Retreat from Boothia: The Original Diary of James Clark Ross, May to October 1832

Following the abandonment of John Ross's expedition ship Victory in Lord Mayor Bay in 1832, Ross's nephew and second-in-command, James Clark Ross, led a separate forward sledging group for much of the retreat to Somerset Island. While John Ross described the events of his own sledging grou...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Ross, James, Savelle, James M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1992
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64446 2023-05-15T14:19:11+02:00 Retreat from Boothia: The Original Diary of James Clark Ross, May to October 1832 Ross, James Savelle, James M. 1992-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64446 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64446/48381 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64446 ARCTIC; Vol. 45 No. 2 (1992): June: 105–210; 179-194 1923-1245 0004-0843 Ethnography Expeditions Exploration History Netsilik Eskimos North Magnetic Pole Ross James Clark 1800-1862 Survival Victory (Ship) Boothia Peninsula Nunavut King William Island Somerset Island info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1992 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:38Z Following the abandonment of John Ross's expedition ship Victory in Lord Mayor Bay in 1832, Ross's nephew and second-in-command, James Clark Ross, led a separate forward sledging group for much of the retreat to Somerset Island. While John Ross described the events of his own sledging group in his published narrative, he provided essentially no information on James Clark Ross's group. Recently, the journal kept by James Clark Ross during the retreat was located, and it forms the subject of this article. The journal covers the period from 4 May to 14 October 1832, during which the Victory was abandoned, an attempt (eventually aborted) made to escape using sledges and boats via Port Leopold, and preparations made to spend the winter of 1832-33 at Fury Beach.Key words: James Clark Ross, Boothia Peninsula and Somerset Island, 1832, unpublished diary, arctic exploration RÉSUMÉ. À la suite de l’abandon dans la baie Lord Mayor du navire Victory transportant l’expédition de John Ross en 1832, le neveu et commandant adjoint de Ross, James Clark Ross, dirigea un groupe séparé, équipé de traîneaux pendant la plus grande partie de sa retraite vers l’île Somerset. Si, dans le récit publié, John Ross relate ce qui est arrivé à son propre groupe voyageant aussi en traîneau, il n’a pratiquement pas fait mention du groupe de James Clark Ross. Le journal tenu par ce dernier au cours de la retraite a été découvert récemment et il constitue le sujet de cet article. Le journal couvre la période allant du 4 mai au 14 octobre 1832, durant laquelle le Victory fut abandonné, une tentative (qui finalement échoua) fut entreprise en vue d’atteindre Port Leopold en traîneau et en bateau, et des préparatifs furent menés pour passer l’hiver de 1832-1833 à Fury Beach.Mots clés: James Clark Ross, péninsule de Boothia et île Somerset, 1832, journal inédit, exploration arctique Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctique* Boothia Peninsula eskimo* Île Somerset King William Island Lord Mayor Bay Netsilik North Magnetic Pole Nunavut Somerset Island University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Boothia Peninsula ENVELOPE(-94.000,-94.000,71.001,71.001) King William Island ENVELOPE(-97.418,-97.418,69.168,69.168) Lord Mayor Bay ENVELOPE(-92.033,-92.033,69.734,69.734) Nunavut Port Leopold ENVELOPE(-90.333,-90.333,73.852,73.852) Somerset Island ENVELOPE(-93.500,-93.500,73.251,73.251) William Island ENVELOPE(-130.703,-130.703,54.035,54.035) ARCTIC 45 2
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topic Ethnography
Expeditions
Exploration
History
Netsilik Eskimos
North Magnetic Pole
Ross
James Clark
1800-1862
Survival
Victory (Ship)
Boothia Peninsula
Nunavut
King William Island
Somerset Island
spellingShingle Ethnography
Expeditions
Exploration
History
Netsilik Eskimos
North Magnetic Pole
Ross
James Clark
1800-1862
Survival
Victory (Ship)
Boothia Peninsula
Nunavut
King William Island
Somerset Island
Ross, James
Savelle, James M.
