Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-14
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A Leaf from the Note BOOK OF
Sergeant Rice OF the Greedy Ex-
pedition.
Nav York tIarald

A Leaf from the Note BOOK OF
Sergeant Rice OF the Greedy Ex-
peditson.
New York Herald.
We will not follow the explorers closely
at this part Of their journey, but state
that from the 9Th to the 18th OF May they
continued to advance along this new
coast lipe, fenchiug new points at every
march and sometimes passing several in
ore day. Dome Cape (Cspe NjjkandeI3,
then Care M0hn were paesed-ihe last
mentioned ;s In latitude So deg. 10 min.
They then oF,ssed large hprd (neggs)
ard rsscbsd Caps Strrm (H tfmsye,).
The coast lire trended 10 the northwest
aud eaoh capR, un,il parsed moietely
hid the next FROM vlu9. The travelling
WAS very Sord, ih.ir | al "a decreasing
at every msroh ard Itptd rToy Tess
was heirg made egeh d. From
shos Hand (Mury Murray Islard) they
started on th" ID b, and Ia one long
mach -Ih.e lsiau3 II " ls,itr'. So deg.
10 NTH 10 gituds AZ ais II min -
passed aWhd Fiord," Ha1mr k Cape
(Cspe R Dodge W,yr'sebt Tnlet,
"Pyrsmid land" (Brai0Ar1 Ila' ID and
l IpdNhNo tAGAA AWINhbHt az hhFhty hNu
minutes to twelve p. 10. OF the ssms date.
It was snOwing hard at the time and a
stronR wind was blowing, lieutenant
Lockwood here decided to proceed no
further, but, after stopping long enough
to take series OF observations to deter
mine his position, to start on the return
journey. The party had made
six marches from Cape Britannia.
It was thirteen days since they had
left Cape Bryant, aud as they were pro-
visioned from the latter point with only
25 days rations half or more was already
consumed. At 10 q. M, May 14th, the
storm ceased and the observations were
taken, after which a oairn was built and
some specimens OF the vegetAtion-ohieay
lichens-and rock collected. To obtain
observations for equal attitudes II was
necessary to remain over till next day,
the 18th.
After taking said observations Lieu
tenant Lockwood and Sergeant BralnArd
assembled the highest elevation on the
cape they had reached to obtain o view
TO the Dorthward. They attained an
elevation OF 1900 to 5000 feet in hight,
, and could see to the northeast, distant
/ about eight miles,, another cape (Kane).
The Intervening ford (Copger InleD ap.
I peared to connect with the one to the
: south Of them (Weypreoht). thus max
ing Of the land on which they God an
Island. Back to tho eastward
o. them mountain (Mounl How
{ gate) about 1900 feet high in
y scepted the view. Further to the
y northeast, beyond Cape Kane, could b.
a seen another point Of land. 1t appeared
to be distant about Is miles. This ha
a since been called Cape Robert Lincoln
and the opening between it and Cap
Q Kane Hunt Flord. The explorsrs ooul,
d see nothing more to the northward @
u this last point. The horizon wss hazy Il
y that direction, and they are unable
!, say il low blue streak they saw in til
distance was lard OF only some atmoi
pheric phenomenon, They incline, b,
lave to the latter opinion--probably slo'
cirrus cloud or this evaporation from a tidi
a crack. Should it be land it appears t
n have taken a direction more direotl
=, north than the coast they had discovered
N Out uuon tho Polar Ocean 60 the mort
4 tbeir view was more extended, including
q 50 they think, range Of so miles. Tb
= I've was of a very rough, iorbidding cha
70 aatsF, Offering no chance Tor travelling
q aad no land could be- seen. LoOkin
i. eastward into the interior nothing m,
:. the eye hut confused mass OF snov
O. capped mountain peaks aud hills, III
sr coast badly broken up by 6ords
% They now descended to the tent ar
~ ~ packed up, after which the dogs wei
N turned homeward. The travellers wei
ID now indeed glad to think that every ste
is placed them nearer home, albeit TIL
home was only rude hsbitstion on IL
j., shores Of Grinnell Land. A rough r
., duotion Of his observations showed Lie
tenant Lockwood that he and his COL
st panions had Tesohed the highest point {
m our slebs Jet attained. The observation
8. have since been carefully computed |
W Israel, our astronomer, and placed u
or "furthest" at latitude SO deg. "a mi
~ north, longitude 40 deg. 46 min. west
II is interesting t0i know that a. th
le northern point OF Greenland traces
ut animal life were as frequently met wi
SO asas auy other part of the coast. Tracks
" foxes, hares, lsmminRs and ptarmigS
u, were noticsd. The question of wheth
r. r. this ooast still furnishes route mu,
ia nearer the Polls or ends in the northsi
I'd extremity of the continent OF GreenlsI
Oh st point not far from that reached
a. this expedition still remains unsettled
n yax the epterprising spirits Of those wi
i;ss cannot rest until their feet have bal
= | ulacad IN this unrtharn ayia nj thf7 otnI