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good.’ My scientific friends will I trust — be lenient 
towards any imperfections or deficiencies in m Its. 
photographic views especially of the glaciers will sit be without 
a certain scientific value. 
: The expedition has been for the most part fortunate and satis- 
ctor 
Awaiting from Dr. Hayes a more elaborate statement of the 
voyase we place may — here for convenience of reference 
of the principal da 
> the Uaied States, Dr T. I. Hayes, commander, set sail from 
revented ete access to the western coast of the straits, and Dr. 
ayes contrary to his plan was driven into winter quarters 02 
the east coast about ten miles north of Cape Alexander and 
about Higa miles south in latitude and ninety miles south by 
coast line of Dr. Kane’s winter quarters in 1854-5. He nam 
his harbor Port Foulke after a distinguished member of the Phil 
adel phia Academy. The loss of Dr. Ha ne es’s dog team, the death 
of his chief scientific reliance, Mr. Sonntag, the peculiar. condi- 
tion of the ice and other difficulties soa snaty interfered with the 
proposed sledge journey to the North,—but agra ami 
great obstacles, Dr. Hayes succeeded in going as far n rth as 81 
35’ latitude which he attained on the 18th of May. He retur 
to his winter quarters in June. The remainder of the Sear 
he spent in scientific Posie 4 in making ready for 
return voyage. He sa o reason suppose that by spending 
a second winter in that high Tae he could with his red 
ees accomplish enough to warrant the increased ex xpenditare. 
The results of his voyage are thus briefly sta wh 
“1, A detailed survey of the west coast of North Baffin re Bir af 
ine, 
. The discovery of a new channel opening westward from Smith 
Suni, a with Jones’ and Lancaster Sounds. to 
A detailed survey of the coasts of Whale Sound, and the ais 
north and south of it. This survey embraces about six hundred 
of coast line, 
oe Surveys of glaciers by which their rate of movement is estimated. 
5. Complete sets of pendulum ae in 
Ne Sets of magnetic experiments at Port Foulke, Cape Isabeli 
a sorter see and Godhavn 64-7 servations . 
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