Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-26

and slsdess vas superior to that Of
any pesytOug uaSty. The hope vas e.
pEoo9ed that. h oddition to its scientific
duties, tho party would be able to taxa
up the WORK q 6ls George Mares whore
he teft Il, and add many milee Of ex-
pl0rsd ooase line % the maps Of north
west Greenland.
Greely took With him. In sections, q
large; comfortable houae, which hc erect
ed az soon a. he reached Discovery Har-
Dor. While Aparf of the men were I'M
loading tho seOrea the hunters took their
RuDs and went ID quest of musk oxen.
They were 30 successful that during the
few days the Proteus remained in the
hArbor upward Of twenty musk oxen
were brought into camp, and parts of
them were packed in snow for winter
use. Drs, Hayes and Hall both testified
years ago TO the existence of these ami
mails in considerable numbers around
Lady Franklin Bay. Lit. Greely thought
the prospects good for an ample supply
of fresh meat, and ne hoped shat by the
product OF the chase the party would be
spared.
Lieut.. Greedy took with him ample re-
49, ~ AooN ~ soSs Vsot W. yo0i n-
onssss sne fresh supplies that were to
DO sent TO hlm annually reached him. it
was Known that his original stock would
De exhausted iate TINS iail. IN tnls event
no Was expected 70 retreat southward
this season, ~ soon - be % convinced
oy the ICE cond,i0ns that no vessel
co0lo reacn MIN. ne co1ad not retreat
Until the siodge on the ice mad hardened
soincientiy 70 make aledRe hauling prac-
sicaoie. Inc siedRing season on smitn
Sound opens about september LIST, and
II the party is alive and we'll 1t is with
out doubt now working It's way south
ward TO Littleton Island, at the mouth
OF the Sound, over 10 miles from the
station.
Slodging IN Smith Sound is work OF
terrible difiicuity, a. the Ice Hoes pile up
on each other, rendering progress al
most impossibie IN places. No sledge
party hauling boats has ever been able
70 make much progress. Dr. hayes
Tried II IN 1861, out ms party OF twelve
men and fourteen dogs were unequal to
the TASK. hayes demonstrated, howev-
or, that men can accomplish the task
that Greedy has before him. With three
mon and two siedRcs loaded lightly with
pr0visions ne passed mp the west SIDE OF
the sound, from Fort fouike TO within
nve or ten miles OF the site OF Greeiy's
station. Six years before. Wm. Morton
and an Esquimaux OF Or. kane's party
went up tho east coast to Halls BASIN,
reaching point not Tar south OF Lady
franklin Bay. Bota sides Of the Sound
have therefore been travelled over by
sled9e parties to a latitude not far
from Greely's station, The west eide
10 regarded as the preferable route by
far.
In all probability. therefore, Gree'y,
in moving southward, will have to leave
his boats behind him. There is below
the Sound wide stretch of water known
as the North Water. which is open the
season round. Hayes and his comrades,
in trying to escape to Upernavik, Ii the
winter Of 1856, from Kane's ship,
some thirty miles mp the Sound, passed
the North Wster in boat late in Sep
tenber. Greely's party would probably
tind boat equally desirable, although
later in she season sledging parties can
era vi southwark some distance, at least
as far IA the Esquimaux settlements
south of Littleton Island. by clinging
to the shore ice. Last year the Nap-
tune, which failed to reach Greedy,
though il pushed its way through the
ice to within less than 100 miles of hin,
left 4 whalsboat at Cape Isabella, some
distance up the Sound, which no could
utilize il his men could drag 1t TO the
mouth Of the strait.
At two or three points on the west
ahOre Of the Sound provisions were
cached by the Neptune, and also BY
0reely on his outbound strip. IL the
cacnes have not been ois1uroeo OF sueir
contents spoiled, they VIII % avaiiSpie
Tor the use of the returning party. AZ
Littleton Island the Neptune, accordinR
to instruotious tnat were Well under
stood by Gresly, Deposited All us sup
plies. IL the party succeeds In reaon'n9
the island, It VIII hud there stokes OF al
sorts with which TO repienash its iafoef
and recruit us strength.
After Hayes bitter experience IN
1866, Greely's party might not think
IT wise to attempt TO reach Cperhaylk
this fall. But from 20 10 Ioo miles
south of Littleton ON the west coast OK
Greenland are few scattering Esqul.
maux settlenents, numbering all told
not over 200 or 30O souls. iaey nunt
the wairus, seal and pear, anu hltnvuRn
Hayes complained must bitterly OF their
treatment OF his party during ms III
fated retreat from hanes snip: tney
kept life in the bodies OF himself and
men, and huaily aided them TO return to
Rensselaer, Harbor. Greeley has taken
with him two or three of these Esqui-
fnaux. and IL it be not deemed expedient
to trs 10 reach Upernavik this fall, the
party. il good luck attends il, is likely
to winter in the stone huts of these ma
tiyes.
In attempting TO pass mp the Sound,
withons first depositing his house and
supplies ON Littleton Island, Lieutenant
Darlington only carried out the iustruc-
sions OF General Haxen. who ordered
him t. try, first OF all, to force his way
through the Sound in the Proteus. II
he failed TO reach Lieutenant Greely in
the vessel he was to turn about and go
70 Littieton Island, where he was to
erect the house he took with him and
land his stores. A part Of his men were
to 90 into quarters there, while he aud
q sledes party were 10 push northwnra
TO meet Greedy and assist him TO the
island. There the united force were to
await the arrival of relief ship next