The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-11-04
THE ARCTIC REGION.

THE ARCTIC REGION.
2 NtA~ AfHe A.
Return OF the Pandora-A Very Eventful
but Unsuccessful Attempt to Reach Beh-
rings strafs-An ImpassabIe Barrier of
Ice Encountered-The Graves Of Frank
slin's Men Preserved. 81"
Arctic exploring steamer Pandora
has returned to Portsmouth, England, /
after an adventurous and eventful voy-
age IN the Arctic seas. The cable fur
the following interesting particu-
lars Of her voyage: "'.I1a
The Pandora arrived safely at Disco, |
Greenland, and left that port on the 7th
of August, reaching Upernavik in time
to leave there on the 18th. After sailing
from the port of Uperrayik, Greenland,
the Pandora crossed the dreadful Mel
vile Bay without any mishap, for, con-
trary to previous expectation, the usual
fields of pack-ice were not visible, and
almost a clear sheet of water was found.
Consequently the passage wa made IN
good time and in smooth water. ~
In due time the expedition reached
Carey Islands, where Commander Young
anticipated finding dispatches that might
have been left there by Capt. Mares to
be taken to the British Admiralty. In
this he was disappointed, as no signs Of
the government exploring expedition
were visible. There being nothing
further to be done at the island, Capt.
Young decided to steer for Lancaster
Sound, the northwest corner of Bafin's
Bay, and, on reaching that point, en-
countered for the first time ice-foes. So
great was the pressure of the floating
ice that it was with great difficulty that
the Pandora was forced on her way.
Despite the ices and ther difficulty of
passage, Capt. Young 4sueceeded in
trayersing the entire length of Barrow
Strait, making the passage in goodTtime.
The Pandora's progress was then hm=
peded by a dense and ibhnding7 fog,
which was so thick andimpenetrablethat
men a few feetfrom each other were in
visible. iIat. 1aj r.h.-rI Ii god
AS soon as the steamer andoraarrived
at an anchorage off BECKY Island, several
of the officers and crew went ashore and
made an examination of the buildings.
They found the storehouse built for the
benefit of sailors or castawaysi of ice.
bound vessels brokenintol On entering
the building the visitors found the cloth
ing and the provisions left there to be
in a state of terrible confusion Every
thing of a movable nature was scattered
about in the most singular manner AT
first it seemed to be IN act of human
A beings, but, on further investigation, the
Pandora people were satisfied that the
destruction Of stores had been accom-
plished by!Polar bears, as the tracks
Of those animals were visible in every
direction, both inside and outside the
building.
One Of the discoveries made by thu
Pandora officers was that the headboardi
over the graves of Sir John Franklin'
men, who were lying buried there, wer'
still standing upright and in good pres
eryationr- On the 18th of August thu
Pandora steamed away from Bech,
Island for Peel Strait, and then ensue(
: the most critical period of the entir'
l voyage, for the steamer encountered vas
of pack-ice, which. made the pass
age of the vessel most difficult and la
borious one. Struggling through tn
: pack of ice, the Pandora steadily worket
her way onward, and despite the diff
I Guilty, soon passed the farthest poin
: reached by the Fox when; MeClintocl
was in search of Sir John Fir tnkhn'
|. relics. Soon after reaching that point
the Pandora neared the island known q
King Williams Land, thus navigating
: sea where no ship was ever before e1
cept, perhaps, that of Sir job
Franklin. -z.s-G '7 + Ghfl:
At this time the most intense excite
Q ment prevailed among the officers an
g members of the expedition, as it wa
r expected that some important result
we're at hand. Many believed tbs
they would be sure 20 discover traces c
the Franklin expedition, and mn wer
o sanguine that even Sir Johns paper
would be found, and of eventually NAL
ing Behring's Straits In this, howeye.
g they were disappointed. Roquette
d Island was discovered ahead. 1t WI
| then considered probable that the vess
. ould be able to reach Bellot's Straits
/ As the steamer moved forward, all hant
were gazing eagerly ahead to the soutl
ward, but, on reaching Roquette's Islant
officers and men saw the edge of Il
+ solid pack of ice which stretched aero
the strait from side to side In n III
y broken; expanse of hummock-ice. Th
pack blocked the entrance to Beilot
Straits. 1t was the same pack of ice tn
Il stopped Capt. McClintock on the Fo,
So there was no hope of a speedy NOV
e-ment of the icy barrier. The Pandol
x stayed at this point until the 7th of Sc
J. tember, when, finding that no furth,
'e progress was possible, Capt. Young al
Q his officers saw that they must deci(
D either to remain through the winter
v the ice or return. After a mature deli
Is Grafton, it was decided to be useless
Is remain in winter quarters, and that
?. would be far better to return next yea
pr The return journey was full of dificI
o. ties, as the ice was rapidly forming, al
II the passage of the Pandora was a co
% slant series of exciting Genes and Mario
ut escapes from moving ice-foes. Final
b. escaping through PeelStrait, theice st
rapidly forming and accumulating, Il
At steamer at length reached Carey Islam
r in safety. There Capt. Young found t
p longlooked-for dispatches from Car
ID Mares for the British Admiralty. T
Of voyage was almost ~uneventful. T.
r. dreaded bay once safely passed U
harmed, the Pandora steamed direct
for England, and arrived safely in port
rs Capt. Young reports that from t
K. prevalence of north winds there is abu
n dant promise that Capt. Mares will pl
In coed to the highest latitude possible.
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