1880. | Hall's Second Arctic Expedition. 345 
That a large number of books and manuscripts still remain 
buried in the snow on King William’s Land and also records 
more carefully deposited may exist is at least highly probable, and 
it is very much to be hoped that the expedition now out under 
Lieut. Schwatka! has been able, as he hoped, to explore this 
island during the past summer. The monument and cache near 
Cape Crozier, however interesting and remarkable, are certainly 
of much less importance, and we are glad to learn that the time 
will not be lost in visiting them as first proposed. Although the 
accounts of the presence of white men in the north-western por- 
tion of the Melville peninsula are not to be overlooked, corrobo- 
rated as they are by the existence of this monument and tenting 
place, it seems hardily possible that any members of the lost ex- 
pedition should have gone in this direction; so far out of the way 
of help and necessitating the crossing of the Boothia gulf— 
more especially when the existence of the supplies at Fury beach 
must have been known by them. 
Although geographical inquiry was not the first object of Hall's 
journey, he made many interesting discoveries which are clearly 
shown on his maps, several of which accompanying the text are 
of much interest and value. There are also eight sketches of coast 
lines drawn by the Innuits. The preliminary chapter is illustrated 
by circumpolar and other maps showing the progress of discovery | 
since 1818, Franklin’s track, etc? A large circumpolar pocket 
map with explorers names and very satisfactorily mounted in 
Sections is also given. It is brought down to the present time, 
showing the results of Nordenskidld’s discoveries and corrections 
of the Asiatic coast. The wood engravings are numerous and 
many of great interest. The appendix contains Hall’s Astronom- 
ical and Meteorological observations, his conversations with the 
Innuits, and also a valuable paper by B. K. Emerson, Professor of 
Geology, at Amherst College, on the Geology of Frobisher bay 
and Field bay, as illustrated by the collections made by Capt. 
Hall in 1860-2 and now in the College Museum. Prof. Emerson 
states that “the common crystalline rocks of the Arctic regions, 
granitic and gneissose, made up the bulk of the collection.” 
“ With these were traps, red massive quartzites, sandstones, gray 
*See NATURALIST, August, 1878, p. 571, and November, 1879, p. 723- 
*A copy of the circumpolar map showing the progress of discovery is given 
herewith, for which and also for the accompanying illustrations we are indebted to 
the kindness of Pr of. J. E. Nourse. 
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