New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-14
PROPOSED EVAPORATION or TIE
NORTH POLE.
From ia Lo~don Ty~e', March rs.

At meeting OF the Royal Geographical So.
ciety held at Burnrton House Che prsci,. Dbihiy ~
reaching the North pse. taking either Sprzhcfren ,F
smiths Sound as the D'se ofepratons was eat orsi
discuss q cfoie a ,cry Iuw.iou. audience. sr Lod
erck Murcison the President o'iae society. oVcf "a
ne chair ard there were present ong Others re
Count do Paris the Duke Of Wellington. the Fan u
Sisield he Earl Of Hlrrowby. Lord >irhn.ford Al.
nj. Sir George Bach SIR Anlffw SCOTT Waugh, oir
Edward Bc'cier. Nj Alderman Gihhons 'npt hnn y
sir ChnI.es Nicholson, Mr.. John tTnEiIri Adinl OF
Dmmaper Animal CO.Iuson. Capt. C.ltOu 1 il
Rich rds q ydrugrirher to tie Admiralty, ~ Rae
anl u. Visfasson ('n iceiindci) -.
Tho p fesidcHi, in opening the proceedings. sn'ai
epf. en- our main object OF The present Vccatl"n rs
70 obtain fair and hl discussion Of Tie relative 'ane
Of the tao projects reaching re North Pole which
hove been brought under the consideration OF geo
Crafhers and other men Of scienco-thc ono ~ chP
ehcrird Oshorn. TIE otter by ": fetefusnn; lo,nE
Osborn we hove expressed our deep ob alions ior rs
spre and able eldeayour % revive the desre fea ~
fue geograplcrs TO complete Their Ie4p lsah,e WIN
~ the navy has been distinguished The Ian which
he Iropound5d was, as you e snoT a. y,
proceed IN Ship to smihs SOUND a; ~
s.f,ty TO explore uoihward along tho west oonst ~
Greenland In scdgcs sud BEATS This 1lan. IN robson
TO tho vaious good sc.enibe results to be 3D'aln,a
n. The further meIit q calming The fears ~ ~. tmid
ho repetition - the sad cnthsfpihe o' frhhA'
In By slowing them that there Is 10 anpioy betwceh
hs expedition ard that by which II Is Low eonteni
plated 10 reach tho North Poie. The former was an
'F,rt 70 f,Ice n passage vita ships through lahd-
Licked icy channels hat of Sheraid Osborn Is to
avoid all such danger by advancing IN sfdees Ir'ih
ships placed in s,gc stations II being ihct
t1nt AMID the many slelgiug parties who triversci
tbonsauds Of mics upon the leo In search of Franklin
not life was lost. The other project or that which
has leen long adyocatedb by The accomplished geogra
pier DR. Poternsnn Is 10 Try To re- ich the Norm roe
via Spitzbergen. getting through The pack ice W ths
north Of that isanl Ia slinm vessel us hrst I.ler
on his subject was partially read Of former meeting
nd was pub shed at length IN weekly newspapers mi
when u came uner our consideration the time 81 tie
scmby was much occupied ia discussing INC hAtuia
=. ~. 80 tH. 4. ID ~
NJ Mr. Markham elected that naval officers and
other Arctic explorers VINO were present were
debarred from delivering iaclr opinions Oh the
,Sso Dr. pe.err ann hrs addressed second letter 70
me which will frst be read. and ten the naval Oihctrs
one expected 20 express their OPTIONS rs 10 ehaps
the Councils of the Royal Geographic society ana oil
the otter scientific b.dies wIo ae'ecae Nortn r,l.
c.ucdti0n to adopt that which tLcy consider me Dcst
scheme for the accomplishment oi inis hi.a1 ouJ.e'
Now alt Iougb | know that thee are dIntrences Oh
oinon among the Acrtic officers who are present AZ 10
vi ch Of the two plans Offers he best hne OF research
let e assure his meeting that these - ihhl men are
united in The belief thnt # wet'hueu sape9lon w.
sent ont success would crown the effort. Ihey Wen
know tbat tho Accommodations 81 footing ice WHEN IN
old zines were considered impassapio burners nave
been travcIsed by ordinary hdirH sess' ana that W
tbc memorable Antarctic yoyar' - jams Ross packs OF
Ice several hur1 fsi miles ~ wldth were
that intrepid navigator reaching an open ocean
The que ston ;hen 10 be dei acc bs 'felns y W.
TIE F!ciging expedition g. tue r"ir Oh >bllh ouu iu
along Tho west cuas. Of Greenland, or tho ehort 7"
the iek Ice 10 tie north Of
most northern point seaeled by Sir Edward Parry .
10 be prefcrred IL being rccoeced tlai IN TIE az oi
tie last mentioned great navigator team power mo Ao'
been applied TO ships Happily have stu ninons "a
dst.nln ishcl Arctic explorers WHO have BIN n'th
In the seas Of Spitzenbef,cI Rud those 81 Dai 10 y
I'd am snse that ne shnll obtain from them such
h, concurrence Ia Oug scheme ns WIZ. WA lhc sp'
aeai y, an, >tloP men OF sole &c, induce Tho Iritisl
rrnxor,,na,, ., II out n velriolnd North Polar e1
pcditioe' When f. ~Svancine, several brAnch.a OF
seence viii sustain tha, II a1trniule which hs-
always been tho m,iustuy Of III p"i''''I'
lLEecIs. 81. g.
The letter Of DIR. Petermann was read b. Wv -. =,
tary. He project, described by the Prcrifen, :"
ehGeayoi 10 reach the North Pole by way OF SpilDe!
gen 10y penctraiDgahc pack iCo 10 the north VI uht
island Ia seainyesse. Tie writer aderccd reasons,
founded Oh the Of Sir john Ross IN the AntaTce
regions for believing that it was eesy 10 get uiohGp
pack ice, ana that OF lee might b. found in one
particular locality year, nId Ia different ore "A
another. lie referred to instances where IL mcnsc
masses Lad been cut through and clear aid open seas
found beyond. Even In the highest latitudes. he re-
marked ice masses occupied but 81 all portion OF tho
sea; that they were OF ever changing drninf
character. AID that they offered no suImountabi.
difficulty to we'll organized expedition.
The President observed that the logic used IN
DR.. Peternanus letter was extremely good drawn as
II was from The knowledge he had acquired ~ 10 tic
approach 10 tho South Pole, which admitted 10 be
niue h more difficult than that at the North Polc
Sir George Bach SAID Dr. Fetcrmann's plausible nnd
very interesting paper had much 10 recommend II. easy
though IT Was 10 pursue theory In "a comfortable room
in B,r II might be that there vna oprrovt which