The New York herald., 1877-01-11
THE HowGATE POLAR EXPEDITION.
OPINION OF AN ARCTIC E3pLoRER REGARDING
su, ruArrnrr rrx or THE pRoIEcr

OPINION OF AN ARCTIC E1pLoRER REGARDING
THE FEASIBILITY or THE PROJECT.
Captain Mares. the commander Of the recently re-
turned English expedition OF the North Pole, having
in a year of uncxampied. severity penetrated to a
latitude further north than any other explorer states
his belief that open Polar Sea does not exist
Well, he did not IL; but that by no means proves
its non existence IN the OF the positive testimony
from Dr. Hayes thut he saw IT,
Here is disputed point that should in some manner
be settled. England 10 highly interested, and as
proof earnestness there stands by act OF Par
lament a reward Of f5, 900 TO the who first
reaches a north latitude within one degree Of the
Pole More than $50 expeditions have been fitted up
and sent out by various nations to reach the North
Pole and the Northwest Passage at cost OF at least
S25 OOO, 900 ana Of hundreds OF lives.
In the present state OF public anxiety 10 settle all
eeograp cal problems other expeditions Will DO sent
out until the Pole discovered or The path 10 " found
ths probem at SIN all cost aud without needless sacr
or ie III the Interest oil humanity as wen us VI
science
The colonization plan meets with no opposition ana
Is generally approved by the common sense OF tue
country. Even members OF former expeditions. who
might DO supposed DO ''soured by their own mis-
carragcs aud strongly pursuaded that as they ala not
succeed none else could, ndorse inc coonlHa.ion
Tho following letter on the subject Is from Robert
Seybolh. now living at Wilmington, N. G., who was
The subject OF Arctic exploration with the view OF diseov
en long searched for to the Pee has
Interest by the recen return ot the British cxpedtion
number men, well equipped and provided for in the high
attainabc la ude As regards the British expedition
II matter OF Justice to that Its partial fa
be ascrbed obs aces absolutely insurmounta.
crew Of tha proverbai british pluck endurance which
ton Without discussing tho British exped
poposs sss By have
slightest doubt II sufficient number OF energes'c men,
terrible severity OF Arctic winters the greatest difficulty in
come ior such party depot could nsed base Of
operation from which push forward favorable unctues
sve posts perm ancnty held until the next
established and until some avorng season made tho
be answered in considering Captain Howraes scheme
the possibility of sustaining human lite such high la
this question in the ALL, NATIVE My own experiences,
during stay nearly within the Arctic Circle,
rant me In believing systematically conducted plan Of
me ct no difficulties u the effort sustain
lite aud sufficient robustness carry out tho work OF
the great enemy OF former explorers
can entirely avoided by adopting the proper hygienic
has been fully proven by the late Captain
Hall who several In succession in OF
the Esaumaux in perfect health and without assistance
from the outside world
queny remain successive winters In the Arctic
regions do no. suffer from sc9rvy while %nternS nmt are
Whv Because they do not hesitate to eat plcntully of
readily obtanabe in the highest stitudes To this diet
myself found difficulty in becoming accustomed, and
enforced resumption of salt chank" ON the homeward
Draining then the possibility OF colonization fully be.
evc that the adoption of Captain owgate scheme would
ior il substitutes steady conquest in place
spasmodic unsusained efforts hitherto MADE at
sacrifice untold and the loss of great and
mol le