The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-10-23
Scllwatka,s Search.

The graphic accounts given by your
correspondent, dated Hudson's bay, rel
ative to the Schwatka search, have true
points of value. In the first place they
confirm the report hitherto made as to the
fate of the memorable Franklin expedi-
tion, and in the second place show that
the last season has not materially DIFF
fered from previous seasons, and exhibit
nothing, therefore, but whst is favorable
to the success of the American expedi-
ton now in the Arctic waters. The lowest
temperature recorded by the Schwatka
party, as reported by your correspoh-
dent, was II degrees below zero-a tenn
perature not unusual in the experience
Of other Arctic explorers. DIR. Kane, for
instance, encountered even lower tenn
ature /; SO did Capt. Parry and several
Russian explorers, and, without serious
inconvenience, have travelled at 10 be-
low. I allude to this merely to counter
act suggestion have met that the
winter has been exceptionally severe, and
that the Jeanette was consequently in
exceptional danger. The truth is that
the Arctic seas are uncertain, like all
others, but not in q general way more
perilous. The expedition of Sir John
Franklin stands altogether alone and
and would long since have been forgot
ten had it net been for the peculiarly
romantic circumstances attending the
fate of himself and crew. The expedition
was sent out in May, 1916, with two
ships, the Erebus and the Terror to ac-
complish northwest passage to the
Pacific ocean-the last of many similar
attempts in the interest of commerce, and
certainly in that interest the last that viii
ever be made. We know enough of its
history to show that the two vessels,
after passing through Bafin bay entered
Barrow strait, wintered at Beechy island,
sailed north through Wellington cham
mel nearly to latitude n degrees. thence
south toward the American coast doubt
less in consequence of their meeting
impenetrable ice) with the evident
expectation of finding there along the
American shore, q passage from ocean to
ocean, similar to that which Nordeusiold
has recently found by the shore of Asia.
In its southerly course the Franklin
expedition reached latitude 20 degrees,
where, within hundred miles, or in
deed perhaps less, of water that had been
previously navigated by Arctic explorers
in boats, such as Franklin himself, Dease
and Simpson, Back, Rae, Richardson and
others, the two ships were beset In the
ice and there frozen fast at the close of
the season of 1916. From that time un-
til the spring of 1S48 the ice never broke
up, but they drifted south about twenty
miles, anu IN Apfli, io4o, .ne sesssls were were
aoanaonea wnen ABOUT nI.een nllies rom
iana, tlie crews feoucee " ueaai meah-
WINE iron, 10 70 ioo, pe'aAihe ,helu-
serves 10 the Ice; dragged Inc sniPs Doa.s
L mountea ON sleds, 70 ping " Mni:,nl -
Lanu M IN isianu r aoou' t"o H. MI fnIs
ions, ene ep'sss az, iihe - =, "s - s 81 u
iomea' " sle low ANUS " w mnion sisy
crossed, with the expectation oi Ieacnlng ci
niiiiiy as oI apoat the n9uea 9eu:.9 u 90 "a
isii VI paeA az, lisel, nea. .asi'eae ale 20
S.ess' as .ne esioen1T T plosa'' sne l .nn:-
ian9 % America. Anen; wss :neu
l eutuehs pse az ~ asueu ss.a % ae tho I Ia
anu siiep SLIM sle ou.posrs nH u VI: a:..oa
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sne 1Ieo.os " sno oei s.sA- q es.E
haluiy more tiiah ."o nunu.eu anu my
nllies, anu yet curing that ais'ance every
mem @ per - 81 Tue parry perisne1 h,a. aua ese.
ieooio " In1 soJaeo nas Dios:eu ou
save 10" pateons, spoons, COINS, ane
o,nel 5ehcs easily len.lueu soas.e.au .1aa
ans .ne mi SMoie u ~ posse'oi y. .a-e
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n, niin lol nasine soisei .he nuys IT.
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tJ "a .Ile ue.sion .. 40 snAs III. "a .is .as
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III: ~: o'e. 'ue ss.,ne Sourse steas Iuan
M leiioe "sio 1ouiiu ~ py DI' A'ae' niel =, 2
low ~ lne Dri1isn Museam' uue Iauy
!, rahAiih, noe coheen. wisn .ne lepo5.s
enae ne nlade nor sa.lslea . WIZ II 'ne ae-
o.sions teaeneu, senI o1s 1.. lA9 80, uruei
oap., sIow aolniiat o., or shcis Ioso
poioI mce ehnsoch, VINO iounu, ~ iooo'
slle oliy rt'! nii,sen @ lsoIlu ese a. s Eoi, us
.ofsi ~ Inis loeu 1a.1 elomSu SnAs a,1:.A
ne uleo ouhe u, Ao4' P,opauiy on en,p i-
Soard, anu sheIealeer cue, she saas :n o
eiie Ielease from lle sniopDso ~ ioe
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.lie iate oi 'ne eApeoi.lon w.oe a,a sap aol
INJURY 1ay pe.Meeh ~ sne p1a1 pJ,n - onou
oy LII. nae tlIon tlie niainlanu n - aus Amoi
ica on the so1tn) ana py oaps. mcolln-
sock. VINO had come sa, arounu " sna. nartJm .Ss
osrai' ana .heuce uesoenae etua;. o e she
noltn a, snlousn 81 'io'oi" S'i"i' 'o""'u sAe
Ts;s n an.oua; ooass anho. ellea
:, I,S hS eA.ens.ss ~ GAP wac 'o Ta,,. HaI, '
III Ia ~ oui country man, Oaps. . !
pu. ~ mas now oeen conspIe@ So,s.oa go.
" 'he spiriseo Efforts VI Lleus. oouT mn.
Aa anu ms resoIute eompanions Nv I.
| eApeuielch, aithough lounaeu upon IN.
correee lnIormat9n az tne oe.se:, -
woulu appear ny tne esidsnce r iu1nisnsu
~ your corresponosn., mas reei.y pe.,
formed an unparaiiea Journey, as 70 .llI:s
anu alstance, es,, IN .ae histofy VI 1919 ~
!ravei. Inc pecqliar feature Oh the ne
Journey was that the parry suosisteu so. "
the way, obtaining aounaant suppnes %
1000, such as reindeer, musk oxen, ete'
Aithough tney dld not ooealn the recoIa'
Oh Which tney were IN seareh
tney nave secured most VaIu
aole information, not only as concerns
the franRilh ~, e1pedition, put geoerapni
calIy. Ihey nave traVersed regions en-
tireiy unknown, trusting 70 fortune 10
,nelr aaily snppiles, wiiicn seem never Z
nave ialieu them curing aimos. year
| rigorous climate. A singular feature