Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-09-17

around Cape Union and made fast in
shallow niche in the ice, but after
some hours we made another short
run to Black Cape and hung on to
grounded bit Of ice. At last, little
after midnight of Sept 5, we passed
through extremely heavy running ice
into stream Of water, rounded Cape
Rawson and passed Cape Sheridan.
Within quarter Of an hour of the
same time we arrived three years be-
lore a. m. Sept. 5-we reached
the open water extending beyond Cape
Sheridan.
We steamed up to the end of it, and
1t appeared practicable at first to
reach Porter bay, near Cape Joseph
Henley, which I had for my winter
quarters, but the outlook being un.
satisfactory, went back and put the
Roosevelt into the only opening in the
foe, being barred close to the mouth
OF the Sheridan river, little north
OF our position three years previous.
The season was further advanced
than in 1905, there was more snow on
the ground and the new ice inside the
noe bergs was much thicker. The
work Of discharging the ship was COM
menced at once and rushed to compile
ton. The supplies and equipment we
sledged across ice and sea and de-
posted on shore.
A house and workshop were built
OF board covered with sails and fitted
with stoves and the ship was snug for
, winter In shoal water, where she
touched bottom at low tide. This set
tlement on the stormy shores of tho
Arctic ocean was christened as Hub
bardville.
Hunting Parties successfuI.
Hunting parties were sent out on
September 10, and bear was brought
In on the 18th and some deer day
or two later. On September Is the
full work Of transporting supplies to
Cape, Columbia was inaugurated. Mar.
vim, with DR.. Goodsall and Borup and
lne Eskimos took 16 sledge loads Of
supplies to Cape Belknap and on the
27th the same party started with loads
to Porter Bay.
The work of hunting and transport
ing supplies was prosecuted continual
ly by the party and the Eskimos I'm.
til November S, when the supplies
for the spring sledge trip had been
removed from winter quarters and
deposed at various places from Cape
Colan to Cape Columbia. s5:-
| In the latter part of September the
movement of the ice subjected the
chip to pressure which lasted her
to port some eight or ten degrees, and
she did not recover till the following
spring.
On October l, went on hunt with
two Eskimos across the field and Cass
Parr Bay and the peninsula made
their circuit Of Clemants Markham in.
let, and returned to the ship In seven
days, with is musk oxen, bear and
a deer.
Later In October / repeated the trip,
obtaining 1--WE musk oxen and hunting
| parties secured some 40 deer.
Tidal Observations.
Prof. Macmillan went to Columbia
LIN November and obtained month Of
tidal observations, returning in De.
ceMbers In the December moon, Bor.
3up moved the Hecla depot to Cape
Colan, Bartlett made hunting trip
over to Lake Hazen and Hansen went
to Clemants Markham Inlet. 3ss5
In the January moon Marvin crossed
Robson Channel and went to Cape
Bryant for tidal and meteorological OBJ.
ssryations. Bartlett crossed the chan,
mel and made circuit Of Newman nay
and explored the Peninsula After he
returned Goodaall went to Markham
Inlet and iBorup toward Lake Hazen
"A the interior. on hunting trips. n
j the February moon. Bartlett went to
4 Cape Hecla, GoodsAll moved some
mere supplieS from Hecla to Cape
Inlet on hunting trip.
On Tebraary ~, Bartlett left Rooss