Retreat from Boothia: The Original Diary of James Clark Ross, May to October 1832
topic_facet Ethnography
Expeditions
Exploration
History
Netsilik Eskimos
North Magnetic Pole
Ross
James Clark
1800-1862
Survival
Victory (Ship)
Boothia Peninsula
Nunavut
King William Island
Somerset Island
description Following the abandonment of John Ross's expedition ship Victory in Lord Mayor Bay in 1832, Ross's nephew and second-in-command, James Clark Ross, led a separate forward sledging group for much of the retreat to Somerset Island. While John Ross described the events of his own sledging group in his published narrative, he provided essentially no information on James Clark Ross's group. Recently, the journal kept by James Clark Ross during the retreat was located, and it forms the subject of this article. The journal covers the period from 4 May to 14 October 1832, during which the Victory was abandoned, an attempt (eventually aborted) made to escape using sledges and boats via Port Leopold, and preparations made to spend the winter of 1832-33 at Fury Beach.Key words: James Clark Ross, Boothia Peninsula and Somerset Island, 1832, unpublished diary, arctic exploration RÉSUMÉ. À la suite de l’abandon dans la baie Lord Mayor du navire Victory transportant l’expédition de John Ross en 1832, le neveu et commandant adjoint de Ross, James Clark Ross, dirigea un groupe séparé, équipé de traîneaux pendant la plus grande partie de sa retraite vers l’île Somerset. Si, dans le récit publié, John Ross relate ce qui est arrivé à son propre groupe voyageant aussi en traîneau, il n’a pratiquement pas fait mention du groupe de James Clark Ross. Le journal tenu par ce dernier au cours de la retraite a été découvert récemment et il constitue le sujet de cet article. Le journal couvre la période allant du 4 mai au 14 octobre 1832, durant laquelle le Victory fut abandonné, une tentative (qui finalement échoua) fut entreprise en vue d’atteindre Port Leopold en traîneau et en bateau, et des préparatifs furent menés pour passer l’hiver de 1832-1833 à Fury Beach.Mots clés: James Clark Ross, péninsule de Boothia et île Somerset, 1832, journal inédit, exploration arctique
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Ross, James
Savelle, James M.
author_facet Ross, James
Savelle, James M.
author_sort Ross, James
title Retreat from Boothia: The Original Diary of James Clark Ross, May to October 1832
title_short Retreat from Boothia: The Original Diary of James Clark Ross, May to October 1832
title_full Retreat from Boothia: The Original Diary of James Clark Ross, May to October 1832
title_fullStr Retreat from Boothia: The Original Diary of James Clark Ross, May to October 1832
title_full_unstemmed Retreat from Boothia: The Original Diary of James Clark Ross, May to October 1832
title_sort retreat from boothia: the original diary of james clark ross, may to october 1832
publisher The Arctic Institute of North America
publishDate 1992
url https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64446
long_lat ENVELOPE(-94.000,-94.000,71.001,71.001)
ENVELOPE(-97.418,-97.418,69.168,69.168)
ENVELOPE(-92.033,-92.033,69.734,69.734)
ENVELOPE(-90.333,-90.333,73.852,73.852)
ENVELOPE(-93.500,-93.500,73.251,73.251)
ENVELOPE(-130.703,-130.703,54.035,54.035)
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Boothia Peninsula
King William Island
Lord Mayor Bay
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Port Leopold
Somerset Island
William Island
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King William Island
Lord Mayor Bay
Nunavut
Port Leopold
Somerset Island
William Island
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Arctic
Arctique*
Boothia Peninsula
eskimo*
Île Somerset
King William Island
Lord Mayor Bay
Netsilik
North Magnetic Pole
Nunavut
Somerset Island
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Arctique*
Boothia Peninsula
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Netsilik
North Magnetic Pole
Nunavut
Somerset Island
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