Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-10-14
From the New York Post.
The Return of an Artic Explorer.


country in 1864, on his second Jour-
ney in search of the remains OF
Sir John Franklin's expedition, re-
turned safely yesterday to New
Bedford. in the Ansel Gibbs, whale
ship. He has been absent more than
five years. and has spent a longer
time in the Artic regions than any
Of his predecessors in exploration.
| Mr.. Halls method of exploration
was original with him. and it is the
most rational that has been tried.
Former Artic exploring expeditions
have been sent in ships; Mr.. Hall
went only with small boat. In
former expeditions ships crews
carried with them supplies for sew
-ral years; Mr.. Hall undertook to
live among ths Esquimo, to. live az
they do-and he succeeded.
Not the least remarkable point
about his method of Artic explora.
ton, Is the p tience with which he
prepared himself for it. To be sue
cessful. he said once to friends ia
New York, requires that the explo.
rer shall kno familiarly the language
and habits of the Esquimo that he
shall know the difficulties of the
climate. and of the ice and snow;
that he shall be satisfied by prelimi-
harry experience of his ability to
near the rigors of the northern
winter. To convince himself on
these points, and to prepare himself
for such all exploration as he inten-
ded, Mr.. Hall made preliminary
Journey, which lasted two years and
four months OF this journey he
gave the public an account in a vol
+ ume published in 1864, by the. Har.
pers, which showed his intimate ac-
quaintance with the Esquimo Ian
guage and customs, and with life on
the Artic coasts. This done, he sets
out anew, and has now returned
with his great object accomplished.
In the five years he has Travelled
among the Esquimo, he has found,
it seems. many traces of Franklin's
unhappy crew, and has brought
:. home many relics of the hapless
wanderer, Of whom Hall himself
fondly hoped to find at least one or
t two alive. .aF f'i sle'i
; We trust he, will not long delay a
report of his discoveries-or such q
summary, at least. as he has prom
ised Mr.. Henry Grinnell, to whose
: assistance Mr. Hall owes his ability
2 to remain SO long in the North.
! We hope Mr.. Hall will receive the
welcome he deserves from his coun-
trymen, and from the lovers of hero
+, ism and the friends of science every
t where. He has done what no other
! civilized man did before-made a
land exploration lasting over five
years, of the frozen regions Of the
earth. He has accomplished this
). mainly with his own slender rasour-
d ces; he has given the best years Of
his lite to the severest hardships,
and has faced suffering and death
:, for years to recover what might re-
! main of the Franklin expedition. He
+ has done this, knowing that if he
0 perished on the way he would not
even secure fame as his reward, and
that if he succeeded he would no.
= better his fortune.
e Mr. Halls career as an explorer
c is a .emarkable one. He is Gin.
q cinnatian, and when he set out or
q his first journeyto the Artic coun
try he had never been at sea. He
lacked entirely all the preparation
+ and training which are thought te
o be essential to success in so arduon'
or, to speak more accurately, 81
frigid an enterprise. But whateve
e he wanted in experience and train
l. ing he made up in enthusiasm, ane
the determination which that breeds
=. He has succeeded beyond the ex
pectations of his friends, and NJ
Il doubt he will receive, when he re
e turns to New York, the welcome ht
l. deserves.
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