Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 2

William Edward Parry

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Title: Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole,
Volume 2 (of 2)
Author: Sir William Edward Parry
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ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC, AND NARRATIVE OF AN ATTEMPT TO
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that the vowel is to be pronounced short.
These characters do not occur otherwise.THREE VOYAGES
FOR THE
DISCOVERY OF A NORTHWEST PASSAGE
FROM THE
ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC,
AND NARRATIVE OF
AN ATTEMPT TO REACH THE NORTH POLE.
BY
SIR W. E. PARRY, CAPT. R.N.. F.R.S.
IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
New-York:
Harper & Brothers, 82 Cliff-Street.
1844.
001 (160K)
CONTENTS
OF
THE SECOND VOLUME.
SECOND VOYAGE
CONTINUED.
CHAPTER X.
Departure from Winter Island.—Meet with some Esquimaux
travelling to the Northward.—Obstruction and Danger from
the Ice and Tides.—Discovery of the Barrow River, and its
Fall.—Favourable Passage to the Northward.—Arrival off theStrait of the Fury and Hecla.—Progress opposed by a fixed
barrier of Ice.—Communicate with the Natives of Igloolik.—
Unsuccessful Attempt to get between the Ice and the Land.—
Land upon the Calthorpe Islands.—The Fury drifted by the
Ice between two Islands.—Account of a Journey performed in
Sledges up an Inlet to the Westward.
CHAPTER XI.
A Whale killed.—Other Charts drawn by the Esquimaux.—
Account of a Journey to the Narrows of the Strait.—Discovery
of the Sea to the Westward.—Total Disruption of the Ice at
the Eastern Entrance of the Strait.—Instance of local
Attraction on the Compasses.—Sail through the Narrows,
and again stopped by fixed Ice.—Account of several Land
Journeys and Boat Excursions.—Observations on the Tides.
—Continued Obstacles from fixed Ice.
CHAPTER XII.
A Journey performed along the South Shore of Cockburn
Island.—Confirmation of an Outlet to the Polar Sea.—Partial
Disruption of the Old Ice, and formation of New.—Return
through the Narrows to the Eastward.—Proceed to examine
the Coast to the Northeastward.—Fury's Anchor broken.—
Stand over to Igloolik to look for Winter-quarters.—Excursion
to the Head of Quilliam Creek.—Ships forced to the
Westward by Gales of Wind.—A Canal sawed through the
Ice, and the Ships secured in their Winter Station.—
Continued Visits of the Esquimaux, and Arrival of some of the
Winter Island Tribe.—Proposed Plan of Operations in the
ensuing Spring.
CHAPTER XIII.
Preparations for the Winter.—Various Meteorological
Phenomena to the close of the year 1822.—Sickness among
the Esquimaux.—Meteorological Phenomena to the end of
March.
CHAPTER XIV.
Various Journeys to the Esquimaux Stations.—Preparations
for the Hecla's Return to England.—Remarkable Halos, &c.
—Shooting Parties stationed at Arlagnuk.—Journeys to
Quilliam Creek.—Arrival of Esquimaux from the Northward.—
Account of a Journey to the Westward for the purpose of
reaching the Polar Sea.—The Esquimaux report two Fishing-
ships having been Wrecked.—A Journey performed to
Cockburn Island.—Discovery of Murray Maxwell InletCHAPTER XV.
Extraordinary Disruption of Ice in Quilliam Creek.—Some
Appearance of Scurvy among the Seamen and Marines—
Discovery of Gifford River.—Commence cutting the Ice
outside the Ships to release them from their Winter-quarters.
—Considerations respecting the Return of the Expedition to
England.—Unfavourable State of the Ice at the Eastern
Entrance of the Strait.—Proceed to the Southward.—Ships
beset and drifted up Lyon Inlet.—Decease of Mr. George Fife.
—Final Release from the Ice, and Arrival in England.—
Remarks upon the practicability of a Northwest Passage.
THIRD VOYAGE
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I.
