New-York tribune., 1869-03-20
POLAR EXPLORATIONS
DIR. HAYRs's PROPOSED ExPEDITIoN-L1FE AND
SCENES IN POLAR REGIONS.

DR. HAYRs's PROPOSED EXPEDITION-Llrb AM
= SCENES IN POLAR REGIONS.
We cave. Yesterday, in the report OF the
nroceedngs OF the Geographical Society," brief sketch
81 nr Uayess plan for penetrating TO the Polar regiens
ogetner with an abstract OF paper by Capt sas ben'
nropospg to reach the Polar Sea by the Kuroseyo or
Japanese Gulf Stream via Behring's Straits The follow
ing fuller statement by Dr. Hayes it StsTs eonScf nS '
First as Design. The design OF the eSpeuiton w tb
T have nroposed complete tho exploration Oi lne
ptre ragon northward OF Balns Bay to trace Green
land and Grnnell Land to their termination; theh
tain II other s lands sbS G sy Ia tV to reach the North Pole
making upon the course sneh 10 r the
stances M S,scoyenes in geography geology ga
cler formations magnetism eountTes ana % t out
In natural history. Second as 10 Pan Woulu set US
in Nav with two vessels one small steamer and would
make my course nOrhward, PROVIDED WIN me peso
OF iS606l, would pass tho Winter. iere tnero ns
snee sos oi rsndecr and foxes could be caught In
great numbers, and not only would the colony DO na
S1rs and oil might be collected Then 1 would push
northward the next Summer with the steamer am
would thus strike for the North Pole In any case, l
would secure harbor, and base or opera,
tiOns much 10 the north OF the colony, ~ n niu
thus would and the colony become tne CEN
tiers from which the explorations already mentioned
would be made. Third: AS to cost UNDERSTANDINGS
citizen Of New-York has offered to supply it sut"Uo @
steamer and there is good reason TO suppoe tnat & w
could obtain from the Government the loan Oh sas @
vessel one OF the many not In use Ihese Fesses lt
nished they could he equipped and maintained IN te
field through Summers and two winters ~ coy & i
$40 900 Fourth: Let it be remembered that TINS IS ne
american route The land extends there further north
any other quarter 50 far as % amt ed
that is TO say within $50 miles ofthe Pole indepeue
snorrS above any other in the unexpored parts
OF the Arctic regions there is something o. 81
especially at this time when England France ,I OS
many and Sweden are each aiming 10 fear nnG
n 1w fpo Ss tbe coveted honor Of proy be-
thora Ia uQla
voice who would be Indifferent TO the matter and who
the North Pole Fifth: AS to the advantages of the
Smith Sound route all the other routes TOT
in the unexpored parts of the Arctic regions they are but
the simple enumeratiOns which have before made TO
The Society l. Land base OF operations 2 Inc op,
portunty to coonze party OF hunters anu A"''eS %
| the means 10 permanent support -, ,
| nR. HAYES BEFORE THE YOUNG MEMS CHRIS
| TIAN ASSOCIATION.
| DR. HAYES lectured last night TO large au-
dence in the lectureroOm Of the y. NJ o. A, on Flt.
ave- He commenced by speaking OF the early efforts Ol
through which 10 reach the Indns Tho early exploFa
tions OF Arctic regions were made win this emu I'LL Ia
vew and strictly in interest OF commerce Inc nope
OF discovering aylgabe passage OF tins ehaIaGer MS
not dspelled until the failure OF SIR John HahEn "a s
many expeditions were sent out IA SEARCH ., III. tio
missing party cre Sgo.ocaed e purely in the Of
science the purpose Of aygatlng anu eApqls n %
"ne and himself had discovered vast open sea TO the
north from the belt Of eternal ice when skI'e1 S S a
The speaker gave most graphic description OF ile ana
scenery I'm The Arctic gon. His theory OF the formation
Of the eeergs is that they immense masses detached
from tuna 10 time from that vast sea OF sod Ice coNefug
the northern part OF Greenland which mas Deeh forming
Tor countless centuries He icebergs as hlg as INC
nre Of Trinity Church An idea might be formed O the
yastness when we considered that only oneseYenh OF
their entire mass was above the water Among al tbe
terrors of this mysterious region nothing was 80 leau
ne he absolute silence regned IN some OF the val
evs of Greenland. This terrible silence the speaker
sometmea encountered when he wandered Into the nte
rior of This desOae region AWAY from the rest OF m party
The lecturer commanded the close attention or his audi
| ence without any appearance OF inpatence on their
mart for over two hours. 30 clear and graphic were s
descrptons that the listener seemed To hear the crash o
codg cebergs feel the terrors that surrounded
the daring explorer and the mystic nash ana play "
the aurora boeas as 1t varied and momentarly added
new attractions TO the crystal ePlendos OF tho Arctic
night closing DR. Hayes expressed IN strong terms
his entire confidence the existence o an open ana nav
gable sea At the North Pole. t surrounded by an
unbroken belt OF ce connected with the land. But tbs
polar sea was Of tho great water basins OF the EARTH
and was too large freeze There might De masses oi
| floating ice III it, but 10 naYigablo. Az thls
time. when the whole civilized world awake 10 the
importance Of further explorations, and getting up
expeditOnH the United States should not 10 behind
Within miles OF the North Pole he had looked out upon
4 n boundess open OF water, with only here shd
there iceberg before hm but with no boat 10 navigate
these lie had attempted To draw boat over the
and ice but his party was too small 10 accomplish
it, He had planted the American nag upon that elevated
point from which lac contemplated the open polar sea
Now he wanted 30, with the facilities 10 take up that
little nag and carry forward until lao planted ai tho
| North Polo itself.