Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-18
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In speaking of the Hall-Franklin Research
Expedition, the New York Herald has The
following Interesting particulafs. LIMIT
4 In rebfuary Of this year Mr.. Hall visited
New hohddh, With yfaw of riifchasing The
brig Amdret formerly the Resdhe, 7of TIC
urinnel Expedition, Under the command OF
Lieut.. De Haven; but being unable to procure
asuitable person TO navigate the vessel, he
abandoned this idea, and turned his attention
70 obtaining the necessary information in
regard to a boat expedition Very FORUM
ately for Mr.. Hall, Capt. Sidney O. Budding
ton was at home, having recently returned
from the lucality TO which Mr.. Hall desired
to proceed, and after cOnferring with, the
Captain, he, with renewed energy, set about
the boat expedition. go "a
Having secured the means Of getting to
the scene of his labors and adventures he
left for the West leaving the experimenting
OF the construction of the boat to Captain
Buddington. Mr.. G. W. Rogers was chosen
to build her, as he had built the boats for the
expeditions of De Haven, Kane an Hart
stein, which gave entire satisfaction. DR..
Kane travelled over l,400 miles in one OF
these boats. On Friday last we were shown
MT; Halls boat, and Mr.. Rogers kindly fur
nished us with its dimensions; they are as
tollows:-Length % feet, beam Z feet, depth
29X inches; thickness of her planlfnR.
which is cedar, is seven-eightbs of an inch.
She is well built, and has somewhat the ap-
pearance Of a whale-boat. She will draw
only about eight inches of water when
loaded. She is fitted at each end with a
large locker or store-room, so large that o
man might sleep in il quite comfortably. She
is to be provided with one mast, on which
she will carry jib and mainsail.
A heavy awning is provided TO shelter the
crew at night, or when at rest. She is pro-
PEELED by four oars, and is steered by a rud-
der, or steering-oar. Mr.. Hall is having
the sledges built in Cincinnati, after the pat
tern Of those used by DR.. Kane. Mr.. Hall
VIII lay in a large stock of pemmican, &C.,
but expects in measure to become identified
with the Esquimaux, feeding upon blubber,
seal meat &c, as well as they. He is already
familiar with every thing pertaining to Arc
tic research, and Capt. Buddington informs
us that he is exceedingly well posted up in
the geography of that distant region, so far
as 1t is known. Mr.. Hall has the fullest con-
hdence OF his ability to accomplish whatever
ms powers of endurance will permit. Mr..
Hall will disembark at some point in Fox
Channel, possibly at Sussex Island, where
there is an Esquimaux settlement. Here he
will remain as long as it may be necessary to
get acclimated aud habtuated to the peculiar
customs Of the people; also to acquire any
information which may be useful, procure
some outfits, &C.. Here he will organize a
boats crew of five from the Esquimaux pop
ulation, trusting to Cud-la-ja-ah, who is now
in New London and is to go with him. He
Is full-blooded Fsquimaux, from the west
slde oil Bathn's Bay, about thirty-ive years
OF age, and has been employed by American
whalemen for the last eight years as boat
header, always furnishing his own boats
crew. He is living with Capt. Buddington.
He speaks but very little English, is rather
taller than most of his couutrymen and Of an
excellent disposition, and Capt. b. informs us
that as a whaleman he has no superior. The
George Henry, the vessel in which Mr.. Hall
and Cud-la1ja-ah take passage, will be under
the command of Capt. Sidney o. Buddington,
who has made seven voyages Occupying a
term of over ten years) to those regions of
ice and eternal snow. He is about thirty
seven years of age, and Messrs. Williams Il
Havens hold him in very high estimation,
both as whaleman and navigator. The O..
H. is bark-rigged is very strongly built,
being doubly planked all around and as high
up as her wales; her bow is filled with a
heavy fertilization of dead wood, and has an
iron sheathing reaching from her stern to the
after part OF the fore rigging. She will carry
about 1000 brls, of oil when full. She has
made only two whaling voyages. On her
first voyage, while under the command of the
uncle of the present master, she picked up
the British exploring ship ResoIute, which,
it will be remembered, our government
returned to Queen Victoria and the British
government. %. gfE ..lfH#1
She will sail about the 26th of this month,
TO be gone about nineteen months. After
leaving Mr.. Hall at some point not yet fully
determined upon, but by the LIST Of August
Captain Buddington will return to Northum-
berland Inlet, or that vicinity, to cruise for
whale, till about the lst of November, when
he will seek his winter quarters some where
in the latitude of SO degrees N. E rrW .
On leaving the point Of departure Mr.. Hall
will proceed to explore the unknown region
Iying between Cape Willoughby and the en-
rance of Fury and Hecla Strait; thence to
she westward, through the Strait to Boothia
and King Williams Land, where the relics
IF Franklin's expedition were discovered by
Captain McClintock. r,a.il ..--il .i...''i
The route of Mr.. Halls expedition is new
me. Five hundred miles or more will be
new geographical discoveries. Observations
IN the dip, variation and intensity of the
magnetic needle will be made. Having for
is object humanity, the acquisition of geo
graphical discoveries and science, certainly
.he enterprise is every way worthy of a great
ind enlightened people, and credit to this
country. '7-ii- $500