The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-11-10
ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS.
Betarn Of the British Arctic II psdftfon
-MIthIn 700 VILE 81 Ihr Worth Pole

p
-Nithin 100 htiss sfths North Pole
LCSDCS, Oct. 2s.-A Telegram has
been received announcing the return 20
Naientiz Of the British Arctic expe-
ditiOn under Capt Mares, comprising
the steamers Alert and Discovery.
Progress 90 the North Pole was found
impracucsble. Capt. Mares reports
that no land could be discovered %
nOrthWart II the highest latitude reach
ed, namely - degs ~ rsin-. but In
other respects the expedition was sue
cessful. The Alert has proceeded 20
Queenstown and Capt. Nares % Lon
don. AL well.
The Alert arrived az Naleutia at 80
this afternoon, being the first landing
made since leaving the frozen regions
she parted company with the Discovery
In the Atlantic.
The Alert and Discovery left Port
FOulke ON July 3. 1875. and entered
the ice OF Cape sable. After severe
and continuous struggle they reached
the north side q Ladg Franklin Bay
where the Discovery Vas left in winter
quarters The Alert pushed on and
reached the limit Of navigation on the
shore q the Polar Sea The ice varied
in thickness, being IN some places $50
feet deep The Alert winteTed in lati-
tude - deg q min. Al this point. The
sun was visible fJr ~ DAYS, and atem-
perature the lowes. ever recorded Was
experienced A detachment with
siecges was dispatched nOrthwart. It
Was absent - daTs, and reached iati-
tude - dee. - min Another party
rounded Cape Coiumbis, the
SORTHERSNosI POINT or AMERICA.
and traced 80 miles westward from
Greenland, and also explored far 10 the
eastward. These sledge par ies met
with 10 game and suffered from scurvy-
Hans Petersen died from frost-0ite, and
james Hans and Charles Paul died on
sietEing expeditions. No EsquimauN
were seen, nor were there any icebergs
met Eith beyond Cape Union.
The lowest temperature during the
winter was lO4 degrees below freezing
point
During the sledge Journeys the ice 4
WAS 50 raEEed that L was only possible .
% advance 3 mile DAY during the win .
ter. Rich collections IN the department
Of natural history were maize, and many
valuable scientific observations taken.
Excellent coal was found near the place .
where the Discovery winiered. The ex-
petition experienced the coolest
weather ever registered, the ternpera-
ture being 50 degrees below zero, for
fortnight, and falling once 20
1A DEGEEEs BELOW THE FREEzING
POINT.
The health q the crews, with the
exception already mentioned, has been
good FrO-t bites were severe, but not
numerous. Petersen. the interpreter.
died a. days after both feet had been
ampufafed for q frost bite.
All the members Of the expedition
declare it impossible 20 get nearer the
pole than their northern exploring par
y, which penetrated 10 within 400
miles Of H. On returning from their
siedge journeys they were in a very
helpless condition, and IL was necessary
10 draw some q them on sledges The
planking n the Alert was much dam
aged BY ice.
A member n tn expedition tele- ,
graphs 30 the DAILY NCrs that the
land reached was in lati-
,ude - deg. min. After that there
Eas fee The point furthest west reach
"a was IN long. IS. Lady Franklin's
straits Is really \ bay Peterman Ford
vas closed By q glacier. The north
srumost point in Greenland seen wasin
altitude - deg 81 min.
DR.. Zeller. Of Csermanv. finds esrlstic \