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A traveller in Greece found three
shepherds with focks of six or seven
hundred each, all mingled together, but
the sheep would answer to their names
when called by their owner, but not if
called By another-This traveller exs
perimented with them. He called, and
the sheep took no notice. The shops
herd called, and they came. Then he
said that the sheep knew the shepherd
by his dress and not BY his voice
But when the shepherd exchanged
clothes with the traveller, the sheep
would not obey the strange voice; but
when in the travellers dress the shops
herd called, the sheep came at his bid
ding. SO the Christian knows Christ's
voice. He knows him not by church
forms which may be changed, but by
his eternal nature goodness, and
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exploring IT, brief account OF discovery there
may not be ont Of place.
Smith Sound IL only q northerly continuation OF
Bannn's Bay. It was discovered by the famous
navigator. Bafnn, IN 1915. during his remarkable
circuit or that magnificent sheet Of water, rom
which branch on In IT. northern part, Woisren.
holme, smith, Jones and Lancaster Sounds, all
more or less famous in later times In connection
with Arctic exploration. Bafnn made this voyage
in the little bng Discovery, OF nifty tons burden,
and although Sir Jonn Ross followed upon his
track in 1918. and sighted the capss Of smith
sound. tine SOUND itself was never entered until
Captain Ingledeid, OF the British Navy, In 1852
sought It In the steamer Isabella. with the idea
that Sir John Franklin, instead OF going to
the westward, hIough Lancaster Sound, IN 1885,
had followed the line OF the Greenland coast
ana sought she Polar water by due
north course Captain Ingleneld came home
TO report that Smith Sound expanded into the
Polar Basin. and In this view be was supported
BY the TACT that very little ice was seen. The
idea being seized upon BY Dr.. Kane, eliminated,
ultimately, in what become known a. the Second
Crlnnell Expedition. The discoveries OF that ex.
petition ior the hrst time made Smith Sound
famous. Unnke ingieneld. Kane found the sound
blocked with ice at is entrance, and being forced
IN upon the Greenland shore was crowded into
harbor In latitude IS deg 81 min, ana in, as tt
proved, IN inconvenient and hazardous position.
The vessel was never liberated, and, after passing
two winters there, his party be.ook them.
selves TO boats. After dragging them over the
Ice TO the open water at the mouth OF
the sound, Q distance or ninety miles, they
then set out Tor the Danish colonies In Greenland
During his stay in winter haroor DR.. Kane and
his party performed many sledge Journeys in the
spring, searching the shores OF Greenland as far
mp 80 latituos 81 deg. north. IL was my Tor.
tune TO be . member oil that expedition, and,
with one oil the ships company, I made O dog.
sledse journey across the SOUND to the north and
west, reaching q land not hitherto known. ana
which WAS called GrinneIl Lana. rms traced to
about LATITUDE 80 dsa.. and then surveyed 1t on my
return journey southwark and westward, before
rossiug the sound until connected II with the
previous discoveries OF ingieheld ~ cape SABINE.
Daring the nomsward journey along that shore |
found everywhere smooth ice. indicating beyond
douptthsf upon the setting In OF winter there had
been an open sheet VI wster al along the land 10
far ap - the hignsss point that reached ana this
hlyhsst point Was the entrance 10 On extension sf
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to his original purpose. he intended to await an
opportunity and push on the following year. Un-
happily, however, Tor the enterprise. after making
sledge journey to the north, he fell sick, and
died almost before winter had fairly set in.
Whether 1t was from prudential motives or lack
OF opportunity we cannot undertake 70 say, bus/
It Is an unfortunate fact that when the Polaris
was liberated the following summer she was
headed south, and, when near the entrance to
Smith Sound, was npped by the ice, and, being
Ill nttcd for such encounters, was soon . total
wreck
TIE PoLAR1s EXPEDITION.
have thus gone over the ground OF the opening
OF this channel at some length, In order to arrive
at just estimate OF the chances OF success beyond
that which was achieved by the Polarts Expedi.
ton. AL Arctic navgstors well know that the Ice
Is liable TO obstrucs the sea In almost any quarter
and can judge az to whether the obstacles en-
counrereo Dy the Polaris Expedition in Robson
Channel. which IL but o continuation OF Kennedy
Channe, was or was not likely to prove perma.
nent embarrassment. Ny own view OF the matter
may be plainly stated In lew words. I think, as
always have thought since my first experience
Of 1854, that through Smith SOUND and tue chan.
mel beyond there Is practicable opening leading
into the Polar Basin. The current seta strongly
south as 10 proven BY the oriis OF the
ice and IL needs only, In my Judgment,
patience, care huu bumcleut mohnb TO acCOms
plish passage In that direction. True. 1t cannot
be done without risk. yet without the probable
embarrassment oil drifting Ice. But ice In al.
most ell Arctic waters appears and dlsap pears
with remarkable rapidity In obedisnce to the di.
rection OF The winds aud the currents; and sea
which IL open to-day may be covered with Ice to.
morrow. Practically believe the Polaris was on
tile margin oil q sea, or rather ocean, which, In
consequence OF It's vast extent, 10 never com.
pletey frozen over, and although covered here ana
there with drifting masses Of ice, which gather
under the influence OF the wind, 10 yet navtgabie.