Passage to the Whale-fish Islands, and Removal of Stores
from the Transport.—Enter the Ice in Baffin's Bay.—
Difficulties of Penetrating to the Westward.—Quit the Ice in
Baffin's Bay.—Remarks on the Obstructions encountered by
the Ships, and on the Severity of the Season.
CHAPTER II.
Enter Sir James Lancaster's Sound.—Land at Cape
Warrender.—Meet with young Ice.—Ships beset and carried
near the Shore.—Driven back to Navy-board Inlet.—Run to
the Westward, and enter Prince Regent's Inlet.—Arrival at
Port Bowen.
CHAPTER III.
Winter Arrangements.—Improvements in Warming and
Ventilating the Ships.—Masquerades adopted as an
Amusement to the Men.—Establishment of Schools.—
Astronomical Observations.—Meteorological Phenomena
CHAPTER IV.
Re-equipment of the Ships.—Several Journeys undertaken.
—Open Water in the Offing.—Commence sawing a Canal to
liberate the Ships.—Disruption of the Ice.—Departure from
Port Bowen.
CHAPTER V.Sail over towards the Western Coast of Prince Regent's Inlet.
—Stopped by the Ice.—Reach the Shore about Cape
Seppings.—Favourable Progress along the Land.—Fresh
and repeated Obstructions from Ice.—Both Ships driven on
Shore.—Fury seriously damaged.—Unsuccessful Search for
a Harbour for heaving her down to repair.
CHAPTER VI.
Formation of a Basin for heaving the Fury down.—Landing of
the Fury's Stores, and other Preparations.—The Ships
secured within the Basin.—Impediments from the Pressure of
the Ice.—Fury, hove down.—Securities of the Basin
destroyed by a Gale of Wind.—Preparations to tow the Fury
out.—Hecla Re-equipped, and obliged to put to Sea.—Fury
again driven on Shore.—Rejoin the Fury; and find it
necessary finally to abandon her.
CHAPTER VII.
Some Remarks upon the Loss of the Fury—And on the
Natural History, &c, of the Coast of North Somerset.—Arrive
at Neill's Harbour.—Death of John Page.—Leave Neill's
Harbour.—Recross the Ice in Baffin's Bay.—Heavy Gales.—
Temperature of the Sea.—Arrival in England.
ACCOUNT OF THE ESQUIMAUX
NARRATIVE OF AN ATTEMPT TO REACH THE NORTH POLE IN BOATS
SECOND VOYAGE
FOR THE DISCOVERY OF A
NORTHWEST PASSAGE.
CONTINUED.
CHAPTER X.
Departure from Winter Island.—Meet with some Esquimaux
travelling to the Northward.—Obstruction and Danger from
the Ice and Tides.—Discovery of the Barrow River, and its
Fall.—Favourable Passage to the Northward.—Arrival off the
Strait of the Fury and Hecla.—Progress opposed by a fixed
barrier of Ice.—Communicate with the Natives of Igloolik.—
Unsuccessful Attempt to get between the Ice and the Land—
Land upon the Calthorpe Islands.—The Fury drifted by the
Ice between two Islands.—Account of a Journey performed in
Sledges up an Inlet to the westward.The gale, which had for some time been blowing from the northward, veered to
the N.W.b.W., and increased in strength on the 1st of July, which soon began to
produce the effect of drifting the ice off the land. At six o'clock on the 2d, the
report from the hill being favourable, and the wind and weather now also
sufficiently so, we moved out of our winter's dock, which was, indeed, in part
broken to pieces by the swell that had lately set into the bay. At seven we made
sail, with a fresh breeze from W.N.W., and having cleared the rocks at the
entrance of the bay, ran quickly to the northward and eastward. The ice in the
offing was of the "hummocky" kind, and drifting rapidly about with the tides,
leaving us a navigable channel varying in width from two miles to three or four
hundred yards.
The closeness of the ice again obliging us to make fast on the 3d, we soon after
perceived a party of people with a sledge upon the land-floe. I therefore sent
Mr. Bushnan, with some of our men, to meet them and to bring them on board,
being desirous of ascertaining whereabout, according to