The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-02

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over lamp. He says: 1--WE spoke good
deal to-day OF the prospects of getting
Iacross the Straits in The spring, Of Rice's
preliminary trip and the chances OF find
ing food there, etc. We count on two
hundred and forty rations as certain. CAT
Littleton Island.) A fox has been seen
around to-day, but all efforts to shoot him
were not successful"
He concludes the entity for this day:
tThe talk this evening has been all about
food, desserts, etc"
SUFFERING PROM COLD.
: On December %, with the thermometer
at minus 20 degrees, he writes Of their sut-
fering from cold hands and feet, and says:
"The coldness OF the extremities is due
evidently to short rations and shows how
food is fuel in this country, The party
this evening discussed Kentucky, in ac-
cordance with their plan OF talking about
different States or countries with which
some OF them were acquainted each even.
ing. They also read McCarthy's History
Of Modern Times and book on 'Ameri-
can Shipping which they found in the
cache at Cape Sabine. He enters also on
this date: "Brainerd shot blue fox last
might whose weight was pounds ounces.
He followed the animal forsome time after
shooting II, but found him dead. This
gives us an extra fox for next Sunday.
How impatiently we watch the cook as he
divides the bread and meat, each fearing
that he may get little less thanhis share.
The other mess have one OF their number
to fill their plates, but We still trust to
Long"
On December 2sth, the mercury was at
minus So degrees and some rope was
brought in and cut up for fuel. He says
In his entry, "the house was exceptionally
quiet to-day, and most of the afternoon
was passed with every one down in the
sleeping bags, little or nothing was said.
There was no particular reason for this
quiet. For breakfast we had chocolate,
bread and butter, and for supper fox
stew. In the evening we talked about the
quantity OF fuel left US and found We had
sixteen hard wood barrels on hand. Long
said Il the wood did not last We could
cook with seal blubber."
LOOKING ON THE DARK SIDE.
Here Lieutenant Lockwood writes:
aLieutenant Greely seemed obliged to
look on the dark side Of the subject and
directed Sergeant Brainerd to issue ten
pounds Of blubber for experiment. This
is unfortunate, rs twill diminish our food
by that much blubber."
He writes also: II am eking out my to-
bacco with tea to-day. found two or
three small pieces Of raw fox, mere scraps,
on the floor and nourishing the dampness
off ate them with great satisfaction. Ohio
was discussed this evening"
On December 20 the mercury wasminus
81 degrees and his memorandum OF food
TO the party is: "Cold breast Of veal
stuffed" In his entry he speaks OF the
trading between members OF the party OF
one article OF food for another, and OF
portions OF another days rations. He
closes the paragraph with: "a good deal
OF talking was done, but not very many
solid trades were made"
He writes also: "Thcre is now per.
ceptible difference in the amount OF
light; only two more days Of this year,
thank Godw
With respect to the proposal to experi-
ment with seal blubber for fuel he says
that Lieutenant Kislingbury protested
and that he (Lockwood) also took occa-
sion to express disapprovai.
TRADING IN FOOD.
On the.rextday, December 80, he writes,
the trading in food continued until late
hour, and that one bargain was struck at 5
o'clock in the morning. He writes:
'AIorning came at last, some lin conse-
ouence OF trading the day before) had a
good deal more than they could eat with
comfort, and some had much less. One
result Of my bargaining was that l had
something more than one-tbird on my
plate OF son OF gum Ia bread stew, which
seems to have been in great favor and
one.fonrth OF my coffee, but then l had
also about 12 ounces OF bread and one
ounce OF butter. He speaks OF saving
some OF this allowance for New Years
Day, and the days ration Of rum for the
night before the New Year SO as to drink
the old year out.n He writes also in this
day: "Vory little conversation was had
to-day; full meals seem to have the effect
OF inducing silence. The party was lying
down and enjoying comfortable repose. 1t
Is singular how warm and comfortable a
good meal makes me. Cracked wheat
with honey and milk was the food topic OF
the day."
thermo meteris minus q degrees, but that
the day before 1t WIS minus "a degrees in
the house. Tho breakfast this day was OF
ox:tail soup and the supper Of English
meat. The party suffered from cold feet.
He closes the entry for this day with these
words. Elbow glad we are that the end Of
1.-THE wear has been reached again can hard.
L ly be explained. Rice expects to start
across about the end OF January"
NEW YEARS DAY.
The entry for New Years Day is as fol.
lows:
t.January /, Tuesday-The day wa.
passed in the bags. Lieutenant Greely
came over and paid me avisit shortly aftei
breakfast. BE told me that the Doctor
had made oyertures to make an allowance
llfor offensive remarks made sometime
v tago) and that he had declined. HI
ltoId me also that some time ago ht
ielt certain that the Doctor was eating
up during the night Corporal Ellison'i
allowance Of bread. He was within tive
4 and a half feet OF the Doctor at the timt
and would swear TO the fact before {
! court. He thought 1t was right to men
ton the fact TO Brainerd, but he said moth
ing to anyone else about 1t, but this al
we'll as former matters he should make
the subject ofreport to the proper author
] tiles. He told me Ellison's feetand handi
" were suppurating last, that amputatIoI
would evidently have 70 be performed ,.bu
that nothing would be attempted here
but at Littleton Island. We now speal
frequently Of getting home this year. Tht
|, condition OF the party Is far superior 4
: anything expected and the future bid
well to come out all right. How m!
thoughts wander homeward to the dea
Zones thesei are they thinking Of me%