280 HARTSTENE'S CAIRN. 



I was not sorry when we got under way again next 

 morning, and we were soon warmed up with the ex- 

 ercise. The same condition of ice continuing after 

 passing Cape Hatherton, we quickly reached the north 

 horn of Fog Inlet. Here, as we approached the point, 

 I discovered a cairn perched upon a conspicuous spot, 

 and, not having remembered it as the work of any 

 of Dr. Kane's parties, I halted the sledges and went 

 ashore to inspect it. It proved to have been built by 

 Captain Hartstene, while searching for Dr. Kane, as 

 shown by a record found in a glass vial at its base. 

 The record was as follows : — 



" The U. S. Steamer Arctic touched here and examined thoroughly 

 for traces of Dr. Kane and his associates, without finding any thing 

 more than a vial, with a small piece of cartridge-paper with the let- 

 lers ^O. K. Aug. 1853,' some matches, and a ship's rifle-ball. We 

 go from this unknown point to Cape Hatherton for a search. 



" H. J. Hartstene, 

 Lieut. Comdg. Arctic Expedition. 

 " 8 P. M. August 1 6th, 1855. 



" P. S. Should the U. S. bark Release find this, she will under- 

 derstand that we are bound for a search at Cape Hatherton. 



« H. J. H." 



I was much gratified with this discovery, for it 

 brought to my mind the recollection of the protect- 

 ing care of our government, and a gallant effort to 

 rescue from the jaws of the Arctic ice a very forlorn 

 party of men. I was only sorry that the author of 

 this hastily written evidence of his spirited search had 

 not reached Cape Hatherton some time earlier, for 

 then we should have been saved many a hard and 

 weary pull. The locality will hereafter be known as 

 Cairn Point. 



Climbing to an elevation, I had a good view of 

 the sea over a radius of several miles. The pros- 



