Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-22

Tho wind having shifted from north
west to south west the surf on the
beach increased to such an extent I
that it became necessary for TIE
boat to leave shore without finish
ing the examination. After the re
turn OF the coat to the ship we
steamed along the southern shore Of
the island without discovering
any cairn, and then headed
for Cape Hawaii Aug 25, at 10
a. N. sighted Cape Hawaii,
andsbortly after made the ice along
the sGarboard beam, densely packed
Skirted it, and at p. n. discovered
from the masthead lead end follow
Ell it IL. At 10 p. m, having passed
through about ten miles Of ice, we
dropped anchor about half q mile
from shore, in six fathoms Of water;
sent boat on shore next morning to
examine lsgoon, which was seen by
a party that landed as the ship was
anchored, and found at its mouth an
excellent small harbor, "a draft of
which, with soundings, accompanies
the report.) The vessel was moored
i'll the harbor and preparations at
once made for three search parties to
explore the island. The parties CO.
off August q between 2 ard 4 p.
IN. Mister Il. S. Waring, with a
whale>boat and crew, was ordered to
explore the coast, passing to the
northward Of the island, and was
accompanied by Assistant Surgeon j.
D. Costello. At the point marked
on the inclosed chart of the island
he found cairn left by Capt. c. L.
Hooper, Umtet States Revenue Ma
rine, the contents CT which | inclose.
Great difficulty was expert
enced in working the boat
through the ice, and on August 80,
having entered shallow bay, a
northe'ly wind sent the pack down
and imp isoned the boat there. After
waiting three days without any pros
pct OF getting out, ne returned
overland with his party 10 the ship,
leaving the boat and her equipments.
Ensign Ii. L. Hunt was ordered to
explore the coast, passing by the
south OF the island in q whaie boat,
accompanied by Passed Assistant
Engineer A. Y. Zane. He skirted
the coast to the southwark westward
end northward, as far as the position
marked. Finding it impossible to
proceed further on account of the
ice, he returned to the ship. The
third party took charge of, and was
accompar led by Surgeon NJ d. Jones
and four men. After having pene-
tratcd 20 miles i'll northwest by
north direction i'll the interior, [ as
cended mountain which, in barO-
metric measurement, was 2,5O0 feet
high, and could see fir III it's summit
the sea IN all directions except be
tween south southwest and west per
compass. The day was very clear,
and no land except Herald island was
visible from this height. There was
noice in sight to the southwark; strip
seemingly 10 mics to the westward,
with open water between it and the
shore; densely packed ice to thenorth-
ward, III winch no openings could be
seen, but open water between it and
the shore, aud marrow streaks of ice
to the eastward. It Will be seen
from the chart that the whole coast
line, with the exception of o few
mics OF outlying sand spits, has
been examined, and [ believe it im-
possible that any of the missing
parties ever landed here. / found
among the driftwoCd, about six miles
west Of the snip, when i'll ha-bor,
the sings Of a topsalt-yard about II
feet long and IL inches in diameter,
which looks as If it had been III the
/ water about two years, and [ should
+ Judge from lis Appearance that 1t bad
/ belonged TO merchant vessel. We
sailed tr01n Rodgers Eiarbor, Wran-
gel Island, yesterday morning at
j:36, and last evening at 5:Go visited
the Eay where the whale-boat was
lett, but were unable to penetrate
but short distance, owing to
grounded ice and shoal water. I
shall finish the examination OF Hel-
aid Island and then proceed TO the
northward as far as possible il search
of some other iaGd, where the jean
netta or missing whaIers may have
touched. | shalt Try and com
municate again with the whal-
ers to inform the department
Of my plans for the winter.
In the second report, fortnight
later, he Sums up the work OF the IN
teryeniug two weeks as follows:
Havi e now reached latitude 70
deg. Al min. north, longitude I'll
deg. 48 min west, without discover
ing any traces of land, with bright
look out kept at the crows nest, but
on the contrary from the sounIngs
that the water lnvarlabl Y deepened
as We proceeded north, and, finding
also that the main pack from the
point n. nded well to the south Of
east, L thought it best to return to
the northeast point of Wlangel
Island, and proceed from here in 8
northerly and westerly direction il
! hopes OF finding the high land re
ported as situated in IT'S deg. west
longitude and extending as far nortl
as 70 deg. north latitude as the eyt
could reach" by Capt. Smith, Of the
whale bark, New-Bedford. We foun(
that a part Of the ice had driited oat
Of the hay where one Of the exploT'
lug boats was deserted, and we pick
ed tie boat up, then headed to the
north and west, having ice in gin
along our port beam as far as W.
( went. We crossed the one hundred