Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-02-16

mination 70 sail upon this sea and To az.
plore its furthest lfnits and as / recalled
the struggles which had been made to
reach this sea-through the ice and
across The fce-by generations Of brave
men, II seemed as If the spirits ef thess
old Worthies came to encourage me. Is
their experience had already guided noe :
and felt that I had within my grasp
( " the great and notable thiugp which
Z had inspired the zeal Of sturdy Frobisher.
and that | had achieved the hope of
matches Parry.
! Tbs flags planted upon the cFag were
a small United States boats ensign.
which had been carried in the South sea
expedition OF Capt. Wilkes, aud after
) wards IN the Arctic expediti6nsOf T.ietIt. :
Commanding DeHaven and DR.. Kane
a little United States flag which had been
committed to Mr.. Sonntag by the ladies Of
the Albany academy; two dimfnutive
Masonic flags entrusted to DIR. Hayes,
one by the Kane Lodge Of New York,
the other by the Columbia Lodge Of Bos-
ton; and the expedition signal flag.
bearing the emblem Of q crimson star on
a white field. DR.. Hayes says. fhBeiug
under the obligation Of sacred promise
TO unfurl all these flags at the most
northern point attained, 10 was nv
pleasing duty to carry them with me-a
duty rendered none the less pleasing BY
the Circumstance that, together, they did
not weigh three pOunds.n
DIR. Hayes theory concerning the open
Polar sea is "a follows: - With the warm
food Of the gulf stream pouring north
ward, and keeping the waters Of the
Polar sea at a temperature above a freez
ing point, while the winds, blowing as
constantly under the Arctic as under the
Tropic sky, aud the ceaseless currents Of
the sea aud the tide-hOw Of the surfaee.
keep the waters ever in movement, il IS
not possible that even any considerable
pOrtlsG ~ this extensive sea can be
frozen over. At no point within the
Arctic Circle has there bsen fonud an
i0e-belt eXtending, either In winter or ia
summer, more than from fifty TO a hun
dTed miles from land. And even in the
narrow channels separating the islardl
Of the Parry Archipelago, In Baffin's
bay, in the north water, and the mouth
Of Smith sound-everywher indeed,
within the broad area OF the Frigid Zor Y
the waters Ytll not freeze except when
sheltered by the land, or when an ice
pack, accumulated by long continuance
oil winds T9m one quarter, affords the
sGme pEOteetiOn.i
IL
aries OF the Polar basin are sufficiently
we'll defined TO enable Us to form a "a
honal estimate Of the unknown coast
lines OF Greenland and 4rinneU land.
the only parts Of The extensive circuit
remaining uuexplOred. The trend OF
the northern coast line of Greenland Is
approximateiy defined by the reasonable
analogies of physical geography; and
the same process OF reasoning fOrbids
the conclusion that Crinnell land ex
tends beyond the limit Of this explora-
ton. be holds, as IBglefeld did before
him, that Smith sound extends into the
Polar basin.
The results of this extraordinary expe-
dillon are unquestiOnably valuable t.
science, even should some of Or. HaVesi
theories fail TO endure the test Of critical
exanlnaYioR. tie evidently believes
fully ia the speeulstions be puts forward,
aud the spirit with which he prosecuted
his investigations in the face Of obstacles
apparently iusuFmOuntable is worthy Of
all praise. His narratives Of adveptars :
except those which Teiate 80 the lat
Ter pa4s ct MS Journey, substantially
repeat what has been said BY Kane and
other explorers, and add but little to our
knowledge; but the account Of his dis.
coveries in the high ATTITUDES is sinpu-
larry fresh and lively. There IS an oeGa-
sional attelpt al me writing, and the
principal laI,lt Of the book is diffuseness,
but aside from these defects, DR.. Hayes
contribution 70 the literature of travel
possesses striking value, if for nothing
else than lis description Of extreme
northern points, which, there is everv
reason ta believe, were never betaFs trodS
den by the foo. o. civilized man.