The Great White North The story of polar exploration from the earliest times to the discovery of the pole

CHAPTER XI

Chapter 1153 wordsPublic domain

The second Grinnell expedition.—Commanded by Dr. Elisha K. Kane.—Winter quarters in Rensseläer Harbor.—Sledging trips.—To the rescue.—Effects of exhaustion and cold.—Dr. Kane’s journey.—Great Glacier of Humboldt.—Return and illness of Dr. Kane. Second winter in the ice.—Privations and suffering.—Abandonment of the _Advance_.—Retreat and rescue 199