The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-08-28

but not compared with those see
at Disco Island or Upernavik
AS FAR AS GREELY COULD oBsERv.
no cracking sound accompanie,
the displays and the general shap
was that of a ribbon. The south
westerly horizon was the quarter il
which the brightest displays wer,
seen. Mares reported in 1876 tina
no shadow was cast by the aurora
but Gretly says that he distinctl,
saw his shadow cast by it. Their,
were no electrical disturbances saw,
those manifested by rumbling thun
der, heard twice, far away to the
north.
In the course of the tidal obser-
vations made the very interesting
fact was discovered that the tides
at Lady Franklin Bay came from
north at Melville Bay and at Cape
Sabine came from the south. The
temperature of this north tide is &c
warmer than that of the south tide
at Cape Sabine. Why this was
GREELY WOULD NOT TELL.
He used in measuring toe ebb and
flow of tides fixed gauge, an iron
rod planted in the mud. The aver
age rise of the spring tides at Lady
Franklin Bay was found to be S
feet. At Cape Sabine the highest
tides rise was II feet. Surf was
only observed twice during two
years. At Lady Franklin Bay the
average temperature of the water
was 29o above zero.
Wolves weighing 80 pounds were
killed around Fort Conger. There
are foxes and other animals there.
Fish is a wonderful scarcity.
Perhaps the greatest surprise of
the expedition was the taking from
Lake Alexander, a fresh water lske
fifteen feet above the sea level, of a
four pound Salmon. From the bay
or sea only two very small fish we're
taken during the entire two years
and few are found north of Cape
Sabine. The vegetation at Lady
Franklin Bay is about the same as
at Cape Sabine and comprises mos
ses, leichens, willows and saxifrage.
The highest velocity of the wind
was registered during a terrific
snow-storm, seventy miles an hour.
LockwOod's trip to the north in
1882 and 1888
WERE PRODUCTIVE OF MOST VALUABLE
RESULTS.
Standing on the 18th of May in
each year, where DR.. Hayes had
formerly stood, at about the same
time of day, Lockwood, from an ele
vation of 1000 feet, using his
strongest glass on Halls Basin and
Robson channels, could discern
nothing but Ice-packs. Here it was
that DR.. Hayes claimed to have seen
his open polar sea.
On the trip of 1882, Lockwood
reached the highest latitude ever
attained, $50 and 25o north. This
was about 500 miles directly north
of Lady Franklin Bay, but to get
there he travelled over 1000 miles
upon water and broke packs fre
quently causing him to retrace his
steps so miles. Lockwood sounded
the sea both years between Cape
Bryant and Cape BRITAIN, but could
not touch bottom with a 135 faith
oms line. Markhams, few years
before, about 100 miles to the west,
got bottom at seventy two faith ms.
Lockwood found at his farthest
point north about the same vegeta
tion as at Lady Franklin Bay, but
NO SIGNS OF A POLAR CURRENT
or open polar sea. In 1888 be was
stopped near Cape Bryant, 125
miles from Lady franklin Bay, by
an open channel extending west of
the coast of Grinnell land. The
width of this channel varied from
200 yards to five miles, but on the
north the ice packs extended as far
as could be seen with a glass. With
his supply of provisions, the fail
ure of which had caused his return
the year before, Lockwood was con-
fident he could have reached 80 de
grees north if this open channel had
not barred his way.
No fossil remains were discovered
on the trip, and the only ones
found were trunks of trees on the
southwest coast of Grinnell land.
The only sea animals seen by Lock
wood at SO degrees 25 minutes were
walrus and seals, and, strange to
say, the walrus is not to be found
at Lady Franklin Bay. At SO de-
grees % minutes the
DETECTION OF THE MAGNETIC NEEDLE
was 1910 west, more than quarter
of a circle. AS far as Lockwood
went the northeastern tread of
Greenland coast continued. The
maps of the regions he discovered
are in tbs possession of Lieut.. Gree
ly and are very carefully made All
through the two years at Lady
Franklin Bay the magnetic needle
was never quiet except during
storms.
In February, 1883, preparations
for the retreat were made by estab-
lSul00 a ucpO1 az OapO OdllO.
twelve miles to the south. Day af-
ter day the anxious men looked off
over Lady Franklin Bay, expecting
the ice to open so they might COM
mence their journey toward home.
At last, August 10, 1883, the well
come news that the ice was open
was brought. All had been made
ready, and that very day the party
emba arked in little steam launch
Behind them they left their dogs
as they could not be taken. Four
barrels of pork and some seal oil
were
LEFT FOR THE ANIMALS.
Lady Franklin Bay was crossed
to Cape Baird, a distance of thir-
teen miles, and then the western
coast of Grinnell land was followed
south as far as Cape Hawkes.. Large
quantities of heavy ice were met
and extreme was the danger every
moment that the little launch