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THE JEANNETTE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. 



"On the American side, the western extremity of the New- 

 World, Cape Prince of Wales, terminates as a bold, ragged 

 promontory, whose celebrated peak, being joined to the main- 

 land by a low ridge of hills, gives it at a distance the appear- 

 ance of standing alone in the ocean. 



ESKIMO FAMILY NEAR CAPE PRINCE OF WALES. 



" Near the head of Kotzebue Sound we found on Chamisso 

 Island, about two hundred feet above the sea level, an astro- 

 nomical station, composed of a mound of earth and stones, 

 on the top of which was a wooden shaft about twelve feet 

 high, and bearing carved inscriptions of several English 

 ships Blossom, Herald, Plover. To these was added the 

 'Corwin 1880.' Near by was another shaft with the names 

 of some Russian vessels. 



" About forty miles south of Bering's Straits is a remarka- 

 ble rocky island, named King's Island by Captain Cook. Its 

 cliffs, almost perpendicular on all sides, rise to the height of 

 750 feet. It is surrounded by bold water, enabling ships to 



