The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28


miles. Lockwood sounded the Sc;
both years between cape Bryant ant
cape Britannia, but could not touci
the bottom with 135 fathoms line
Markham a few years before, at abou
100 miles to the west, got bottom at Z:
fathomS. Lockwood found at hi:
farthest point north, about the same
vegetation as at Lady Franklin bay
but no signs of the polar current OF
open polar sea.
In 1888 he was stopped near cape
Bryant, 125 miles from Lady Frank
lin bay, by the open channel extend
! ing west to the coast of Grinnell land
| The width of tie channel varied from
200 yards to five miles, but on the
NORTH the ice packs extended as far as
could be seen with glass. With his
supply Of provisions exhausted, the
failure of which had caused his re-
turn a year before, Lockwood was
confident he could have reached IS de-
srees north if this open channel
had not barred his way. No fossil re-
mains discovered on the trip, and the
only ones found we're the trunks of
trees. On the southwest coast Of
Grinnell land; the only sea animals
seen by Lockwood at latitude 8o0 80
were walruS and seals, and strange to
say, walrus is not to be ound at Lady
Franklin bay. At $50 % the deflec-
ton of the magnetic needle was 104o
weSt-more than one-fourth of a Cir
Gle. AS Lockwood went the north
eastern end of Greenland'S coast con-
tinued.
The maps of the regions he discov-
cred are in posses, on OF Greedy and are
very carefully made. All through the
two years at Lady Franklin bay the
magnetic needle was never quiet, ex-
cept during storms. On February 8,
1883, preparations for a retreat were
made by establishing depot at Cape
Baird, twelve miles south. Day after
day the anxious men looked OFF over
Lady Franklin bay, expecting the ice
to open so as to commence the journey
home. At last, on August 10, 1883, the
welcome news that the ice was open
was brought All had been made
ready, and that day the party en-
barked in little steam launch. Be-
hind they left the dogs, as they could
not be taken, and four barrels OF pork
and some seal oil were left for the an
imals. Lady Franklin bay was cross
ed to Cape Baird, distance of thir-
teen miles, and the western coast of |
Grinnell land was followed south t. |
Cape Hawkes.. Large quantities of |
ice were met, and extreme was the |
danger every moment of the launch |
being crushed. Several times all The |
boats were nearly lost. The suffering |
of the men was great. They were
now within fifty miles of Cape
Sabine.
While striking from Cape Hawkes.
for Bates island, the boat was caught
in the ice, and frozen in ten miles
south of Cape Hawkes.. In thirteen
lays they drifted south twenty-five
miles on foes, suffering horribly from
cold. So they drifted within eleven
miles of Cape Sabine and were obliged
20 abandon the steam launch on Sep
5ember 10. The pack now renamed
lines the party got within two or
1rifted back by the southwest gales
Five seals were killed and eaten while
he party were drifting about. A
very heavy northwest gale drove
hem by Cape Sabine, within a mile
If Brevoort island, but could not land.
September % there arose the most
erritic gale they had yet seen in the
Arctic ocean. Their Ice foe was
lrifted about by the tempest, and
waves washed over them again and
Igain, the spray freezing to them
Ind causing them intense suffering.
Night came on-one of inky blackness;
he wind threw heavy tioes together,
md crash after crash of ice breaking
rom their own foe warning the men
hat death was near. No man knew
when the foe might break up and the
water engulf them. The first faint
light of dawn showed them that
little remained OF thu foe. The sea
washed another close to them-so
lose that it came, and at the word the
men succeeded in getting upon it.
rhe storm slowly subsidized and they
,ained land at Esquimaux point, near
3aird's inlet, September 80. Here
winter quarters were built and scouts
we're sent to Cape Isabella and Cape
sabine.
In few days they returned and
heir report sent thrill Of horror to
Very heart. At Cape Isabella and
Jape Sabine were found the only ra-
ions, and from CARING tons record
hey Learned the fate OF the Proteus.
Every one knew that death must
,ome to nearly all of the party long
before the ship of rescue could force
Is way into Melville bay. Efforts
we're made, however, to sustain the
pirits of the men.
October Is the party removed to
0nh
lied of scurvy. In April, the rations
ssued daily had declined to four
ounces Of meat and six ounces of
bread. Man after man died and all
hope had fled, when on that day the
blast of the welcome whistle reused
he survivors from the lethargy of
death.
Lieutenant Greedy, when asked as
% his ideas upon the probable results
If Arctic explorations, said:
81 do not think the north pole can
De reached unless even circumstances,
found 10 be unfavorable,
should prove favorable to the party
to reach the pole. 1t it IS
lone at all il will be done by way of
Franz Josef land. 1t can never be
reached by the Jeanette route. That |
here is IN open polar sea am GER
;ain. This was proved by the ice
drifting out of SpitZbergen in mid
winter and the northern drift of the |
polar pack. The experiment made by |
Pavy and Lockwood, in 81 degrees |
end 90 minutes, shows that men can |
stand two white, very well at Frank
lin. but strength rapidly deteriorates.
II we had every supply and no scar
city of food, we could perhaps have
lived eight or ten years at Lady
Franklin bay.
LOgan's Travels.
MEADvILLE, Pa, August 18.-It
wos thought when Logan passed out
of New York and declared his inten-.
ton of making no more stops, he