The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-01
ARCTIC EXPLORATION.
Captain TysOn's Account Of the VOy-
age Of the Florence.
DIFFICULTIES In OBTAINING SUPPLIES
A Long Wait for Esquimaux and
a Small Catch.
SCIENTIFIC RESULTS OF THE EXPEDITION.
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ST. JOHNS N. f., Sept 80. 1873.
To THE EDITOR THE HERALD-
In pursuance of the orders OF Captain Howgate.
directing me 10 proceed to Cumberland Gull. or
elsewhere In my discretion, for the purpose OF col.
lccting skins, skin clothing Esquimau dogs and
sledges and oshor material and supplies necessary
for long Arctic voyage, sailed from New London.
Conn, on the "a Of August 1877, at half-past ten
A. NJ. After long and tedious voyage Of forty-one
DAYS We arrived In Cumberland Gulf Owing to
presence OF others during the summer, which had
left prior to our arrival. there very great
dearth OF skins; In tact, there were none Two OF
these vessels, steamers, had carried such Esqumaux
az were there 10 the southwark; other Equimau who
were accustomed to congregate there were OF in the
mountains deer hunting, ana these before their Do
parturc, mad contracted with some OF the vessels
for the skins they might obtain.
WAITING FOR THE EsourMAux.
Under these circumstances you readily perceive
the difficult position which We were placed. II
being too late 20 elsewhere determined to stay
Niantiio Harbor latitude IS deg. 10 min.
north. longitude 81 deg 80 min west
awaiting tho return Of tho Esquimaux, which
concluded would he about tho last Of September LIST
of October About the last OF tho former month
many arrived but thoy went mediatcy to tho Brit.
will hor thovh adC
tracted On the 2sth ono boats arrived and camo
Immediately to tho Florence. These engaged, and
on the LIST OF October got under way. intending
to winter head OF the Gull and remote from any
OF tho other vessels NY object In this was TO keep
the Esquimaux wc had secured from tho influence Of
the whites in the Gull.
WINTER QUARTERS.
We visited the Keickertons Islands before going
up, and, anding nothing thero, continued our way
and anenorsd Annatook Harbor at tho head Of the
Cult on the TIN of October In latitude Sc deg % min.
Forth, Longitude 6S deg. As min. weat There We
passed the winter and spring, in the meantime cek
lecting quite . number OF skins. Some OF thesa
were made into clothing. Those We obtained in ths
spring, however. not having time 10 make them up
we secured and packed away. On breaking out from
our winter quarters the summer OF the present
year We managed to induce nvo accompany
women and hvo children, making fifteen in oil. ana
they carried with them a largo number Of skins.
On the 10Th July sailed for Disco Island.
rying with Us the fifteen Esquimaux twenty-eght
dogs fair quantity OF SKIN clothing great many
skins, soon to be put shape by the manipuatons
of the We arrived at Disco the last day Of
July, where a. OF you know, we did not meet
any expedition. We waited patiently until tho 22d OF
August receiving no letters and no iniorm NATION
corning tho vessels proposed TO 10 sent by The
government, and thou despairng OF any communities.
carrying everything with us.
AMID ICE FIELDS
And now came the most difficult portion Of our
voyage. The has been worry prolific in ice,
mono of ,he Scotch whalers being able get through
TO Melville Bay the Greenland side, and up to the
time we left Disco the Danish ships had been unable
TO reach their upper settlements. We encountered
tho leo OF Cape Mercy. latitude Ga deg As min. nor,h
Longitude IS deg. 80 min. west, and worked way
through the pack distance Of 200 miles, often with
the greatest labor and threatened with serL
GUS catastrophe. Happily wo arrived in tho Gulf on
tho last day OF August, the was so far
advanced that no further delay practicable. We
paid and discharged tho Esquimaux the I'd OF Sep
TENT Der and once started our return.
RESULTS OF THE VOYAGE
with tho results of the voyage there is every rssson
to DO satisfied though tho accomplishment OF Its Inn
mediate purposes led cnd The scientific
gentlemen, Msssrs. Kumlin and Sherman, have boon
indefagaDlc IN the performance OF their duties and
are much pleased with their discoveros Ofthe more
Interesting results may DO mentioned tho finding OF
meteorc iron In the trap rock, the addition OF Ave
species Of birds the Atlantic ssaboard
and the procuring Of whales skeleton. We have
escaped OF any Kind during entire voyage
ana procured ono nne head Of whalebone weighing
about eighteen hundred pounds. Moro than this in
the whaling line IL impossible for US TO do and
attend 10 our other duties, even bad the season been
an usually good ono In this respect, tho fact being
that It has boon almost entire failure at Cumber
land. GEORGE T. TYSON
THE DOMINION GOVERNMENT.
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QUKBEc, sept. 30. 1878.
Lieutenant Colonel tho Hon. 4. q. p. Littleton.
eldest Of Lord Hathcrton, of Teddesey, England,