New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-27
HOW TO REICH THE NORTH POLE.

SUGGESTIONS BY CAPT HOwGATE BASED ON TIE
EXPERIENCE or RECENT EXPEDITIONS.
The following suggestions are made by Capt.
n w. Howgate, Acting Signal officer OF the United
states Army as 10 the most practical way OF finding tho
North Pole:
The expedition of Capt Hall in the Polaris in 1871 and
showi that by the OF steam II Is eonp4rayes easy
matter 70 reach the ara 70 TO- be
overcome in reaching the Pole lie beyond that point
Parties from the expeditions have made far surveys
40 miles north OF this leaving only "Dout aUy
miles Of unaxplOred regions between lhat ,, nnu
t9s o0 sSS Hall ii reas HaSr The pr cRro Of
sou's Channel the lookout of the POlaris reported open
TsST n t sS Vessel an and This
open water was afterward seen hOn the cape AT tne
northern opening OF Newman's Bay and u was the opln
ion of the crew OF that aled vessel that II sue ad
been but the traction Of an hOup GARNER III reaching le
veritabe 0pcn sea" the Pole itself They dd not
succeed but forced 10 winter almost within slgnt
their gallant commander, abandoned thc entcfprlse
Where this open water WAS found capt Nnr' III 80
and 1876, found solid lmpenetIaDle ICE through Wnon
no vessel could force it, way ana over Whch IL WAS
equally impossible tor sledge parties to work. ,,
rlese facts show that within the Arctc circle lne sea-
sons vary markedly as IN more temperate southern
latudes, and that the 10y barriers 70 the foe a..
10 reach the Pole prompt advantage must DC aHsI %
slch faVoIlng d ,it the rast expendnre OF
fine IN ney and human life, III Is essentlu iht t'c IN
porng party be On the ground at Tue very Nm tnU
S1e This can only be done by coonizlng few hardy
r.loIute and ex ,crienced men at some 0n near ,lo
hnrdcrs of Tie Polar Sea, AID the most iaNofaDe Os o
fine purpose appears 10 BE- tnat where the Dseo,eiy
,9 Isl wear such party should consist OF al Iet
90 men and should DO provided with P,oIsOns I me
a,hsr necessary supplies for three years AT uic
oah cum Of Which period thcy should be Nls.tSa,
ana II stil unsuccessful In aec9nptss ar swo re
ohiec, reyiCfualcd and again let 10 lheir ~O," d
gt Hall spent eight years anl ng lho EsqhsuA, 9n
ea, wear found himself better 1Ited 70 ~is'an 1nT
sverity of the Arctic Circle ana te pal U1 I'd aud
500 ,rond In Ike manner become accila!tu an
eyenalIy succeed IN accomplishing he ons @
,,. sts,uy o. eubstautia badins alc rs c"i" 'tsIy
W. c,f,ied On sh board, the party could De maj 40
,rthic AMI AZ safe from atmospheric uihSti a. -
@ ~ ne signal Service stationed on Tue suA As -
PIIe's peak and Mount Washington or INC onoS go
the UudsOn's Bay Company sI n0n q" nnron,,
sne "a Temperature OF minus coo Is no, uneo
mon. good supply Of medicine. sR'iI ~ snnSns
nv .,ch t1rSb provision could be '0lnd ny huns
nartics would enable them 70 keep on scurs! anu "
maintan as good a sanitary e9n'utlon . vas fcund
,atar. of (otiiIayen In Greenland Ga,le vas Ivui
y, fair Quantities by the Poias party on the a
~ and those from The Alert ana DiscoSeIy ox ,no
cOass' h d 20 Tie west, eciay IN the vicinity " ue
las named vessel. where ID iH'sh oA'" "''' N-'N