Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-07-30

| IClHdccI ShtIlS- IOEFl CtOtnlHS.. w he
his equipment is entirely completed
which he expects to be aboutthe lst /
August, he proposes to sail for Behrin
Straits. a# = l*-1sE
| THE MATERIAL. 'a .T.-54.
The raft, Variously known as Il,
Monitor or NOnpareil, which NJ. PAY
takes with him to navigate tie one
polar sea, and if possible to. reach tn
pole, is made of four hollow India
rubber cylinders (water tight OF course
twenty-five feet in length, upon whic
when connected with planks, spar
deck protected from the weather ca
be constructed. When fully rigget
there will be two masts, on VIII ch can
vass enough tits thought, can be sprea
to propel the craft from four to seyel
knots an, hour This craft when read
for the water, win weigh about q thous
and pounds, and, will be capable O
carrying a dead weight of 1000
pounds. Ten minutes, it is. thought
will be sufficient to unload the cylin
dcrs from the sledgcs and prepare then
for launching. Once in the water. i
is alleged that Captain Mixes expert
! ence shows that such a craft is NOR,
manageable than an ordinary sail-boat
Rubber boats, as is well known, nav,
been used in Arctic expeditions fo
| Years. The ligltncss and portabilitl
of this raft are much in its favor, q:
no whale-boat could be carried BY 81
small a party.
NJ. Pavy estimates that about forty
or fifty dogs will be sufficient to trans
| port all his material. 1t is not improb
| able that if he eau obtain suitable rein.
deer he will take them instead Of tho
dogs. The former he could kill and
preserve for use in his voyage in ease
| he finds an open polar sea on which tC
launch his bark, while he would have
to turn the latter loose on having nc
more use for them. The cruelty OF
such q proceeding, except in case OF
necessity, would doubtless operate in
favor of the alternative proposition, il
1t can be carried out.
AN HYPOTHESIS ABOUT LAND,
The character of the expedition
does not permit of any elaborate OBJ
servatiOns Of either the atmosphere
or the currents in those high lati-
tudes. Ole conclusion to which Nj.
PAWS accurate study Of artic eeog-
raphy and research has led him, he
hopes to find confirmed, or in the
event of his hypothesis being unfoun-
dcd, to obtain the true explanation
Of the facts. 1t is an admitted fact
that, generally speaking, all norther>
ly currents tend to the cast and all
southerly currents to the west. But
artic explorers do not tell us Of any
normal strong set to the east round
Point Barrow but, on the contrary,
represent a steady current as setting
strongly westward and northward
past Cape Jaken. The only avaiIa>
bic explanation, NJ. Pavy thinks, is
to be found in the presence of a
large continent, which presents a
barrier to the normal eastward course
of the Black Stream The obscrya-
tions of Sir Robert Mcclure, at
Banks Land-comParing the condi-
tion Of the ice near the northwest cX~
tre.nity with that OF the remaining
western coast Of the island-can on
ly be explained by the presence of
land to the westward, which acts as
4 barrier TO the heavy polar pack,
and die5ts The course of that icy
current east, through Banks Strait,
toward Lancaster Sound. NJ. Pavy
argues that this land must be con-
tinuous with that which is known to
exist off the northeastern coast of ST.
bcria-Kellctt Land--a continuity
demanded by the absence of any
known currents setting from the north
in the space between Point Barrow
and Bank Strait. That the wes-
tern coast Of this land conforms al
most to the parallel Of longitude up
on which its southwest cape is placed,
he believes is supported by the OBJ,
scrvation of Wrangell and Henden-
strom, who found the polynia, which
so cfectually barred their progress.
father to the north the more westerly
their attempts we're made. He also
coniectures that this new land ex-
tends very considerably to the north,
at least to the parallel of 50 deg, if
not. perchance. to 50 deg, rs the
drift wood which is supplied by the
Siberian rivers is found on the Spitz>
bergen, Jan Maycn, and east Green
land coasts. and not on the northern
shores of the Parry Islands and the
regions lying north of Smiths Sound.
THE PERSONAL EFFECTS t
Of NJ. Pavy consist of a fine set Of
Photographic apparatus. with the
dry plate process. lie has calcium,
and magnesium lights by which to
take views during the artic night
The collodion plates are placed in
boxes perfectly impervious to light.
water, and air. by means of a pat
ent shutter-One of NJ. Pavy's inven-
tions-the operator can take plates
from these boxes, and, aftes they are
from the camera, return
them to their position without expos
ing to the light in transitu.
His wardrobe has been selected
with care. He will wear next to the
skin 4 fincly-woven flannel undershirt,
md over that a vestment of Chiuesc
six another flannel shirt will inter.
rene, and on the outside will be a |
;uit of heavy tweed, lined with fur
His boots, cap, stockings, &c, have |
)cen made to order, and are of the
most suitable materials, for artic |
.ravcl. He carries 4 United States
lag, presented to him by the Ameri- |
;an Geographical Society OF this city, |
which he proposes to wave in triumph
,ver the Original" pole, after which |
&c viii return to Europe or North |
America by the shortest practicable
cute.
sAxUEL SroEEs. ALDES PrsEE.