Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-12-16

Society Of FunAlofcon-the- Main
h0s received 2 renort from Lieuten
cut julius Payer one Of the two
: leaders OF the German expedition to
Lho North Pole. Itis dated October
q, from the Norwegian coast, on
board the ship Harald HaGrfsge," +"
and presents some now lacta Of very
great interest. After some introduce
+. tory reluarks the rspJ.. goes on 20
Q sBr:
q The preliminary expedition for thc
!. eIpLotation Of the sea between Spitz-
% bergen and Nova Zombla, which is
, - befo!loWed next year by sn expe-
. nLtlon Of greater magnitude, has
AeFed al unexpected rosult--One
Which is opposed TO all previous cal
citations. The reason why the prin-
II ael object Of The oypedition--viz:
. t.a exploration of King har's Land
. --.a7 not gUt could not be consist
entity carried OUT viii DO explained
. .J you b. Naval Lieutenant Wey-
.pEGoAt personally. as an Offset
against this iailnr0 there appears,
. .hrgeyer, the discovery Of an extern
I alT5 open poIar sea IN place OF the
Unknown weters, which were for
/ faeelF considered unnavaeable. The
-.assiaus, tie -wedes, and even the
I German e..tlIians Of 1858, vainly
.rnpJed 10 penetrate even as far
as .da Southern part Of this polar
BIt the result now obtained
cI.algl to give a different turn
| DO the 81 hole polar question, aud to
-reItea new basis TOR the explora-
I ZION Or the North Pole.
WHY TIE FORMER GERMAN EXPEDITION
TAILED.
It's vsrv much to be regretted
tfa the German Norh Pole expedi-
-iu Of l3G9-70 did not take this
route, through the Sea OfNoya Zem.
Dir. rs It was originally pointed out
." DaPa'ermauu, who declared ii to
20 He ua5trOIt5 Tor penetrating into
de .esrJ Of tho Polar basin.
Il pltC0t the tact tina, the highest
saor.ties have hitherto decidedly
g 551Q every route east OF Spitz-
D gen, a9i that the numerous Rus
-.I. expeditions during the present
century have not even been able 10
a7 round the Northern part of Nova
L lJia, and although the voyage of
tire Norwegian, JOLannesen, last
sr.r, close TO the coast Of the double
la.Hllt0 tho Sen Of Kara, 10 tue Sea
.el !jtteHz was considered an extra
ordinary and doubtful event, in
snIta Of these facts to the contrary,
our experience has proved the exis-
.eana otn4 extensive open sea north
o Nova Zemba. The Sea OF Kara
ting been explored bv the navigatOrs,
rm9nsen and Nattisen and others,
and reported to be almost complete
.y free from ice. oim0nsen has not
.ould any ice even around the White
Island. On the strength OF these eX-
E.o'ati0ns the connection ofthe open
SEQ Of Nova Zcmbla with tho waters
Of t.a North Of Siberia may be con-
>a'red M established fact. With
OBJ aizaOrc.y yauishes an immense
territory Of ice from our maps. The
-ya' 1871 will undoubtedly be rep
l-s,uted u very favorable TO the ice
na cation, although "unfavOrablcN
years have often been spoken OF
without cause or proof But the
NJ lus hunters ofNori0gia are uuan-
im-us in regarding last summer as
..a worst season ever experienced,
-"-A the steamer Gelmania, of the
N.- a4u expedition, has not succeed
. H raue'H.ng into the Sea OF
-.-H In Norway the fact that sail
E-asc.5 have achieved higher re-
.' .a1ls.eauships is attributed to
... 1Dtv construction Of the Ger
u...LaGsa sailing vessel as well as a
aaa and it therefore matter
'l ..-. Importance to subject this
I.-. tJaA impartial examination.
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