of the Fox, 81 there WAS no
hope of a speedy movement of the ice
barrier. The Pandora stayed at this
point till the 9TH of September. when.
finding 40 further progress possible,
Captain Young and the officers saw
they must eitLer decide to remain
through The Winter in ice or return.
After mature deiiberation, it WAS de-
cided useless to einsin in Winter
quarters and that 1t would be better To
return next year. The return journey
vas u series of difficulties. The ice
MAS rapidly forming aud he passage
oi the Pandora WAS "A constant series of
exciting scenes ami narrow escapes
from moving ice foes, finally escaping
through Peel strait, the ice still rapid
" forming and accommodating. The
steamer ut length reached Carries Island
in safety. There Captain Young found
The long looked for dispatches from
CAPITA n Mares for the Admiralty. From
Melville bay the Pandora ste ,med di-
rect Tor England. and arrived safely.
Captain Young reports that from the
prevalence vi north winds there il
abundance of promise that Captain
Mares will prove successful. Should
the ex ppctation of the Pandora's com
mander he verified, Captain Mares will
proceed to the highest latitude posi-
bic,