From personal observation during Two Journeys
know tnat Kennedy Channel closes very late IN the
autumn and opens early IN the spring; tor even
10 May as before stated. found ice shat was
exceedingly dificult 10 traverse with dog
sledges, and on one occasion, before reaching
absolutely open water, I was compelled 10
take to the shore and follow tbs land Toe,
Al this early PERIOD saw, rom NJ last point OF
observation. open water. THIS ssa proved By Cap.
tain Nails experience 20 10 IN s&psnsien OF Zen.
nsds Channel. pst was epsn heas the isss.
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Smith Sound, which was called Kennedy Channel
This fact led me to believe that strong southerly
setting current through Smith Sound forced the
ice down npon the Greenland coast, and left open
water at the close Of the thawin2 season on the
opposite shore; and accordingly. upon my return
home, immediately advocated the fitting out Of q
new expedition.
THESE EXPLORATIONS,
may mention, proved that lneeHeld was wrong;
for, instead OF expanding into the Polar ocean,
Smith Sound merely expanded into broad sea
which narrows again into Kennedy Channel, and
Ii now known as Kane Basin.
Through the liberality Of leading scientific
societies OF the country and Of private Individuals
the expedition was organized in the spring of
1850. Upon reaching Smith Sound, however. I
discovered q tongue OF ice extending through the
centre OF the channel to the south and west
and having only small schooner could
not In the teeth OF . gale bore this
"paek" and reach the west coast. In the
EFFORT the schooner was so badly crippled shat I
was forced into winter harpor September 9, some.
what nearer the mouth OF Smith Sound than
that OF Dr.. Kane, and was compelled, there ore,
In my subsequent explorations with sledQe over
the frozen sea TO traverse much the same course
had taken before. During the greater part OF this
toilsome march OF sixty days the ice was very
rough; but as In the former case, when acting
under tho orders OF DR.. Kane, found smooth
belt OF single winters freezing along the west
coast thus confirming my previous opinion and
declaration as to the practicability Of passage,
1t least to Kennedy Channel, In that direction.
Within Kennedy Channel the Ice was more uni.
form, presenting alternately rough and smooth
surfaces. The highest point attained on the Ice was
near lat. 50 deg. on land, 81 deg. 81 min., where
lett my dag and record. Tais was
OF course In the spring, long be-
fore there was any general break up OF the
Ice. reached, however. open water, which
stopped me. even at the early period OF May
10. The ice In the channel was even then,
when the mercury was about zero, very thin and
rotten. .H... t
The proofs thus obtained increased the earnest.
ness with wnicn advocated the route by Smith
sound, and IN tais advocacy have been supported
by the American Geographical Society, and esps.
cialiy by It's eminent President. Chisf Justice
Charles r. DAILY. the result MAS general convtc.
ton that this Was the most available channel BY
which the North Pole was to be rsaehsd, ana
aualiy. Congress making . moderate Apprep,is.
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ton, Captain 9. +. Ball was entrusted with the
command OF the famous Polaris Expedition.

ton, Captain @. r. Ball was entrusted with the
command OF the famous Polars Expedition.
ENTERING SMITH SOUND.
Both Dr.. Kane and myself encountered at the
mouth OF smith Sound not only q heavy pacx
but severe head Winds which brought the "pacx,
down. But Captain Hall seems to have met with
no such obstacles, and entering the sound steamed
to the west coast and thence to Grtnnel Land
encountering no Ice even there thus fulfilling, by
actual experiment, the predictions which had
made years BEFORE Nor lid he meet any ice
In Kennedy Channel to embarrass him until he
had reached latitude SO deg. 10 min; and thus
his voyage to that hitherto unattalned latitude
by ship was 90 Tree from obstacles as voyage
from New YORK to Liverpool Here pack ice was
encountered. and, when he attempted TO push
through IL, his vessel became beset, and when
liberated, the enterprise was for the season abau.
doned, and the expedition went into winter quar-.
tiers.
There 10 difference OF opinion 40 to the con.
dition Of tho sea ahead at the time this re-
solve was made. some asserting that the "pack"
was but narrow belt and that open water could
be discerned beyond. Captain Tyson, one Of the
oncers OF the Poaris, states that he saw rom the
masthead open wafer beyond the ice north as
far ~ the eye could see, and that there
was clear "water sky" He further states that
afterward tue cnannel was opened to the north.
east. and that the vessel could have gone further
north, but that Captain Hail, yielding to the opin-
Ion oil Captain Buddington. his sailing master,
decided against the views OF the other on1csrs,
to abandon any further attsmps to ADVANCE.
