The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-06-07
CAPTAIN c. s. HALL.
His Career ~ an Explerer-ais Family.

From the Cincinnati Commercial May 18th.
Captain Hall leaves wife and two Chi
drcn The wife wa, yesterday on the ca,
en- route t.or New Hampshire. TO visit ht
mother. who is dangerously i'll. The son
. boy a. school. The daughter, about six
teen years Of age, was in this city yesterday
and Mr.. Jonn ID. Caldwell, an old friend o.
the family had the sad duty of informin
her OF the death of her father. The poo
young lady was overwhelmed with sorrvw
Long separation from her adventurous fail,
cr did not soften to her the shock of tn
sudden news that he was no more.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Captain Hall first took up with his projcc
for Arctic adventure while a citizen Of on
City His first expedition WAS organize,
and sent out hy material aid from Cincin
Eati; his second expedition was also fos
tered and helped along by Cincinnati. On,
the third which has not yet ended, though
he has ceased TO exist, was in . great mcas
urc indebted TO tho people of Cincinnati
for that Government support which it 70
ccivcd.
Captain Hall was born near Stockbridgc
Mass. in the year 1924. aud was conse
quently in tho forty.eighth year of his ag.
when he died. In the year 1850 he came Il
this city. and soon after purchased the ses
engraving establishment Of Ben G.. True.
For eight or nine years he continued iu ihi.
business in little shop on Fourth street
between Nam and Walnut, over which tho
sign
&C. =. HALL, SEAL ENGRAvER,"
Still remains In the year 1850 he com.
menced the publication of the Penny Press
a cheap daily. in connection with John d.
Caldwell. While publishing the Pres.
Captain Hall became imbued with thoughts
of Polar researches and spcculstions ~ t.
the probable tate Of Sir John Franklin,
whose fate was then mystery. He read
oil he could findfn regard to previous dis.
covcrics and researches in that region. Fl
nalIy he became possessed with the thought
that hc was destined to become m explorer,
and in order to fit himself for the rigors of
tina. inhosp:tsble region, he,i the depths oi
winter, procured small tent and campcd
out in the open air on Mt. Adams, near the
old Observatory. Becoming satisfied it wss
bis mission to organize an exploring cxpe.
di.ion to the extreme North, he sold bis In.
tcrest IN tho Press to Andy Francisco. and
set about organizing his expedition.
HIS FIRST EXPEDITION
Was set on foot here in Cincinnati. On the
6th Of February circular was issued
signed by Governor Dennison. Senator
Chase, Mayor r. n. Bishop. Miles Green
VOID, and several other prominent citizens.
esking that assistance be given him in hrs
undertaking. aud this call was responded to
by quite a liberal subscription from those
who were interested in the matter. These
subscriptions were not enough to supper,
him in the expedition be Ind undertaken.
but they served - nucleus to bring in
Others, and particularly to increase the in.
tercst Of Henry Grinneli, the muniRcent
patron Of DR.. Kane. On the 10th of Nay
following he set sail from New London. On
the 18Th of September. 1869, he returned 70
New York after two and half years. ab
sencc. having made discoveries during that
time of incalculsble value to science, but
with no definite ,idingsof
THE LOST FRANKLIN.
During the next year and half be re.
maincd ut home, living here In Cincinnati.
but never losing sight Of his project to find
on. the mystery oi the ice bound North and
the fate OF Franklin. On this occasion, u
Lefore. his friends took up with his enthu,
siasm, and helped him to organize his sec-
ond expedition. He left New London the
second time on the 30th Of JUNE, 1894, In
J the bark Monticello, with full crew st his
command. though the expedition was .
small one compared with the object tor
which 1t was sent He was absent this time
for five years, more than half winch time
was spent in learning the habits and Ian,
gusge Of the Eequimaux and In searching
for records of ... -.
THE DARING NAvl0AToRs
Who Ind lost their lives in Arctic cxplora
tions. He came back with authentic infor
nation of the death of Sir John Franklin,
and while I'D was At home was visited BY
Lady Franklin, who complimented him on
his perseverance, and gallantry In searching
for her lost husband. Besides this, he
brought with him much information about
the climate and habits Of the people In that
polar region. NJ well Is many sp.culations
In regard to the open polar Sea, which be
proposed 10 verify In third expedition.
Two wears ago that third expedition WAS
organized, and. unlike bis proceeding one,
had ample support and encouragement from
the Government. Within less thsn year.
however. and before he could realize bis
fond aniicipations, the leader Of It had to
lay down his life Report ssys he died from
apopiexy on the Ssh Of November. 1870,
after he had been out scarce six months.
such IN ending 10 life ct action. per
severance and indomiisbls energy 10 sad
indeed. He leaves wife and two children,
oil Of whom arc now in the East visiting
friends.
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VITAL STATISTICS. Items OF vital sta
,istics recently published in Europe 60 to
confirm the received opinion that the durs
ton Of human life Is longer than 10 past
centuries. In the city Of Geneva, 6witser.
land, registers have been kept OF the yearly
average u human life since 1900. In that
wear Il was twenty two years and SIX months
A, present it's over forty years The tables
complied In England BY life insurance
companies. and adopted IN thss country,
show . similar result. In tho fourteenth
century the average annual mortality In The
city Of Paris was one 10 sixteen. II 's now
about one In .hr,y.two. In Ill EnsIand 10
1000 The rate of mortality was ono, ~ thir.
tv.threc Now Il b about one 10 forty
two. .a.8.s.a 5f5s ssrsFs+
PULLING A AtiIrrorOTAAUS Toofu.-NOs
lonr aro the old male hlppcp0eem0s . ~