. The frozen zone and its explorers; a comprehensive record of voyages, travels, discoveries, adventures and whale-fishing in the Arctic regions for one thousand years . ery sick for 34 days, little better now. Ilike to see you once more. So good to me. I neverhave time to do anything. Hanss four children heretoo. I got eight children ; no go with them 15, 1872, we come home down on ice. Oldman come by-and-by; he well. Hannah Lito. The same paper states that Mrs. Buddington visitedHannah at Wiscasset after the sailing of the Tigress,and on suggesting to her that she should return
. The frozen zone and its explorers; a comprehensive record of voyages, travels, discoveries, adventures and whale-fishing in the Arctic regions for one thousand years . ery sick for 34 days, little better now. Ilike to see you once more. So good to me. I neverhave time to do anything. Hanss four children heretoo. I got eight children ; no go with them 15, 1872, we come home down on ice. Oldman come by-and-by; he well. Hannah Lito. The same paper states that Mrs. Buddington visitedHannah at Wiscasset after the sailing of the Tigress,and on suggesting to her that she should return toGroton, Hannah with exceptionable Esquimaux thriftreplied:— What, and leave all these victuals for other peopleto eat up ! No ; Punna and I shall stay till it is alleaten. The Tigress reached Disco, via St. Johns, on the4th of August, and joined the Juniata at Disco onthe 10th. Starting north the next day, the Tigressmet Lt. De Long returning from his excursion, whoboarded the steamer and reported to her commanderthe route and incidents of liis trip. The Tigress thensteamed on across Melville Bay, and approachedNorthumberland Island near which the Polaris was. ^ THE TIGBESS O?^ THE TEAIL. ^iTS reported to have been last seen. This island wasclosely scrutinized, but no traces of the Polaris couldbe found, nor could Tyson and the Esquimaux recog-nize it as the locality in which they parted from thatship. Commander Greer then proceeded northward, andwhen near Cape Ohlsen—so named from one of crew who was buried near by—Capt. Tysonrecognized a rock as the one which hid the Polarisfrom the view of the party left on the floe. Soonafterward, at nine oclock on the evening of the 14th,a sound of human voices was heard in the distance. Aboat was instantly lowered and started for the shoreamid great excitement, which was mingled with exult-ation when Greer exclaimed:— I see their house; two tents are clearly perceptible,and moving figures can be seen on the mainland. Th
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