The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30

report % his nar4h~src voyage In the
HoT@ frem Sys1rsv 20 Esah. s@ns from
Cape York July IS tsss which tn row
given 20 Tire pubic for the FIRST time:
''fs gives ms pleasure 20 transmit the
following report OF progress Of my expe-
dition co date:
Arriving at Sydney. g B. 81 p. n.
July :. I went Immediately on board the
Hope and after finishing few Letters
got under way at Fl p. m. The Hope ear
rfet SO tons Of coal including twenty five
tons on deck A bright moon enabled us
TO clear the hzrbsr without difficulty. and
then for two days we carried light but
fsvoring ~irGs northward along the west
coast Of Newfoundland 20 the Strait Of
Belle isss Itself. which was passed shortly
after the evening % the sth. dense
fog I'm the strait compelled ns 20 lay 10
few hours Finally north wind dis
psilesf this and Belle Isle Itself vas passed
shortly after midnight Sunday. the 10th.
We steamed northward along the Labra-
dor coast until late In the afternoon.
when I ran into the fishing station Of
Domino Ran TO sega a mail ashore. and
Their bore away direct for Greenland
across the wide mouth Of Davis strait.
Here again fayorfng winds. though the
weather was gloomy and overcast. helped
ia on our way, and midnight Of the 18th
five days from Ssansrs found the Hope
In the latitude OF Cape Farewell and Ira
the twilight fringe of the great day OF
the arctic summer. II was light enough
NJ midnight 10 read coarse print on deck
East Greenland sighted
In the forenoon OF the 18th the edge %
the east s-r@enianS ice was sighted on
the starhoard Running along tn. edge
of this strait TO the northwest. a dense
fog came on In tbs afternoon ard. unabss,
to see 10 avoid the Ice. We entered IT,
Boring our way northward as best We
could. the fog lifted the next forenoon
and showed us the mountains OF the
Greenland coast and the lee pack extend
Ing In every direction as far as coald be
seen The noon observation showed Us
90 be north Of Gidhaab Stsli boring
through the ice In the effort 10 get into
the narrow water along the shore. We
passed Sukkertoppen al 2 a. IN. OF the
18th. and finding the ice somewhat less
closely packed. kept on northward and
finally emerged from II Just south of HoI-
steiabsfg In the afternoon OF the 18th,
This east Greenland sce this year In
very wide. Is packed closely against the
shore. IL very heavy In character and ex-
tends more than usually far north. Free
OF Ice al last, We were once more helped
on our way by favoring winds. increasing
at one time TO a half gale and accom-
panied by thick weather until 2 a. III. Of
the. nth. when We were on Sanderson's
HOPE. the giant mountain sentinel Of this
section Of the coast. The Isth was Il bril-
liant day and we steamed steadily north
ward. along the magnificent coast. which
looked much more hospitabie than the
coast much farther south.
begins Battle With Ice.
''At p. m. we passed the Duck islands.
the southern limit Of Melville bay and
alnnet immediately began our battle with
The ice. The voyage TO here had been un-
usually quick. less than ten days from
sydney, but the crossing Of the bay was
the longest. with one exception OF any
that ] have made.
During Sunday night we made fairly
good progress directly toward Cape
Walker. north of Wilcox head: then with
the falling az the offshors wind the ice
closed together. and during the next four
days and nights we were ahie To move
only as the change of ticks Stacked the
ffoes and enabled the Hope TO wind and
twist between them in the narrow lanes
of water. every now and then huttiug Of
the corners Of a foe which barred the
way All this time the weather was
bright and clear. Four bears were seen
In this time The first one was wounded
from the ship BY tho doctor and finally
killed by me after hard run over the
lce The other three. female aud cubs
were seen when The ship was unfortu-
nAtely fast between the foes They swan
a Head hefora ! could get within range.
and. making directly away. escaped
Caught In lee Fiees.
Friday neon. about fifteen miles south
Of Rushman, the Hope was caught be-
tween two foes, hardly more than her
own length FROM open water. which APP
pearoa to extend we'll 10 Cape York some
thirty mites distant Here she was nip
ped and heelea over. and raised several
inches by the Ice pressure when finally
she WAS released the attempt was made
In butt through the barrier. This was
almost effected when the foes came to-
gcther again and the Hope narrowiy cs-
capped being utpped again This com
pclled us To hack olit. and head away 10
the south, The weather now came on
very thick. fog and snow. but when tn.
fog lifted Saturday evening Cane York
lay only six miles distant but both 4.
and ourselves were set in apparently I'M
broken Ice. uninterrupted BY a single lane
81 water
During the night and Saturday con9s-
tions did mot improve until Sunday even
ing when a chance for liberation seemed
ta present itself. aud after hutting a wide
barrier necessarily for eleven hours I,
was broken through. ana early I'm ,ha
morning ~ shc @stb the Hone entered
water. which enabled her 70 reach the
cape. Running her nose into Hoe /
climbed oat on "a the Toe. and rounding
,he cape. proceeded To the settlement.
which ! found deserted | had been sur
nelscd that uone - the natives came. out
over the Ice 80 the ship This was now
accounted for The tce aboH; the cape
was very heavy and unbroksn. ard every
Indication pointed 20 as not breaking up
At aN this season. The acute natives
forsseeiug thtp. had deserted the settle
n9eut completely early in the spring. an
unprecedented occurrence
Finds Native settlement
''North of cape York she north water.
though foil ~ oerEs and pan Ice offered
uugnrHsled progress to the Hope. and we
steamed aleng close under the Crimson
ellis - the next settlement. In Potter
Snow BAY. behind Conicai rock Here.
saA. the piace deserted. and the see
Isl the bNv stiii uuhrok.u Al Saunders
iSlan6 seventy mites from Cape York. /
found the frat natives. Ave tents on tire
usual site, From these learned that the
winter had heen touC ana cold ORC and
since fhs rssNra Il the sun L had tpss-