Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1858-12-29


DR.. Hayes ard the Polar Sea
Or. HAYES. cae Of those brave men wh, &C
comrani.d a DR. Kane in his Arctic Explora
ii ms recently delivered lecture before tho
American Geagrs rhicsl Society IN Ne~ York.
lie il very auxioas 10 follow mp the dhscove
ries Of The lamsuted Name. IL viii be reccl
Ieeted ~ those ~hs have resi The history Of
Dr. hsnes explorations. that the Polar Sea
which he repr-t- ~ havisg been discovered.
vas never se~b by him. but William Morton
and the E-aaimtax boy Hans are the
only s,efnh,rs of thst expedition Who looked
oul on tho waters that cscirelc the Pole. The
truth of Morton'- statement. il sought 10 be
discrediied by diff Trent individuals. and DR..
HAYES cenaiug 10 his relief. saws. Mr. Morton
had the confidence Of Or. Kane. while Mr
son,ag. the astronomer Of tie expedition. no
rad instructed Morton in the use OF the in
s,rrments f"r taking observations. was emf
nently satisfied With his efforts. The lecturer
then endeAvorrd to reconcile the slight
inacruraeirs Of Morto observations,
after Which he proceeded to slate
the evidences going TO shos tn. reliability Of
Mortos's statements oft' open sea. lie al
brought with him. on HI return. bear -kins.
snd il wass well Known fact that bears kept
near % the open Hans. the E-qrinsux.
va. ilson pe.cn, - enlsr into conspiracy to
dec~ive. a he c,uii be understood with diiii
Guilty. Hls t-siimony on his return vas that
there was ma b water and many birds. The
hrandt- and -ea gaii- wrrc e--entisiiy mNrine
birds and conld only live near the waier. aud
myriads wese seen n migrate north The
i.othermal lines. too. furnished evidence of a
nildrr q .m1te further norsh. The Esqulnaus
all roant 10 the .xtrvm- north the CENTRAL
home ~ tl-ir IA Fy the aecumalstic1s OF
! ice. many Of the tribes Ia different lsiItu'ir'
had b-esne shut of from one anelher. An
evidence n the latitude of their nativity b-'Dg
Ia sise sxfr. me north. va. IN the fact ths, a.
? one proceeded south the race dcteriaraied =
Bet more reliable evidence of a mildef cli
: mate ia the extreme north. the lecturer regard
:. ed the observations of different expedition
(. Witch reported ersan currents from tie no''i
a. t<inx -arn.r The observations Of th'
wind On rr K.ue'. expedition. TOO. showes
r tha, north ea,t Wind slways brough, high
er ternperature From the data in oar 20.
session, DR.. Ha,ss vas positive that the cpei
= sea alwsvs existed .
Dr. Hsv.s then proposes his plan Of a fusur
o exploration II j. - proceed north slon
u Crinsell land ~ far eef,h ss practicable wit
|" tie weasel. and then select winter quarters :
u Going thence norih. they should establish d.
= pot. ! and th.- accomplished. they shoald Pre-
II ceed nor.h by q boat mounted % s'edgss I
the open .sa II, expected TO End the cpe
!, wafer in latitude 81 ,. or II not. south, An
Df the distance thsncs TO the Nor n Pole was b.
about 600 miles.
!, This Is bold outline Of very harardOS
e. expedition. and one, !, seems 'ingIsr. any Pc
y. son would desire TO make. and much less
y whe had suffered much. ss did Dr. Hay
., when he accompanied Or. Kane. Bol there
no end to yautee onergy aud deisrnin.'io
u. wherever the danger - the greatest OF 1
hsrd-hip< the heaviest. ther- this evsriss,i
81 Yankee enthusiasm pushes it<slf
on II ~oald be shs most glorious triumph
- Anerie.n iearsine and genius. ifsu A'nsrie
a .hes "a a,-eover IN open Polar s~ss and
lirss keel tbs, should ripple 'ts placid ~s''
W be sks, 81 sn Arp~rscan vessel. snd the g.
banner that should kiss its bslny vso
es. would be ..TAe Star srassied Banner" q
on The Ar, echo that rsv>rherslsd along its shot
'n as wsusd be--Hurrsh & r shs next fre.'dest. .
lfhs rskt wss.
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.asl hap. 40 Railroad In the easire country has
by sn,,ahle reputation ss The 7 II. a Riehmo
~ No road has ever been in operation lon'
and had fe~G sssiseAss- Ncrosd hss :
: J. run more tfs.as for the same period. and
'as.. more accurate IN its sine Ne rcsa u es
ne conducted generally. or pays hsndso-ner d
'us" dssss 70 its stoekhoiaers. Isssa model y
sra aud managed ny men of rrsdsncs and
"a. Business qualifications. But arnons all =
fsr ess,ioes. prudent asf fes6smedsiisg ger
men. none ssnss d-servedly higher =
~ rs he travelling pshlis.i sh-. cousaeser ,
fre., ~ ~ He f>she Prince of esndsessvs.
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