In this view Captain Tyson IL supported
BY many OF the ships company. while Others a..
ssrt that there was neither water nor water SKY"
visible TO the nortnward. Yet Captain Tyson 10
an experienced navigator and IL well acquainted
with that peculiar phenomenon Of the Arctic seas
known az "water sky" ADD also the 'icc blinH.n
two distinct conditions OF rejection IN the atmos.
paers that are ordinarily unmistak able. THIS
was early In september, the mest navi.
gable season; but, doubtloss, the sxpsrl.
snce OF captain Buddnaton had clearly shown
nim that there was danger OF being caught IN tho
"pack" iof the winter, ana VI being frozen last
there II they continued longer At sea; ana the
wisdom OF his course can therefore no. bs called
In question By those VINO we're not upon the spot,
and consequently must be ianorsnt Of oil the cir.
onmstances. In going into WINTER CHARTERS Cap.
tain Hail did net abandon the sAisrpiiss which hS
had 90 seriously ~ heart but, stsadiastly sspssins
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THE POLAR HIGHWAY.
A Review Of the Approaches to the
North Pole.
TIL AMERICAN ROUTE.
Its Claims Over All 0thers---The Kane,
Hayes, Hall Expeditions.
THE OPEN POLAR SEA.
A Plan Of international Co.
Operation.
AN APPEAL TO CONGRESS.
Letter from DR.. I. I. Hayes, the
Arofic EYr,1orar
THE OPEN POLAR SEA.
A Plan Of international Co.
Operation.
AN APPEAL TO CONGRESS.
Letter from DR.. I. I. Hayes, the
Arctic Explorer.
NEW YoRK. Feb. 20, 1875.

NEW YORK. Feb. a. 1875.
To TIE EDIToB OF the HERALp:-
In view Of the interest which you have 80 long
manifested In Arctic explorations and OF The en-
courasemsns GU have recently gwen to the pro.
jected enterprises in that direction. I trust you
VIII not regard It ~ Inappropriate on my part II
should, through the columns OF your paper, OK.
press some oSs with respect 10 the practcabilty
oil reaching the North Pole. It 10 understood that
the English government are 10 At out al sxpsd,.
ton. with two well equipped vessels. each VI some
500 tous burden, TO try the smith sound route,
which. after mature consideration, has at length
been Regarded BY the English gsesrAphsrs -
hksy 70 prove me most avaiiaLis. Tnis route has
very properly been called the american foufs,w
aad, since nave mad 3 svo1 dssi Of sxpsrisnse IN
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Whether this vas due to the rapldity OF the cuf.
rent or to the proximity OF an immense body OF
water beyond cannot pretend to say. But have no
doubt that both causes were operating That this
channel connects with the ocean to the north can
scarcely be doubted for the reports from the
Polaris Expedition show that the tides set nom
that quarter. In view OF the conditions observed
from the three expeditions OF Kane, Hall and my.
self in that channel 1t hardly be supposed that
the extension OF Smith Sound to the nortnward
can be very far beyond the point attained BY Cap
tain Hall, even although land was seen due north
beyond my last observed point Of Cape Union
am convinced that, could the obstruct.
ing pack which embarrassed the Polarm
In that channel have been penetrated,
the North Pole could have been reached
By steam, for DO not doubt the existence OF per.
manent open sea about the Pole. Icaunor, indeed,
imagine any circumstances under which 80 large
O warery area could become CONCEALED. II Is true
that We have no positively clear proof that there
Is any Arctic Ocean at all Nor have we any proof
that the continent OF Greenland does not, a. the
eminent geographer. Dr. Petermann. has con.
jectured, extend across the Pole toward BshrinR
STRAIT. But this, 10 me. IL 10 far In 90.
tagonism with all the reasonable aualogies Of
physical geography - scarcely to admit OF serious
discussion.
AN EXAMINATION OF TIE NAP
VIII suoW tue Immense extent Oh Arctlc coast un0,
bathed by the circumpolar waters. which
forms an almost continuous line Of land,
with but comparatively narrow channels,
separating the several bodies and practi.
cally enclosing an area more than 2,ood
miles In diameter. There are no broad openings
into 1t, and, aucn % lhsy are, they have hitherto
been found blocked with ice to such an extent
that the passage OF veassls mas Dsen prevented.
believe that Greenland has been traced nearly,
II not quite, to It's northern extremity believe
the same, too, Of GrInnell Land To me It Is impos-
sible to conceive OF an area sucn % that OF the
Arctic Ocean being covered with ice. Large
bodies OF water DO not freeze. Even batnns Bay
10 not closed In the winter nor Jet Hudson's Bay
and &C temperature OF iorty degrees below ssro
have seen waves dAshine apon the ice.sirt shore
and breaking without single piece OF drifting Ice
IN sient. Water WILL not frssss unless snsltsred
and protected By the lana and hsnes. after no N.
considerable experience, 1 have arrived at the
coaclusien that. - the Arctic OCEAN v a.
most entirely sifdlsd ~ laAd, ~ ~ IN uks
mAAhsi. elfslsd ~ ssAatlas. iahd.SAAtuAs IN
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