Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-02
THE RICHMOND MISUNDERSTANDING AUGUST ., 1884

fact The weather hid been rom,,r,,;veIv
wsrm after Tue open " tier occurred. This
made our hrst sleep In the taos yItb,n,
shelter very pleasant. Next d,y. April
oath, we made another long step bo,ns.
ward. Tue ice seemed fat In Marco
Polo bay, 30 We started across for
Harlcy's spit. IL soon BEGAN 10 snow
ihickly. We feared losing our way in the
binding DRIFT. and campins, ON the ice xas
out OF the question. The wind I'm onr f,ces
WINS 40 biting that we could hardly odv,nce
against u. The dogs could with d,fIicnltv
be prevented from turning around. Our
progress was slow, and I cannot recoiIe,t
having bad more difficult march during
our whole trip. After ten hour. NJ. such
travelling we reached our old cunning
ground at Ilarley's spit On the evening OF
April 18th We were again nj our snow.house
on Lincoln bay. our old dep0t. we did
not fiud the ice in the straits sdisturbed
after leaving Black Cape. We found the
snow.house drifted iull. which gave us
some trouble to make It habitlbIe, We
spent the 2Tth until evening in wandering
about Lincoln bay and looking for passage
in the interior which DR.. Paw thought
would connect with the valley Of Wringell
bay. At balf-paSt Jcns had blrne,Scd I'D
and we started along the ice-,o)t until we
struck the dry vqter-cOursc and then turned
up its bed toward the interior. We went
through narrow pass which opened into
another broad w ley surrounded be- biyh
frownlng bills. The sun shone out bright
~ at midnight and the temperature was
pleasant for travelling.
MEETING wGTu MUSK OXEN.
Travelling along next morn ing we fell
in with herd OF musk oxen. They were
Ye.y wild. and. apparently taking orr dogs
for wolves, they galOped on at great speed
As we advanced We found the water-c0ur,e
and openings all t:ending to the interior.
aud no outlet toward the shore. our b,cks
were toward the coast and as yet W. could
see no opening toward Wrangell bay val
ley. Alter travelling about nine hours We
halted, left jcns with the dogs. and walk Il
ahead some distance 10 reach an elevation
FOR better view. Finding no encourage
ment to advance, we came back to the sledge
tired aud font-sore, and turned in the sleep
iug-bags, over which the an0rous dogs
made love and fought all night making
sleep impossible. although the temperature
was pleasant, only six and a half degrees
below zero. We started back 20 Lincoln
bay in the m1rnIng, - rs t. follow the
coast-line from there home. In passing the
place where the musk oxen were seen |
noticed th-t the vegetation was quite abun.
dant for that region. There was cpnsil-
cradle TUT grass, and from what could
be seen | am convinced th't the musk
oxen had not migrated, but wintcred
here. There was much snow removed,
~ II IN grazing. We arrived at Lincoln
lay on the 10Th. where we Eel the dogs
for only the second time in five days In
the evening Of the same date we were again
on the Nay home. following atom tie coast
line. We did not find the ice disturbed at
any place after leaving Black Cape. A. we
anticipated. the disruption was at the
northern entrance 81 Robson channel and
bordering on the Polar Sa1. IN" irin the
straits remained intact. .bccaU,r more land
locked, held between the two shores. On
Nav 1T We were at Depot -, near Cape
BECKY. and were able 10 learn something
of tho movements ol the other pT;y by
the note, let in the rccCrd-book by the
travellers passing through.
At TIE STATION.
Ncxtday. after six hour pleasant travel
ling over The Wcll-brstcn track between
N,r0t Is and Fort Conger. We arrived n
The latter place. A. We nearcd the station,
on which the sun wa, shining brightly.
WIKI the stars and stripes waving slyly
over il. We considered il very cheerful in
appearance and contrasting flyorably with
~ desc ate look when la>t we saw Il. l.
TACT, The old station always looks inyItin.
90 returning travellers, although a. a hui
man hah,at:on il maynot be either elegant
or commOdious.