The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-09-04


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sst up. bot 70 The astosishusai Of Liss
Grssly. sst the slishsss rsssih vas o,
taissl. The displays Of ssrora vsss YER
COED but net y b. osspsrsa With shss
sen u Discs island OF Upsrsavik." 4
iAr - Lisutsssnt Grsely ecsld observe
20 crsekling SQUAD scesmpsaied the dis
plays and the ssssral shape vas that Of
ribbon. The south wsstsrs horizon va
the quarter il which the brightest dis
plays we're sees. Sir George Mares rs
ported in 1876 that ~ shAasv vas east b,
the aurora. but Lieut. Grssly Gays he dis
tincily ohssvvsd his shalew cast by Il
There were no electric Disturbances, save
those unaffected BY rumhisg. distan
thusdsr heard twice far away y The north
IN oosrss 81 ths tidal ebssrvaHens made
very interesting fact 90 discovered, viz
that the tidss Il Lady Fraakia by can't
irsm the north, while thsss hsn Nslvill.
bay and Caps Sabiss cone lseu The south
Ths tnpesstsrs 81 this ss@6A tids i tvs
ds1ssls varnsr thaA ttss 4 ~ ssushsrs
tide = CaSs 6alis& Why vas this
Lieut.. Grsely would net vsstsrs 70 state.
For the 6rss tiss. Lieut. Grssly uss1 ii
measuring sbb aaa lAot Of tides Il Lady
Franklin bay. fxsd eauss. a irn roc
planted in the mud. The average rise O.
spring tides at Lady Frsnklia bay va,
found 70 be eight tsst. Al Csps Sabin.
the highest tide rise WAS 70 feet. Sur
was only twice obs srved during the tws
years. AT Lady franklin bay the average
temperature Of the water was 26o above
zsrs or 80 below frsssing point wslvss
weighing 90 pounds were killed around
Fsrt Csnger, and there are foxes and other
animals. OF fish there is . wondsful
scarcity. Perhaps the greatest surprise Of
the expedition WAS the taking from Lake
Alexander, fresh watsr lake $50 feet abevs
the Sea level. four pound salmon. From
he bay or see only tive very small fish
were taken durisg the entire I've years,
and very few are 10 b found north oi
Cape Sabine Sasw storms arc sf csurse
very frequent, and rain falls very rarely.
The highest velocity OF the wind was reg.
istered during terrific snow storm, and it
was 10 miles per hour. Loskwosd's trips
to the north in 1882 and 1883 were pro-
ductivs OF the NEST valuable results.
on May 10 in each year where
DR.. Hayes formerly stood 1t absut the
same day. Lockwood, from an elevation OF
200O feet, using his strongest glass upon
Halls basin and Robias0n's chsrasl
could discern nsthing but ios packs.
Here it was that DR.. Hayes claimed to
have seen his open polar SEA. On the trip
Of 1882, Rockweod reachsd The highest
latitude ever attained. that sf So deg. 25
min. This VA 300 miles directly north OF
Lady Fnnklia bay. but 70 ~ thsre is
must travel over 1000 miles, thS spsa VI.
Ier and broksl packs frequently causing
him ts rst~ss his steps 60 miles. Lock.
Wosd sounded the sea 10th years bstwsen
Cape Bryant and Cape Britannia but could
ast touch bottom With 1856 fAthons OF
iue. Martham few years before. about
LOO miles 70 the west. got bottom at ~
'athoms. Lockwood found at his farthest
north about the sane vegetation as at
Lady Franklin bay, but no signs Of polar
or opsn polar sea. In 1883 he was
topped near Cape Bryant, 1876 miles from
Lady Franklin bay, BY an open channel,
west TO the coasts Of Griunell
and. The width Of this channel varied
rem 200 yards to Ave miles but on the
forth the ice packs extended as far %
,ould be seen with : glass. With his sup.
,ly Of provisions. the failure Of which
,ad caused Aia return the year before.
lockwood was confident that he could
rave reAohed S5 deg. north, il this open
'hannel had not barred his WY. Ne fss.
ii remains we're found On this trip and
he only ones found wsrs trunks Of trees
N the southwest coast Of Grinnel land.
The csly SEA animals seen by Lockwood at
- deg. IS min. we're the walrus and SEAL
md, strange TO say, the walrus is not 70
'e found at Lady Franklin Bay. Ia Iati.
uds SO deg. 25 min. the dsfsctlen Of the
magnetic needle Was l03 dog. west more
han one quarter Of circle. As far as
lockwood won't the northeastern trend Of
Il the Grssaland coast still csntinued.
The maps Of the sew regions he discov.
red are in possession Of Lieut.. Greedy,
md are very carefully made. All through
he two yssrs At Lady Frasklin bay the
magnetic needle was never quiet except
Turing storms. In February, 1883. prep.
ratiens fer the retreat were made by es.
ablishisg depot at Cape Baird. u miles
o the senth. Day after day the anxious
men looked of over Lady Franklin bay
xpscting the ice 10 open - they night
commence their journey toward home.
It last, on Aug. ., 1884. the Welcome
Iews that the ics Vas broken vas brought.
Nj hsd besa made rssay, and that very
Icy the party snbarksd IL the little steam
Aunch. Bshiad then thsy loft their peer
logs, because they could not BE- taken.
our barrels Of pork and some seal oil was
Oft for the poor animals. Lady Fraaklin
'ay Was crossed to Cape Baird. distance
4 Is miles, and then the wsstsrn coast Of
irisnsll lasd vas followed south = far ~
ape Hawkes.. Large quantities ef heavy
o were net. and extrsns was the danger
hat the little lsanch wsuld every mo-
nsnt bs crushed. Several times all the
'oats vers nearly Lost. The suffering Of
nsn VAS great. They we're new vithia 30
niles Of Cape Sabiss. Striking from
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