The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-06-27
Results Of the Polaris Exnedttion

Results OF the EOlar1S E2peQlGlon-
The geographical results of the Polaris |
expedition un1er the command of the |
late Captain Hall so far as they can now
be ascertained from the testimony Of
Messrs. Tyson, Meyer, and their com
rades, may be summed up briefly as fol-
lows: The opec Polar sea laid down By
Kane and Hayes is fouBd to be in reality
sound of considerable extent, formed
by the somewhat abrupt expansion of
Kennedy Channel to the northward, and
broken by Lady Franklin's Bay on the
west, and on the east by large inlet
twenty miles wide at the opening and
| certainly extending far inland. It's length
was not ascertained, aad Mr.. Never
| thinks it may be, in fact, strait extend
| ing till it communicates with the Francis
Joseph Sound of the Germania and Hansa
| expedition, and with it defining the north
| ern limits of Greenland This inlet was
called the Southern Fiord North Of it
on the same side is the indentation of the
| shore called Polaris Bay By Capt Hall,
where the Polaris wintered in latitude
! So So north. The northern point of
| this bay was named Cape Lupton. Its
southern point Is yet without a name
! From Cape Lupton the land trends to the
northeast, and from the eastern shore of
I a new channel from twenty-five to thirty
! miles wide opening ont of the sound
above mentioned, to which Capt Hall, as
has already been stated, gave the name
of Robeson's Straits. The western shore
of these straits. north Of Grinnell Land, IS
also uameless. Northeast of Cape LuP~
ton, in latitunde 80 81, is a deep inlet,
which Capt Hall called Nawman's Bay,
naming its portheru point Cape Rrevoort,
and It's southern bluff Sumner Headand
| The trend Of the land continues to Re
pulse Harbor in latitude so 8, north, tie
highest northern position reached by land
during the expedition. From an cievas
ton of 100 feet at RePulse Harbor on
the east coast Of Robeson's Straits, the
land continues northeast to the end of
these straits, and thence east and south
east till lost in the distance, its vanishing
point bearing south of east from the place
of elevation. No other land was visible
to the northeast, Tut land was seen on the
west coast extending north as far as the
eye could reach, and apparently termi>
mating in headIand $40 north.
THE OPEN POLAR SEA.
Nj Meyer also states that directly 20
the north lie observed on bright day,
from the elevation mentioned, line of
light, apparently circnlar in form, which
was thought By other observers to be
land, but which he supposed to Indicate
open water.
Besides ascertaining accurately the
condition and extent Of what was before
supposed to be an open polar sea, diseOv-
ering the southern ford to the southeast
aud Robesons Straits to the north, with
another wide expanse of water beyond it
and extending by examination and survey
the coast line on the east up to lati-
tude so 9> north, and BY observation
somewhat further proloneing the wes
coast to the northward, and passing with
the PuIaris under steam TIE high latitude
> of so I6> north, point far beyond tbs
: limits of ali previous navigation toward
the Pole, errors in the shore line of tht
west coast, as laid down by DR.. Hayes
and also errors in the shore line o
= Greenland, as laid down by DR.. Kane
were observed and corrected.
OF course the full scientific results 0
the Polaris expedition cannot be knowl
until that vessel shall have been foun,
and brought back with the treasures sh
has gathered, and the records and detail
OF her Arctic explorations But enough
is told by the witnesses who have beer
. examined to excite expectation and en-
courage the hope Of large and valuable
additions to the domain of human knowl
edge.