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VI.—Narrative of the Proc/ress of Arctic Discoieri/ o:i the Northern Shore of America, in the Summer of 1839. By Messrs. Peter W. Dease and Thomas Simpson. Com¬ municated by Sir J, H. Pellv, Bart., Governor of the Hud¬ son's Bay Company.
Fort Simpson, Oct. IC, 1839. Hon. Sirs,—We have the honour to report the completion of all the primary objects of the expedition—the entire fulfilment of Governor .Simpson's original instructions, under which it has been our good fortune to act, and sometliing more ; though, as we plainly told your Honours last winter, it was quite out of the question to think of reaching the strait of the Fury and Hecla from the Coppermine River.
On the 22nd of June we descended that impetuous stream to the Bloody Fall, where we remained until the '2Sth. This intcn'al was employed by Mr. Simpson in exploring Richardson's River, discovered in 1838, which disciiarges itself, as we then supposed, into the bottom of I5ack's Inlet, in latitude 6'7° 54' N., longitude 115° b& W. A party of about thirty Exquiinaux were encamped there, all of whom fled precipitatelv to the hills except one family, whose tent was placed on an island in the stream. Witli these last a communication was opened, through our inter¬ preter Ooligbuck, but the circle of their little lives being con- lined to Berens' Isles and the borders of Richardson's River, they had no information to impart of any value.
On the 3rd of July the first slight opening occurred in the sea ice, of which we took instant advantage; but our first week's journey did not exceed 20 miles, and it was the 18th, after sad work, before we could attain Cape Barrow. From its rocky heights we beheld, with equal surprise and delight, the wide ex¬ tent of Coronation Gulf partially open; whereas, long after the same date in 1838, the whole party might have crossed it on foot. At midnight on the 20th we landed at Cape Franklin, just one month earlier than ^Ir. Simpson's arrival tliere on his pedestrian journey of the year before. A violent easterly gale arrested our progress for the next four days; and on the 27th and 28th we encountered great peril in doubling Cape Alexander amidst very heavy dri\'ing ice.
From Cape Alexander, situate in lat. 68° 56' N., long. 106° 40' W., to another remarkable point in lat. 68° 35' N., long. 93° 10' W., the Arctic coast may be comprised m one spa¬ cious bay, stretching as far south as lat. 67° 40' before it turns off abruptly northward to the last-mentioned position. This vast sweep, of which but an inconsiderable jiortion was seen by Mr. Simpson last j ear, is indented by an endless succession of minor
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| Title | Page 268. |
| Creator |
Dease, Peter Warren Simpson, Thomas |
| Subject |
Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration. |
| Publisher | London : J. Murray, 1832-1880. |
| DateOriginal | 1841 |
| Format | tiff |
| Identifier | ice96268 |
| Relation-Is part of | Is part of: Narrative of the Progress of Arctic Discovery on the Northern Shore of America, in the Summer of 1839. |
| Collection | Ice: 19th Century Polar Exploration & Glacial Studies |
| Rights | http://www.lindahall.org/imagerepro/ |
| OCR Transcript | ( 268 ) [Aug. "t * I VI.—Narrative of the Proc/ress of Arctic Discoieri/ o:i the Northern Shore of America, in the Summer of 1839. By Messrs. Peter W. Dease and Thomas Simpson. Com¬ municated by Sir J, H. Pellv, Bart., Governor of the Hud¬ son's Bay Company. Fort Simpson, Oct. IC, 1839. Hon. Sirs,—We have the honour to report the completion of all the primary objects of the expedition—the entire fulfilment of Governor .Simpson's original instructions, under which it has been our good fortune to act, and sometliing more ; though, as we plainly told your Honours last winter, it was quite out of the question to think of reaching the strait of the Fury and Hecla from the Coppermine River. On the 22nd of June we descended that impetuous stream to the Bloody Fall, where we remained until the '2Sth. This intcn'al was employed by Mr. Simpson in exploring Richardson's River, discovered in 1838, which disciiarges itself, as we then supposed, into the bottom of I5ack's Inlet, in latitude 6'7° 54' N., longitude 115° b& W. A party of about thirty Exquiinaux were encamped there, all of whom fled precipitatelv to the hills except one family, whose tent was placed on an island in the stream. Witli these last a communication was opened, through our inter¬ preter Ooligbuck, but the circle of their little lives being con- lined to Berens' Isles and the borders of Richardson's River, they had no information to impart of any value. On the 3rd of July the first slight opening occurred in the sea ice, of which we took instant advantage; but our first week's journey did not exceed 20 miles, and it was the 18th, after sad work, before we could attain Cape Barrow. From its rocky heights we beheld, with equal surprise and delight, the wide ex¬ tent of Coronation Gulf partially open; whereas, long after the same date in 1838, the whole party might have crossed it on foot. At midnight on the 20th we landed at Cape Franklin, just one month earlier than ^Ir. Simpson's arrival tliere on his pedestrian journey of the year before. A violent easterly gale arrested our progress for the next four days; and on the 27th and 28th we encountered great peril in doubling Cape Alexander amidst very heavy dri\'ing ice. From Cape Alexander, situate in lat. 68° 56' N., long. 106° 40' W., to another remarkable point in lat. 68° 35' N., long. 93° 10' W., the Arctic coast may be comprised m one spa¬ cious bay, stretching as far south as lat. 67° 40' before it turns off abruptly northward to the last-mentioned position. This vast sweep, of which but an inconsiderable jiortion was seen by Mr. Simpson last j ear, is indented by an endless succession of minor |
