The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-09
rHE NORTHWEST PASSAGE.
A New, Expedition Proposed BY Dr.
Hall. 81. .n,5,

"S"i - Hal I ~ - -
Captain q. i. 1Tall, one e of tho most in.
letatigablc explorers Of modern times,
has determined upon another expedition
to tho North Pole. For this purpose he
Is now in Washington endeayoring, and
with every prospect Of success, 70 obtain
q suitable appropriation 70 provide the ne
eessarics for thc, voyage. ,r.4 .5..
The, general plan proposed by Captain
Hall for his expedition is, briefly, 70 have
two small vessels manned with twenty.
four Ilands ali told. One Of them will be
a steam ,s p propeller Of about $50 tons bur.
den, but also, provided with complete
outfit Of sails, and tho, other a topsall
schooner Of about 125, tons. His route, as
now projected, viii be into Jones' Sound,
and thence a ss sea, AMI. land. may permit,
up towards the. Pole, Alter getting the
vessels Is iafds' ijfact lcable, 10 proposes
to SECURE them In harboF, making the rest
Fgf tie distance by me9ns ofJtle Esqui.
max dogs and slodgcs:f Tho object Of his
voyage is Of a three fold character; first,
for o geographical discovery; second, for
tho advancement Of the interests Of, sci
once, and third, for, command. The. find.
Ing Of now whaling grounds which most
likely lie In the route proposed, would, Of
course, result very bGnettcially to com.
merce. His icB masters will ofIc0ure be
well experienced Arctic SwhRlers, and In
this policy he but follows tho example Of
Perry, franklin, Ross and Kane. At tho
end Of the second or third year he expects
tulsend one Of his vessels 10 the Suites
with dispatches, and also to get what
ever might he required from here for the
continued prosecution Of his explorations,
Should Captain Hall fall 10 get tho Con.
grcssional appropriation needed to carry
tho above-outlined plan, he announces his
intention Of FILLING back upon the plan Of
getting Congress to lCgislatc, II possible
for ono Oiath0 steamers belonging tO-tllc
Navy Dcpartmenttp, take himself and u
small party with tho necessary outfit, up
to HaFtstgnc; Bay int - deg. 17min, ~
there leaving the explorers and their Outfit,
the vessel returning at once. He would
then, make his headquarters upon the
shores or nhftstetG Bay, md from this
.poIpta ., base work hisiWaY tQw4ttsfhC
Mil S8le tteF6ys that hei ddibts not
thdt, SittthiG ttUvidghtiat protection which
he Inns enjoyed on his two previous Arctic
voyages, he will be able in from three TO
five years to fully accomplish the deter.
Inin6tinn of his soul, which, no added, was
t6plaGc'his foot on tho northern GxtrVini.
ty of the axis ,Of, thu globe IN,
A btilS%iIlsh6ftly 10 presented in tho
United States Senate by Senator PattCr.
son, Of New Hampshire, to provide the
means for fitting out liscxpcdltion, The
bill has not yet been drawn up; but It's
main feature Is said to bean allowance Of
$4,000 for the undertaking, to be cx.
pended in whatever manner Captain Hall
may suggest! Tho latter will keep, how
ever, u full and accurate account Of all OK
I1Cndluues, and return vouchers Of them
10 a Congressional Committee to bo ar'
pointed. The advocates Of the bill are
sAnguInc Of It's success, and, on account o.
Ghg national RdllqurelY SCientE6c nature OIL
hp m(aspic, This mqny friends.