The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-03-16
SYMMES AND HOWGATE.
What the Believer I'm the Polar Opening
Thinks of the Latter's Plan of Reaching
the Omen Polar Sea.


Thinks of the Latter's Plan of Reaching
the Open Polar Sea.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal.l
In conversation with Mr.. Americas
Symmes, the present upholder of what
is generally referred to as "Symmes'
theory" reporter of the Courier
Journal was made acquainted with sew
eral facts of interest. After abiding to
the Howgate plan, which is to have per-
sons gradually approach the North pole
as they become accustomed TO the climate
of the Arctic regions, Mr.. Symmes said:
"Should the Howgate plan to reach
the pole be adopted as the best, and
another expedition be started out in
search of the North pole, it would be
best to make some arrangement to have
"A part of the expedition test the truth of
the Symmes theory, while the others
were making slow approaches to the
pole as proposed by Mr.. Howgate. Capt.
Tyson, of Capt. Halls expedition, has
written work called Arctic Expe-
rience, in which he says: Though do
not believe in an open polar sea, yet
know that the wild animals that inhabit
the northern regions go off north every
fall and come back in the spring fat,
with their young following them Such
is also the testimony of DIR. Kane, Capt.
Parry and Capt Ross, ali OF whom made
more than one voyage to the extreme
north. Into what country or climate
those animals go to spend the winter
and produce their young has never been
discovered, but that they do go
northward is proved beyond doubt.
According to the Symmes theory,
they pass over the verge and into the
polar opening, where they find warmer
and more genial climate, and where they
find plenty to live on and produce their
young, coming back fatter than when
they left. Where these animals travel
man can surely follow; 50 let a part of
the men follow in their wake, and if they
reach 'Symmzonia Gas Capt. Symmes
intended to call that undiscovered coun-
try they will have accomplished more
than any previous expedition. Capt.
Hall got about as far north as 80 deg.
and found open water, and, while en-
camped on the bank of an open sea, he
wrote his last dispatch to the Secretary
of the Navy, in which he says: Il find
this much warmer country than / ex-
pected, and it abounds with life-seal,
game, geese, ducks, musk cattle, foxes,
wolves, rabbits, cartridges, Jennings,
ETC., showing that he was just entering
'Symmzonia when his set time for re-
turning to his vessel had expired, and he
went back, and was taken sick and died.
Capt. Parry. on his third voyage, got up
to SO deg. min., and here found the
sun SO hot that it melted the tar out of
the seams of his vessel, and even small
flies came on board of his boat. What
ice was in sight was too rotten TO bear
his weight, and, being nearly out of pro-
visions, he had to turn back. Capt.
Ross experienced warm winds coming Iii
rectly from the north when he was
further northward, and DIR. Kane's men
found open water experienced a gale for
three days, blowing steadily from the
north, and once it became so warm as to
melt the snow and ice about them and
far south of them. What does this all
mean! What must it mean? 4 warmer
climate is certainly somewhere north
ward, not yet discovered Therefore,
say divide the expedition when the S1st
or sd deg. is reached, and let one party
follow the wild animals into their re-
treats northward, or within the verge.
and the other follow Mr.. Howgate's
plan"