The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-18

en- AnRle0 IN the Ice Oh 1Aplhnu, auu WIG
whole of the expeaitionary party per-
ished.
1576.-Sir Martin Frobisher sailed
from the Thames TO find northwest
passage to China, when he reached Whas
was afterwards known as Hudsoa's bay.
1855. - Capt. Davis expedition, IN
search of q north west passage.
1594.-The Dutch expedition, UNDER
the command Of Capt. Bsrrsntz. sailed
in search of the north east passage.
1902 Weymouth and Knights ex-
pedition.
161O.-Capts in Henry Hudson frat
sailed in 'mmand OF an expedition IL
search Of the north west passage TO the
Pacific. He made four voyages IN very
quick succession, and in the course OF
his adventures discovered the bay which
now bears his name. This was discovered
by Frobisher in Queen Elizsbsth's reign,
though Budsnn ventured further north
than the Elizahathan adventurer. Hud-
son, on his fourth voyage, while winter
ing in this bay, was thrown into boat
With four Others BY his sailors, and lett
to perth.
1912 Sir Thomas Buttons e1pedi-
ton sailed
1916 William Batin sailed with an
expedition. and reached the bay now
known as 1sfin's Bay. The extent OF
this discovery WIS much doubted until
! Ross and Parry proved that Bsfin was
substantially correct.
1881. Foxes expedition.
1912 to 1769.-l742. Middleton's ex-
petition sailed, in 1746 Moore and
| Smiths, and in 1859 Hesrne's land ex-
pedition set out.
1873. Captain Phipps, afterwa'd Lord
Mevgrave, set out on his expedition.
1776. July 12.-Usptain Cook, with
thu Resolution and Discovery. He never
again reached England, being killed by
the savspes of Hawaii, on the 14th Of
February, 1879. His expedition rescued
Sheerness OF the 4th of October, 1850.
l789.-Oaptain Dunean's voyage.
l790.-Caotain Duncan sailed for the
Arctic regions.
l795.-The Discovery, Captain Van
couver, retained from voyage Of survey
| and discovery on the north west coast Of
America.
lsI5.-Lieutenant Kotzebue's expedi-
ton.
ls1s.-Captain Ross and Lieutensct
Parry in the ISABELLA and Alexander.
1919 May 4.-LieuteDants Parry and
Liddon ia the Hecla and Griper. They re-
turned to Leith on the Sd Of November,
| 1920.
1921. May S.-Csptains Parry and
Lyon in the Fury and Hecls.
18l9-22.-Captain BuchaR and Lieu
tenant Franklin's expedition in the Dor
otha and T ent.
1sM.-Oaptain Parry set out on third
expedition in the Eecls.
1925. Feb 16.-CsptsiDs Franklin and
Lyon, after having attempted land ex-
petition, started from Liverpool.
1927. June 22-Osptain Perry made
his fourth voyage, once more in the
Hecls, sailed from Deptford on the
Thames, and after reaching spot 435
miles from the North Pole, returned on
the 9th of October.
1888. Oct. 1S.-Oaptain Ross's expedi-
ton, after being absent for four years.
and when all hope Of his return had bsen
abandoned, arrived in Hull. In 1880 be
discovered 6ootbis Felix, and on the
3lst of June, 1881, he came to q spot
which he .neidered to be the true mag
ne.ic pole. The appearance of his ship
created much surprise and curiosity,
many going hundreds of miles to see it.
| The hull was all stripped Of g paint,
and had the appearance OF having been
newly planed.
1885, Sept. S.-Capsain Back and bis
| companions arrived at Liverpool from
their perilous Arctic land expedition,
after having visited the Great Fish River,
and examined its course to the Polar
seas. In december of this year the
| Geographical Society awarded to Gap
tain Back the kings annual premium
fer his Polar discoveries and enterprise
1886, June 2I.--Captain Back sailed
from chatham in command Of q war chin
Terror, on an exploring adventure in
! Wager River.
| ls45, May 24.-Sir john Franklin, ane
Captains C'ozier and FitzJamea, in thu
ships Erebus and Terror, lesve England
for the Arctic Seat. The fatal result OF
this enterprise is 90 we'll known.
1850. January 20.-Comman1er Col
linaon and Mcclure, in the Enterprise
and Investigator. sailed eastward in
search Of Sir John Franklin. ano on TIT
y the 26th OF October, Captain N'Clur'
discovered the north west passage. Or
Septem Der 9th he discovered high land
which he named Baring's Land; on thu
9th other land, named after Prince AL
bert; and on the Both the ship was frozer
} in. In sledge expedition and on 90
tober Goth, reached Point Russell, ant
from an elevation OF $40 feet b.
saw Parry or Melville Sound bs
I meath. The strait connecting the At
lantic and Pacific Oceans he named afte
the Prince Of Wales. The Investigate
was the fret ship which trsverea tn
: Polar Sea from Bebring Strata to Beh
, ring Island. Captain Mcclure returne'
to England, September, 1854, wa
knighted and rewarded With gift o
| a5, 600, an equsl sum being distributes
amongst his officers and crew.
From l84s to 1896 not less thai
twenty.on expeditions were sent ii
search OF the Franklin expedition, fv
of which were equipped by Lsdy Fran K
2 lin, chiefly at her own expense. Som
ofthese expeditions resulted in very val
liable discoveries, and the remains o
) many OF the officers were found, which
proved with certainty that they had per
ished.
lo5S.-Swediah-N Norwegian expedition
> By way of Spitzbergen.
, 1868, May 24.-German expedition
/, left Bergen, and returned in october
is7I.-The Polaris, under Captain
3 Hall, sn American, having reached
2 higher latitude than any ship bad yet at