Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-18


irCde $3.50. longitude Te31. they saw
that the northern shore terminated
some thirty miles west. and that the
southern skore extends some fifty mils 9
souts. Sith Cape lockwood some seven
- miles distant. apparently separate
land from GUnuel land. We have
named t1e new land Arthur. Lieut.
Lockwood followed the same, returning
20 Al !ce cape averaging about 80 feet
De,pendicqlsr face. /: follows that
Griunel iaad IN tn interior Is zee
CAPPED. with a beir OF cnan,ry some
sixtv miles wide between the northern
aud southern ems
In March. 1854. Lieutenant Long.
while 1niing. lonked from the north
west side Of Mt Carey to Hayes SO1nd,
seeing m the northern coast three c4pes
to the westward of the furthest seen b
Mares II 1916 The sound eX'ends
twenty miles further vest than shown
by the English chart. but - possibly
nut in by land. which showed 40
across the western end. The two years
station duties. observations. all -Ipio-
rsii8us and the retreat TO Cape Sabine.
were accomplished vi BOT loss IF life
disease, ssrIO1s accident or segl Us
fr,st bites. NJ scurvy VS. experienced
At Conger, and has one death occarred
from Il last winter tSgned.)
GREELEY. Commander.
4 second dispatch from Lieut.. Greeley
/, ~ follows:
ST JOINS. y. F.. July l7.-CA Fl Sig
ita' O5'i-er. Washington. BrAInerd, Bier
d--rb-ck. sonuell. F'rrderlck=. Long and
nv eli, tie sole survivors, arrived to-
d.y. having b@en rescued IT tie point of
q, ash from starv .tion bv the relief ships
rEetis and Bar, Juue 23d. a; camp
Clay. norihwe-t Of Cape SABINE. All
are no ia good health. BOT weak Ssrgt.
Ellison 8s rescued, but died July SIN.
Cross did last Stiurd4y. Christensen.
Rice. Lock wood. Jewell and EDWARDS IN
April: Elli-. Weston. Whistler and
Israel in May: kay,lingsury, SAILOR,
deury. Bender. Pavy, Gardiner aud
Schneider in June. We abandoned
Fort Conger on August oh. and were
frozen Ia of Victoria Head on August
29th. We abandoned the steam launch
on September llth, IL Riles northeast
of Cooked Ii II Island. When on the
point of landing. We were driven by a
southwest storm into hanes SGa, and
final Y landed, September -. IN B4lrd's
Inlet. Learning by scouting parties of
the Proteus disaster, aud that no pro-
visions had been left for Us from Cape
Isabella TO Cape Sabine, We moved aud
est 4blished winter quarters at Camp
CLAW. hatf way between Sabine and
Cooked Hat. An inventory show tuat
by daily ration of T.. ounces IF Iseat
7 ounces Of bread, d"zen biscuits and
ounces of miscellaneous food. the
party would have ten days full ratiou-
left for crossing smith Sound to Little
ton Island. Unfortunately Smith Sou d
remained open during ths entire winter.
rendering crossing impracticable.
Cane failed. despite daily hunting
From eatly III February until the sun
returned, only 80 pounds of meat
were obtained. Minute seaweed, SASH
fras, rock lIchens and sealskin wers re-
sorted TO for food, with results as shown
by the number of survivors. The last
regular food was issued on Nav l4;h.
Oaly 80 pounds of meat were left by
Warrington. We were compelled TO
send. in November, four meu 10 obtain
"A pounds of English meat at Isabella.
During the trip Ellison had both hands
aud feet frozen solid and lost them all,
Surviving. however, through eur terri
bic winter and spring uutil July S.h.
The survivors owe their lives 20 the in
donit ibis energy OF Capt. Sohley and
Lieut. Emery, who, preceded by them
and accompanied by five vhAlers. forced
their vessels from Upper Nayiok
through Melville Bay into the north
water of Cape York. With the fore
most whaler they gained a yard wher-
ever possible, and always held it.
Smith Sound was crossed ~ the party
rescued during one of the most violent
gales that lad ever been known. The
boats were handled only At ifgminent
risk of swapping. -Four of Us were
then unable 10 ak. aud conid not have
survived more than u hOars. Every
care and attention We're gwen rs. We
saved and are bringing back copies of
meteorological, tidal, Astronomical,
magnetic, pendulum and other observa
tlons also pendulum, gale and stand
ard thermometers. Is Photographic neg
atlves, and a collection of blanks and
photogra phic proofs. Eskimo reilcs and
other things we're necessarily aban-
c,ned. The Theiis remains here five
days probably. GREELEY.
Comm tnding.
Tbs following dispatches VEGA sent
10 Lieutenant Ofcclty tnutS
sIGSaL SERVICE july II.
Lis7s'sHaH' 4 IS. Grseley, ST. JONAS
Our hearts are OVERT wing with gla T.
ness and thanks 20 God for your safety,
and IN sadness for these who with ,ut
fauit of yours, are dead. Your family
are well and IN san Dseg,. (Signed.)
w. Il HAzEN.
Lieutenant Greeley, ~. Johns You,
dispatches are most sstisf 4ctory and
show yonr expedi on to havs been in
the highest degree sJc 'rssful in everv
particular. IIis fact Is not effected by
the disaster later. Signei.l
w. Il. HAzEN
LientenaRt Gree'ey's explor ,tions
extended over three dear of
latitude md nearly four of Longitude
he has virtually ascertained the trle
outline of Grinuel Lind. has cross q it
from east TO vest. and oa the thern
coast of G5eenltnd has gone one degree
of latitude an one Of longitude beyond
the fsrthest p Pint reached by Captain
Mares. Ibis achievement alone would
reflect much credit upon Lieutenant
Greeley and his men, but TO them. of
course. must Also b. accorded tn. great
mass of scientific knowledge gathered
by the party daring their Two years at
Lady FrAaklin Bay.