Smyrna times., 1893-01-25
In Arctic Seas.
To be Continued)

= The expedition of Liutenant Pearv
, 10 the northwestern shore of Green.
land' his journey along the; inland ice
Vi Vnat country, the long anxiety that
was felt as to his safety and the vov.
age that was made to bring him home
VIII always be memorable in the his.
tory OF Arctic explorations. Last year
there was published book entitled
Inc Voyage OF the Kite" being an
account by Mr.. Robert n. Keelv If
Nj. d., and Mr.. G. G. Davis. NJ y of
the expedition which was sent ont in
1871 TO accompany Lieutenant Pearv
10 Greenland. 1t was a narrrtive of a
most interesting character. both in its
relation OF the experiences of the partv
forming the expedition, in its pictures
OF land OF eternal frost and its granb.
descriptions of the manners and ems.
toms of the people who were met with
Mr. Rufus c. Hartranft, of Philadel.
phla has EOw brought out second edi.
ton of that book, and has added to :,
The Log of the Kite" transcribed
from the book of Captain Richard
Pike, master of that vessel on both of
her VOYAGES, and a narrative. ''Tbe
Feary Relief Expedition" written bv
Mr. William E. Meehan, of the "Pbila.
delphia Ledger" who took the place Of
botanist occupied by DR.. William II.
burk' OF that newspaper, on the first
voyage. The captains log is, of course
simply record of facts, without any
attempts at literary finish or color. but
IL Is one OF value, and its direct and
forclble styles, gives it peculiar
charm. 1t is, however, to Mr.. Nee.
mans narrative that the reader will
naturally turn. Whether in describ.
ing the winter sojOurn in Greenland
the journey of Lieutenant Pearv. and
MS faithful companion, Astrup, over ,
lahd the geographical discoveries !
that were made or the scientific re. q
suits of the expedition, Mr.. Meeham is s
Always the trained and intelligent ob.
server, quick to seize points ofinterest
apt In his illustrations and imnarting a
In air of reality to all of his descrin.
ions. Nearly two chapters of rhe &
narrative are devoted tO an account of
earch for Mr.. Verhoef, which was
'ept up for seven days and nights, and e'
tier reading the story no other con- al
fusion can be reached than that the p
Unfortunate young man fell victim s.
MS own eagerness for discovery Us
describing the signs of Verhoeff hi
'hich were seen on the sixth dav Pc
hen it had been decided to exDlore WI
10 great glacier at the head of Robert pr
IN Bay, Mr.. Meeham says: "The first ha
gns were footprints, undoubtly Mr.. br
erhoeh's, and according to the unan. Ia
nous opinion of the Eskimos who fol- sta
wed them up, they had been made IN
or about the same day he had been to
st seen by Mr.. Gibson. These foot VIC
'ints led along the south shore of Sc'
obertson Bay, and were some times Joe
lprinted on mud and sometimes on i"'
9 foot ice. A few feet below the ""'
INT where the south gorge, between
cliffs, opened into the shore of the t;o,
y, these men found neatly piled on rali
rock number of minerals which o,h
re the marks of hammer, and here tba
ID there the blue from corn-beef or sto,
mmican can. Beside them were al oo,
found a small scrap of blue paper,
ssibly torn from the same can, and I
'all piece Of string. Just beyond a bra
ort but steep mound of stones, aud Bib