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vessel could not penetrate. She then made for Cape Isabella, on the 
west side of Smith’s Straits, which was safely reached. Boat parties 
were sent out from here to explore, but the ice was so ae that no chance 
was found for proceeding. The United States next came to anchor at 
the seam settlement of Natik, Northumberland Island, on the coast 
of Greenlan 
After surveying Whale Sound, the vessel sailed for Upernavik, on the 
voyage home, arriving there on the 15th August, 1861, after passing 
through one hundred and fifty miles of field ice in Melville Bay. She 
sailed thence for Discoe Island, and on the 17th September left for New 
York. From September 24 to October 7 the United States experienced 
very heavy gales, and sustained some slight injury to her sails and gear. 
August Sontag, the astronomer, a sce of high scientific attain- 
ments, who accompanied Dr. Kane on his last expedition, and was at one 
time connected with the United Staten Coast Survey, was frozen to death 
in his sledge while out exploring, accompanied by a single Esquimaux. 
He had unfortunately driven upon thin ice which gave way, completely 
wetting him, and before he could reach a shelter was past recovery. The 
body was recovered and interred at Port Folke, near Cape Alexander. 
The carpenter, Gibson Caruthers, died during the voyage. These are 
~ saly deaths out of the crew of —— persons which left Boston. The 
whence he had started with Dr. 
The expedition went as far avers as 81° 35/, a latitude which is said to 
have been before reached only by Parry in 1827- a On the coldest 
day experienced the thermometer fell to 68° below ze 
The vessel was provisioned for two years. The following is a correct 
list of those of the officers and crew of the U.S. who returned in the vessel : 
Commander, I. I. Hayes, M. Ds ; Captain, S. J. McCormick; first mate, 
H.W. Dodge; second mate, in eDonald ; commander’ secretary, 
G. F. Khoor; assistant vests HD, ane master’s mate, 
Colin C. Starr; a ger steward, cabin boy, sid ts n before the mast. 
At a dinner given to Dr. Hayes by the Medical pate: at Halifax he 
M6 a, bit atte sited Smith Strait on the 26th of August f 
as’ ney ae ales prevented our penetrating ar 
within the Strait ple after being twice in jeopardy am the 4 
and three times driven out of the Strait by northeast gales we were foreed 
to go into winter quarters on the east side of the Strait, in latitude 78 
17'S. TI expected to have reached the west coast, and to have secured . 
bonitnd near latitude 80°. My — of exploration were dependen 
upon dogs, of which an ample stock had been obtained in Rone 
ind. Most of these animals died during the winter, and I w 
