. The Arctic regions: being an account of the American expedition in search of Sir John Franklin . THREE GRAVES AT BEECHEY. How much later than April 3d (the date upon thelast-named head-board,) Sir John remained atBeechey,can not be determined. They saw evidences of hishaving gone northward, for sledge tracks in that di-rection were visible. It is the opinion of Dr. Kanethat, on the breaking up of the ice, in the spring. SirJohn passed northward with his ships through Welling-ton Channel, into the great Polar basin, and that hedid not return. This, too, is the opinion of CaptainPenny, apd he
. The Arctic regions: being an account of the American expedition in search of Sir John Franklin . THREE GRAVES AT BEECHEY. How much later than April 3d (the date upon thelast-named head-board,) Sir John remained atBeechey,can not be determined. They saw evidences of hishaving gone northward, for sledge tracks in that di-rection were visible. It is the opinion of Dr. Kanethat, on the breaking up of the ice, in the spring. SirJohn passed northward with his ships through Welling-ton Channel, into the great Polar basin, and that hedid not return. This, too, is the opinion of CaptainPenny, apd he zealously urges the British governmentto ^end a poweifiil screw tjfeamer to pass tbrongli tha^. THE AJyLEmCAN AiiCTIC EXPEDITION. 373 channel, and explore the theoretically more hospitablecoasts beyond. This will doubtless be undertakenanother season, it being the opinions of Captains Parry,Beechey, Sir John Ross, and others, expressed at a con-ference with the board of Admiralty, in September, thatthe season was too far advanced to attempt it the pres-ent year. Dr. Kane, in a letter to Mr. Grinnell, sincethe return of the expedition, thus expresses his opin-ion concerning the safety of Sir John and his com-panions. After saying, I should think that he isnow to be sought for north and west of CornwallisIsland, he adds, as to the chance of the destructionof his party by the casualties of ice, the return of ourown party after something more than the usual shareof them, is the only fact that I can add to what weknew when we set out. The hazards from cold andprivation of food may be almost looked upon as sub-ordinate. The snow-hut, the fire and light from themoss-lamp fed with blubb
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