The Republican journal., 1871-05-25
The New Polar Expedition.

The New Polar Expedition.
Another expedition in search of the
north Pole, or the open sea which is be
iieycd to surround that point, is being fit
ted ont nj Washington. to be under the
command oi Captain Hall, who has had
much experience in like expeditions. He
/, Ia 90 in the steamer po!aris. The
Washington Patriot says
Captain Hail, it is understood. will
.ail from this city on or about the 10Th of
May The exploring party, reaching
cape Resolution by the middle of June
will enter Hudson Straits, and, steaming
lewly up the broad channel, will occupy
the time until the pack-ice opens in July
in trading with the EsquimauX at Upper
and Lower Savage and southampton Is
Il, the former situated5m the Straits,
and the latter nj the head of Hudson Bay.
they will there procure turs, skins, Ne,
for clothing, and will provide themselves
with several packs OF Indispensable Es
quimaux dog, with which to hunt and
lfag their heavy slcds. As soon as the
Straits are clear of ice, the steamer pro
ceeds TO Repulse Bay, Captain Halls old
rendezvous, and, if it is practicable. will
then make an effort 10 force their way
though the pack-ice into FoX's Channel,
and up through King Williams Land, to
about 50 degrees north. Here they are
expected to spend their first winter.
Early in the spring of 1872, after hay.
ing passed the winter in training the dogs,
establishing caches, and making other
important preparations, the party will
leave the vessel, and start, with their
boats secured to the sleds, and amply pro
yisoncd for six months, on their journey
over the ice to Ballin's Bay, Smiths Sound,
and, it is hoped, the open Polar sea.
The polaris is to be well manned with
experienced officers and seamen. Cap
tain 5. o. Huddington, an old and eX-
pcricnced whaling master from the village
Of Groton, opposite New London, Conn,
to be the sailing master, and Will carry
with him, rs assistants, officers who have
for years buffcted the storms Of the long
Arctic winter. The crew is to consist OF
twelve men, besides two cooks and the
anne number of stewards, and four tire
men. All the scamcn are picked, lntelll-
wont men, and it is said there is not one
ut them who is not capable Of navigating
lhe ship himself A corps Of scientific
Gentlemen accompanies the expedition,
consisting of m astronomer, geograph-
en- and i mcterologist. Ii us. also said
l)r. Herman Bissell, an eminent German
naturalist and chemist, a graduate OF
Heidelberg, and who was q member OF
the Prussan expedition to the North Pole,
accompanies Ca plain Halls expedition in
the same capacity. There are to be two
engineers, Mr. Emil Schuman and John
Wilson, the former chief, and Wilson the
assistant.
! wo ESquimaux, Joe and his 5000
uey,' or wife, Hannah, who have been
with Captain Hall a number of years, and
who have become partially civilized, and
speak the English language intelligibly,
also 60 with the expedition, the former
rs the interpreter, and the latter in the
capacity Of a tailoress. 1t has been long
ago demonstrated that the wooden cloth
ing of the white man is absolutely worth
less TO protect the Arctic traveller from
the cold piercing blasts to which he is eX-
posed, and tie costume Of the Innut OF
EsqnimauX, consisting of the deerskin
kooly-bang a sack jumper, with fur hood
The sealskin breaches, the deer, seal,
and cider duck stockings, one over the
other, and covered with stout moccasins
OF sealskin, with high leggings, have
been adopted as the only article Of appare
which are impervious to the inclemencies
Of the fearful climate The Esquimauy
tailoress is, therefore, an important and
really Indispensable parsonage aboard the
Polaris
Captain Hall surmses he will be alb.
sent about two years and half, anC
hopes to return to the United States by
October, 1873. He is very sanguine o
success, and asserts that the Arctic cx
perience he has already gained and the
adaptation of his system to the habits o
the Esquimaux by long residence among
them, assure him of his ability to accom-
plish much toward forcing the icy-barriel
TO the long sought object of discovery
which could not possibly otherwise be
achieved
The Press says that a couple of small
boys Of Portland named Michael Gil
haughlv and Thomas Riley entered the
field as highway robbers Wednesday, ano
Selling two small boys, stood them W
against u fence, ordered them to keel
quiet and then rifled their pockets of wha
they contained The little rogues have
been sent to the State Reform School.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, May r. Attempts
by the negroes to-day to ride on the stree
ears with whites caused considerable ex
element and in some instances the trouble
approached an open riot. Several ne
groes were forcibly elected from the cars
and in others the whites gave up the car.
to the negroes, who rode on exulting amit
the waving of handkerchiefs and applause
of the spectators OF their race.
A girl in St Louis, who is studying
law and intends to practice, was asked
by an envious lawyer if she was no
afraid Of losing her reputation. She re
piled that it had never occurred to hel
that lawyers generally had any reputa-
ton to lose. The conversation here ter
minated.
A late newspaper in summing up the virtue.
OF deceased soap-boier, concluded his euogy
with the usual phrase peace to his ashes
The next day the editor was waited upon by 81
friend of the family" who threatened to ''poun(
thunder out of him" unless he made retrac
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