The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-07
A Search Among tue Debris Of the Great
Nayigator's Camp.
CAPTAIN HARTSTENE'S REPORT
A Solitary Grave Amid the Frozen Wids
of the North.
WASHING ron, August O, 1877.

Minister Perrcpont of his having received from Sir
George Mares relies Of the Polaris, found Lit
Teton Island corrected by the following letter
ccived some little time ago. 1t submitted to the
Navy Department by permission of Mr. J. Carson Bre
voor oil New York, to whom 1t addressed, and is
an extract IRON letter from Captain Allan Young.
late Of the British steam yacht Pandora
LETTER FROM CAPTAIN YOUNG.
On my last cruise 10 Smith Sound
found very interesting record lett by Captain Hart
senr United States Navy, on Sutherland Island. II is
with our Admiralty but think that IL should 60 to
Client interest and would let me know will get It sent
over. have also some relics from the Polaris' sec
oud winter camp ncar Litteton Island, and rs all
tins Is historic ground 10 your countrymcn perhaps
these relics would also be acceptable in New York. |
hope that the Americans viii mako another dash Tor
the Pole. Yours, very truly, ALLAN YOUNG.
Mr. W. j. CARSON BnEvo oKr New York.
PoLARis RELICS.
In u letter received this week by Professor J. E.
Nourse at the United States Naval Observatory Cap.
tain Young again wres:--
ought to have written you long ago. but l was
waiting until | had sent the Poiurs relics to your
Minister here. II has now been done, and trust that
they may prove acceptable to the United States gov
Teton Island, IN fact not scrap OF manuscripts but
on Sutherland Island found record OF Captain
Hartstene, United States Navy aud which has also
been forwarded to your government
take the opportunity OF expressing my admiration
OF the work OF DR. Hayes and the extremely accurate
survey OF tho coast between Capo Alexander and Lit
TETON Island over TO Cape Isabella The outline aud
fully and show that he and poor Mr. Sonntag must
havo labored hard In the cause OF SCIENCE
I" There Is just a chance of my being able to
come over to the United states this autumn.
Captain Young, who formerly with McClintock
in the Fox, II is well known in tho Pandora
the year following that of tho departure the Arctic
exploring vcsscls under Captain Mares, and with tho
objects partly Of exploring PEEPS Sound FAR 10 the
westward, and partly communicating with Mares. HIS
official report to the Admiralty Just received here
contains the following regards the rclics:--
DISCOVERY OF THE RELICS.
On the 18th of August, 1876 having driven back to
the nortbward OF Littcton Island visited the Polars
camp, In company with some OF the officers. Nothing
renamed OF tho house beyond lew broken boards;
the rocks were strewn with pieces OF metal and irag
ments OF clothing, &c. | searched for the cache in
retreang party, but | only found, near us stated
| position, brass bowl OF seven-inch compass, a
| tin tube, which might have contained tue pen
duum apparatus and parts OF a telescope. We found
no cairn or any books or record. collected tow
relics one being lamp with - Burlington marked
on IT. and having left record Of visit we hastily
embarked ia our steam cutter. which carried
wind There were no signs OF any recent visit oil the
| Esqumaux, but noticed no less than five OF
walrus lcsh, all in putrd state
! SCIENCE.
The loss Of the books, embracing the very valuable
library owned by Captain Hall and of the records de-
posted by the Burlington party, is the more serious
because Hall accustomed to make full notes on tho
margins referring to his work and to previous ex-
| ploratlons. The two three volumes sent to the
United States by Captain Mares last YER full of
such notes. There is little doubt that could Halls
books have been brought homo by Buding-
ton or by the relief ship Tgress more light would
have been thrown upon the expedition
| There can be us little doubt, however Of the carly
destruction OF the books, &C.. cached by Budington;
tor Captain Green reported TO the Secretary of the
Navy, IN 1878, that his visit to Polars House, in
| ef oh ho vieion
ments books and stores scattered every direction I"
| The abundant stores left by Captain Hall ind by
| Captain Davenport, United States Navy, in
tho II. Danish Greenland Company's stere-
house. In Godhavcn, August IL, 1871,
also totally destroyed by fire June II. 1876, ,he
house having accidentally taken fro when boiling oil "
At the request or the Governor Captain Young his
chief officer made u survey and report this casualty
which had occurred lew wocks before their arrival
CAPTAIN HARTsTEyE's RECORDS
Captain Hartstenes records never before pubshcd)
are those referred to in his report to Secretary Dob
bin, mado from Bahn's Bay, latitude 60 deg 80 min.
NJ longitude GO deg 80 min W., September s. 1885, in
| which he says
! With our invaluable htto Arctic ahead We passed
in the Release within good view OF the coast IRON
Cape York To Wolstcn holme Island, when deemed 1t
advisable ana FASTENED the steamer tleavins THIS
vessel IN charge of Lieutenant Smms. to follow win
all dcspatch) Cape Alexander, which, with suthcr-
land Island near to, both most ouspicuous ponts,
beyond the reach Oh EsiumauN, Were thoroughly cx-
a'nc"' oat ~ wy ','s".o', 's'uonoe was iouuu w
Intricate 'hat 'hcy "au eNcr pcio'c ucen Toudeh w
o.s~, , nao', .. u -, r ,i, CIV u,sapPo.n,.u
| ..pvs" 'r 10 !" ptn ~ ~ " '"''"e' 'n'"u w
lions lot the Release.
:. "a. - IN .,
,, oioso W .'o uos. u,ei"sent ~ ."c
Esluihaux AT tnrce separate periods py myself Mr'
!.ovr auu W. M.nu a,u'a uy an
vocabulary ana representations In drawing oil vessels,
persons ana BOATS put US IN possession OF whit be
neVea 70 NC tno lacl- VIZ, na. IT haue twhosc nam
.no , 80 anoa.asaI a,,u ~, '1 -,
rcss.l an tho leo ~ moro In the pr,n nj, M. b,
boon here with Carl Petersen, his Interpreter, aud
seventeen osno,s, III TWO o"a.s aua seu anu a,,er
With aIlihcsc evidences deem IL my duty 10 return
SOUTH touching again at Cape Alexander and Suthcr.
W ~ rup oy,c,r., y,co,,s
| Tho or,c,r,, ,oco,ss nj, thar wov IN nm s,a,o m
| A"S ''e' ~ ~ Wy W VI" "' Nv
parment are thesc-
CAPE ALgxAypkR August ID 1855.