The Rich Hill tribune., 1909-09-16

We MAHNNlaHA Wk TO AAiH emo OF IL ana aL
appeared practicable az first 20 reach
Porter bay, near Cape Joseph Heuly
which i had for my winter quarters but
the outlook being unsatisfactory. 1 went
back and put the Roosevelt into The
only opening In the hoe. being barred
close 20 the mouth OF the Sheridan riv-
er Rttle north Of our position three
years prior.
Put Up for Winter.
The season was further advanced than
ln 1885, there was more snow on the
ground and the new ice inside the noe
beres was much thicker
The work of dNcharglng the ship was
commenced at once and rushed TO com
pletion. The supplies and equipment we
siedred across lee ana sea ana dep5rited
on shore A house and workshop were
built OF board, covered with SAILS. and
lifted with stoves. and the ship was
snug Tor winter n shoal water. where Il
touched bottom AT low tide.
The settlement on the stormy shores of
the Arctic ocean was chrlstened Hub
bardville.
Hunting parties were sent out on Sep
tember 10 and a bear was brought IN on
the 18th and some deer q day or two
later.
Prepare for sledse Trip.
on September Is the suu work of trans
feTring supplies 20 Cape Columbia was
inaugurated. Marvin with Dr.. Good
san and Borup and the Esidnos. took IS
sledgs loads of supplies % Cape Beikuap
and on the 9th the same party started
wi-h loads 20 Porter bay.
The work OF hunEnE and Transporting
supplies was prosecuted continuously bV
the members OF the party and the Eszi-
mos until November 8 when the sup
plies FOR the spring siedEe trip had been
removed from winter quarters and de-
posited az various places from Cape Co
Ian 20 Cape Columbia.
The latter part OF September the move
meut Of the See subjected the ship 20 q
pressure which listed & 10 port some
eight or ten degrees. and Il did not re-
cover un the following spring
On October / went on q hunt with two
Esllimos across the nei9 and Pass bay
and the peninsula. made thc circuit of
Clemants Markham inlet and returned
20 the ship Ia seven days with Is musk
oxen. q bear and a deer.
Later IN october repeated the trip,
obtaining i've musk oxen. and hunting
parties secured some 20 deer.
Supplies Moved 70 Base.
In the February uioon Bartlett went 20
Cape Hccia. Goodsan moved some more
supplies from Hocia 20 Cape Coian. and
Borup went 20 MARKHAM luIet on q hunt
iug trip. on February l5 Bartlett left
the Roosevelt with his division Tor Cape
Columbia and Parr bay.
Goodsall Borup Macmillan and Han
sen followed on successive days with
their provisions. Marvin returned from
Cape Bryant on February u and LETT TO-
Cape Columbia on February "a I brought
up the rear on February -
The total Of au divisions leaving The
Roosevelt was seven members % the
party. % Eskim1s. lio dogs and q siedEcs.
Make Ready for Dash.
ny February "a such OF the cape Coian
depot as was needed had been brought
Up 10 Cape Columbia. she dogs were
rested aud double ratiored and harnessed.
and ths sledges and other scar over
hauled.
-Four months of northeriy winds during
tho fan and winter Instead of souther-
ly ones. as duriuE The previous season.
led me 20 expect leFa open water than
bgforc. but "a great deal OF rough ice and
/ was prepared 20 hew a road through
tho Jagged Ice Cor the first hundred miles
or So then cross the big icsd
Bartlett Leads the Way.
on The iast day of February Bartlett.
with his pioneer division. accomplished
this, and his division got away due
norih over the Ice on March l. The rost
Of the party got away On nartietIs
tral and I followed an hour later.
The party now comprised seven mem-
bcrs ~ the expedition. a. EsNmos. iH
ssvUn dogs had gone 20 pieces.
A strong oasterly wtnd. drifting
snow and temperature IN the minus
marked eur departure from the camp az
cape columbia. which ! had chriatcncd
Crane city. Rough Ice iu tbo nrat march
damaged several alcisca ana smashed
Two bQy ond repair, the teams g0iug hack
% Columbia Tor other slcdgos in reserve
there.
Pass British Record.
We camped ten miles from Crane city
Tho oasteFiY wind and Tow temperature
continued In the second march We
passed thr hritish record made by Marx
ham in May. i2't--A2-2l-and were stopped
by open water, which has been formed
b. Wind after Bartlett passed.
IN this march we negotiated the lead
and rtE~aet l3AFtl=ss's third camp udrup
had gone back frtm here bat n.satd hls
way. OWNS 20 ths faulung of tso trail
By the movement ot tho Ice.
MarNlu came back also f0r more fuel
and alcohol rho wind continued. form
ing opcu water an about us. .AI tho end
of tho fourth march We came upon
Bartlett Wha had been stepped b. a
vide lake of open water Ne remained
here from March Z GO March u
Gets Glimpse Of Sun.
Al noon of March 8 mo sun. red and
shaped ukc a football hy cNcesscd re-
NhHNNNs NaH"H NHHHHAHA NHaNHN UH'HN AAaM ANNaH
Eon Tor Few minutes ana thea dIaap-
peared arain. 10 was tho nrst tluo i had
seen it since October l.
! now Began 90 feel . Eood Zeal cf
anxiety because there were no signs
on Marvin and horup. who should have
been there Tor tWo days. Bt8ides they
had the alcohol and oil which were IN
dispeusahle for ua
We concluded that they had either lost
the tran or were imprisoned on an n-
lana BY opcn water, probably the latter.
Fortunately, on Narch a thc lead was
practicable ana leaving a note for Mar
sin and norup 60 push on after us by
forced marches, We proceeded northuard
Teo sounding of the lead gave ul
fathoms
During thia march We crossed ths
oiEhty-i0urth parallel ana irayersed .
succession of JUST froucu lcads. from !
few hundred yarda % mIic in with.
Ihia march Was really simple.
On the fourteenth W sol free 90 the
ieads ana came on decent going Win,
se NerS making camp = courier frala
Marvin came aRt informed me hs va