Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-09-16

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Battle Harbor, Labrador, (via Mar
conf Wireless, Cape Ray, N. F., Sept.
9.-The steamer Roosevelt, bearing
the north polar expedition Of the Peary
Arctic club, parted company with the
Erik and steamed out Of E:aA ford
late In the afternoon Of August Is,
1908, setting the usual course for Cape
Sabine. The weather was dirty, with
fresh southerly winds. We had on
Board 20 Eskimo men, II women and
ten children, ZIG dogs and some forty
odd walrus.
We encountered the ice short dis
lance from the mouth Of the harbor,
but It was not closely packed and was
negotiated by the Roosevelt without
serious difficulty. AS we neared Cape
Sabine, the weather cleared somewhat
and we passed by Three Wort Island
and Cape Sabine, easily making out
with the naked eye the house at Hayes
Harbor, occupied W me in the winter
Of 1902.
FHDm Cape Sabine north there was
90 much water that we thought OF set
ting the lug sail before the southerly
wind: but q little later appearance OF
ice to the northward stopped this.
There was clean open water to Capt.
Albert, and from there scattered Ice
to a point about abreast of Vicoria
Head, thick weather and dense Ice
bringing US some ten or 10 miles away.
The Run Through Robson Channel
From here we drifted south some
What, and then got q slant to the
morthward out Of the current We
worked q little further westward and
mOrthward till we reached a series OF
lakes, coming to q stop a few miles
south Of the Windward's winter quar-
tiers at Cape Durville. From here,
after some delay, we slowly worked
q way northward through fog and
broken ice Of medium thickness
through one night and the forenoon of
the next day, only emerging into open
water and clear weather of Cape
Fraser. From this point we had .
clear run through the middle OF Robe
son Channel, uninterrupted by either
ice or fog, to Lady Franklin Bay.
Here we encountered both ice and fog,
and, while working along In search
of a practicable opening, were forced
across to the Greenland coast at
Thank God Harbor.
The fog lifted there and enabled us
70 make out our whereabouts, and we
steamed north through series OF
leads past Cape Lupton. A few miles
on that cape we were stopped by I'M
practicable Ice, and we drifted bach
south u Cape Union, where We
stopped again. !
Lay In Lake Of Water.
We lay for some time in a lake Of
Nrator and theY In nrevent being
dfifted south again, tonk refuge under
the north shore Of Lincoln bay, in
nearly the identical place where we
had our unpleasant experiences three
years before. Here we remained for
several days during period Of con-
slant, and, al times, violent northeast
erly winds
Twice we were forced aground by
the heavy Ice; re had our port-quar-
ter rail broken, and hole stove In
the bulwarks; and twice we pushed
out in an attempt TO get north, but we
were forced back each time to our
precarious shelter,
Hangs to Grounded Ice.
Finally, on September 2, we squeezed
around Cape Union and made fast In
a shallow niche in the ice; but after
some hours we made another short
run to Black Cape and hung on to a
grounded bit of ice. At last, little
after midnight Of September we
passed through extremely heavy run
ming ice into a stream Of open water,
rounded Cape Rawson and passed
Cape Sheridan.
Within a quarter Of an hour Of the
same time we arrived three years be-
fore a. m. September 5-we
reached the open water extending be-
You'd Cape Sheridan. We steamed up
10 the end OF It and II appeared practi.
cable at first to reach Porter Bay,
near Cape Joseph Henley, which | had
for my winter quarters, But the out
look being unsatisfactory went back
and put the Roosevelt into the only
sopening in the Zoe, being barred close
10 the mouth Of the Sheridan River,
q little north Of our position three
years prior.
Advanced Season Shown.
The season was further advanced
than in 1905. There Was more snow
on the ground and the new Ice inside
The foe.bergs was much thicker. The
work Of discharging the ship was
commenced at once and rushed to
completion. The supplies and equip
ment We sledged across ice and sea
ana deposited on shore,
A house and workship were built Of
board, covered with sails and Fitted
With stoves and the ship was snug
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