The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-17
ANOTHER POLAR EXPEDITION.
Captain HALLS Route Held to be Impracsi
cabie--Mr. Pavy's Expedition.

Captain Halls Route Held to be Iinpracsi-
cab,e--Mr. Pavy's Expedition.
The celebrated Dr.. augustus Peieiman protector
and conductor OF the German Polar expeditions has
said that 1.-The discovery Of the North Pole would be
the crown OF geographical discoveries" For the
past 400 years this desired result has occupied the
attention Of geographers and scientists and IS again
prominently before the world by reason OF the pro-
posed expedition OF Captain Hall. Attempts to mud
a northwest passage have been made at diff
ferent times, beginning with Jean Cabots in
l496. followed later days by Ross, Parry,
Franklin, Belcher, Sherard- Osborne, McClintock,
Ingleneld De Haven, Kane and our eminent COM
patriot, Dr. Hayes but the highest latitude reached
was seventy-eight degrees, Rensselaer, Bay, where
the Advance, OF DR.. Kane's expedition, had to be
abandoned after waiting three years for the ice to
break ep Willoughby, in 1853 reached eighty de-
grees, in tie direction OF Spitzbergen and Nova
Zembia, his further progress being arrested by
strong Polar currents, which were most dangerous
on account Of the immense drifts OF ice. Captain
Hall now proposes TO try passage to the Pole by
jones' Sound. Tnis NJ. Octave Pavy, member Of the
French end American Geographical Societies. holds
TO be impracncabe, IN which view he Is
SUPPORTED by Judge DAILY, no mean authority
on such subjects. NJ. Payy says that 1t Is well
know that In winter the Sound is closed with packed
ice, and in summer time is full or drift ice borne
along by very strong current that IL Is utterly i'm
possible TO make DeaQWay. THIS is the evidence
or all who have visited that region Captain Hail SAYS
lie VIII winter at eighty degrees but If he reach
far there VIII be no reason for going into winter quar-
ters, as at thai latitude open water Is 10 be found
according TO Be!cler Austen, Penny ana Stuart. lie
also says he VIII proceed on Elesmere Lana the
Pole believing the land TO extend FAR. There Is
no reason to suppose that such Is the case and NJ.
PAWS theory Ia that the Arctic circle Is open
water a tail seasons OF the year. Surprising
Captain Hall should reach eighty-two degrees north
by lana, and then attempt the remainder OF the
journey By sea- how exceedingly perilous Will 1t be
HIS boat is, NJ Pavy states, unseawof,ny aud not ca
pable ofholdng sufficient meat provisions for jour-
ney OF sixteen degrees eight 10 the Pole and eight
back. Well the Pole Is reached-is that enough :
What observations can be made with the limited
appliances he can carry on the tiny craft TO justify
the expenditure OF 100000!
NJ. pavy, In the face OF such proofs OF the i'm
routes mentioned--by Spitzbergen, Nova Zembla,
Smiths Sound or Jones' Sound-proposes to make
essay by Behring's straits in a northwestery direc-
ton.
In 1851 Mcclure succeeded in taking his ship
through Behring's Straits, aud skiring the coast OF
America reached the Bay OF Mercy, In Banks Land.
There he became ice-bound and was Obliged to re-
turn TO England.
NJ. Pavy will leave san Francisco on the 18th
OF July next, thence proceeding to petropanlski, IN
Avatcha Bay, kamschatka furs, dogs, three ma
Russian and himself, party OF eight and every
necessary will be procured and shipping taken TO
the north OF the Gull OF Anadyr, where the party
VIII debark and journey overland to Cape Jakan, on
the north coast Of Slberir, distance or 300 miles.
At Cape Jakan where russian military post Is es-
tablished. short stay will be made before starting
north for Wrangels NOW known as KEEL
letsJ Land. He Will take with him from
San Francisco provisions sufficient to last
the party till This land Is reached and then game,
which Is known to abound there will be hunted and
a large supply stored up for further needs. The
boat NJ. Pavy takes s made OF gutta percha,
covered with canvas-simiar to the Nonpareil,
which made voyage across the Atantic-and
therefore amply seaworthy. II can float 10000
pounds weight, and has TINS great advantage, that
when necessary II can be rolled up into very
small compass and strapped on 10 the sledge. He
Is provided with quantity OF dry c0lOdiOn SO that
mere can be no diiculty IN taking views with the
Photographic apparatus he takes. Communication
will be kept up with the Russian post at Cape Jaken
by carrier pigeons. carrying PHOTOGRAPHIC sketches
OF his Journal. To further his object he Is IN CORE
sp0ndence with the Russian government, with a
Siberia.
captain Hall requests that persons who wish to
the Polars Will defer their visits till the last Of
next week as tile vessel Is now In the hands OF the
carpenters and can not be shown or seen convcn-
teuty.