Identifier: grandestcenturyi00nort (find matches)
Title: Grandest century in the world's history; containing a full and graphic account of the marvelous achievements of one hundred years, including great battles and conquests; the rise and fall of nations; wonderful growth and progress of the United States ... etc., etc
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Northrop, Henry Davenport, 1836-1909
Subjects: Nineteenth century
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., National publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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VOYAGKS IN THE POLAR WORLD. 253 tember lOj 1855, an American whalersij^hted the Resohite in 6)^ Northlatitude, about twenty miles from CapeMercy, in Davis Strait. She wasbrought into an American port, andeventually presented to the British Gov-ernment. She had drifted nearly athousand miles. In 1853 ^^^ ^^^ was employed to con- in April and May. He succeeded inconnecting- the discoveries of Simpsonwith those of James Ross, and thusestablished the fact that King WilliamLand was an island. Rae also brought home tidings andrelics of Franklins expedition gatheredfrom the Eskimo; and this led to theexpedition of MClintock in the Fox in
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RELICS OF FRANKLIN POLAR EXPEDITION aect a few points which would quitecomplete the examination of the coastof America, and establish the insularityof King William Land. He went upChesterfield Inlet and the River Quoichfor a considerable distance, winteringwith eight men at Repulse Bay in asnow house. Venison and fish wereabundant. In 1854 he set out on ajourney which occupied fifty-six days S POLAR FXPFDITION. search of Franklin. While MClintockwas prosecuting his exhausting searchover part of the west coast of Boothia,the whole of the shores of King Wil-liam Island, the mouth of the GreatFish River, and Montreal Island, AllenYoung completed the discovery of thesouthern side of Prince of Wales Island.The Fox returned to England in theautumn of 1S59. 254 VOYAGES IN THE POLAR WORLD. The catastrophe of Sir John Frank-lins expedition led to 7,000 miles ofcoast line being discovered, and to avast extent of unknown country beingexplored, securing very considerableadditions to geographical knowledge.Much at

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