The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-22
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IVY MONTE rAKeN Wy DR. HtNF AND HIS FXPE-
KirNcs-rHE PLAN ADOPTED BY DIR. HAYEs-His
WINTER HEADQUARTIRs-wHo COMPOSE TIE fAh-
TN--wHAT THEY INTEND TO ACCONPLisH-IIAE OF
SAILING AND THEIR BoriPyrNTs, ere.
The expedition viii sail from Boston on the 18th inst,
fine schooner fitted up expressly Cor the dangers or
Arctic yoyaging having four boats two Of them modelled
after the boats used by the other American Arctic boats
and built Of wood, and Francis mctac life boat SO
constructed 10 be readily taken apart and put together
for the convenient transportation over the ice on
sledges; the fourth boat is only common ships boat
The prov sons will consist mainly fpennnfcan and dess
Gated meat Many articles needed in the provision
and clothing lne and the committee would gady receive
them and forward them on TO Boston.
large number Of applications have been made within
few days past Dr. Hayes, by young who are
anxious visit the icy regions but as there IL no spare
room in The vessel they Of have been refused
BY examinatonof the ATTITUDES, II will be perceived
that the Arctic has diameter Of about 500
English miles, and rudeiy estimated, an area Of 1000 600
of square miles The lands investing this grand and ex
tensiyc basin form the southern margin Of great ice
belt which Is continuous across the various channels
connecting the Arctic with the Atlantic and Pacific oceane
thus surrounding the region adjacent to the pole with
frozen annuus.
Or. Kane, whose first voyage as surgeon under Lieut.
De Haven, in 1850, mad given 10 him much important in
formation
Bay carefully coliated such accounts had been pub
shcd respecting the various efforts to penetrate the ice
barrier and thus arrived at the conclusion that the tree
route lay up the then unexplored Smith strait which
opens at the head Of te hay The second Grinnel expe
diton added new proofs TO this theory.
Although ice Is often met In the line of Bafn's Bay AZ
low the Banks of Newfoundland, yet no serious OBJ.
strcoR to navigation is presented until the latitude OF
Upper Navck 2 degrees - minutes is reached and be-
y0nd This our whaicmen penetrate annually and with
little risk, far 76 degrees in order TO get to the
wa3ng grounds about the mouth Of Lancaster Sound.
Between the highest latitude attained by the whalers
ana smith strait the water free from Zee during the
SWIMMER and the ,dstalce, no< exceeding $50 miles, Is
readily traversed.
DR. Kanes efforts were experimental, and his winter
haor was selected on the eastern side of the channel
latitude IS degrees 81 minutes His subsequent expora-
tons proved mis- position TO have been an unfavorabc
one he exposed TO the full force Of the polar
rent the brought down by the current not only pre-
vented his release but in consequence Of the obstruction
presented by the land II broken into hummecks to
the norh~ ard which rendered travelling in that drec-
ton excessively laborious From the experience OF his
predecessors and his own, DR. Hayes leaves direct for
Upper Nav procure dogs and frs leaving that part
about the 2sh Of July and proceeding through the mid
die ice will reach Smith strait about the 18th of August
The first summer will be exhausted In reaching
that locality, and the winter will close around
them early in September. From that time until
the LIST Of the following March they Will remain
inactive but upon the earliest return Of sunlight the boat
party will leave the vessel The team Of seven dogs will
redy drag from 500 10 800 pounds weight upon siedge,
and they will average in speed from thirty to forty miles
per day upon ration of thirteen ounces of pemmcan.
The vessel will be left charge Of one half of the crew.
The exploring party will be In the field during the sum-
season and should DR. Hayes be successful in accom-
plshne his purposes he will return 10 the vessel before
the close Of the summer IT, however the explorations
continued into the second winter he will not be ibe
rated before the following autumn proongng his absence
to two and one half years.
Dr. Hayes is very sangunc in his hopes. He gays he
expects the little flag he planted the coast OF
Grnne land in 1884, and expects 10 reach the open sea-
The expedition will consist Of Dr. HAYES as commanders
Capt McClintock, sailing master; Mr. H. W. Dodge, hrst
officer second officer surgeon carpenter, artist, clerk
steward cook, and six men.
Mr. Sonntag, who the astronomer Of the Kane expc
dition will accompany Or. Hayes. The objects OF the
expedition embrace many points.
l. The further exploration Of the open Polar sea dis
covered by Dr. Kaneto determine its limits and charac
ter and thus 10 settle positively this vcxed qucs
ton
2 To complete the survey Of the northern coasts OF
Greenland and Grinnel land.
g. To determine important questions relative to the
magnetism, meteoroogy natural history and the general
physics Of the uncxporcd region north OF Smith Strait
Indeed there department Of physical science TO
which valuable results may not be contributed.