The New York herald., 1877-02-06
THE NORTH POLE.

CAPTAIN NoRroN's PLAN OF ARCTIC ExPLoRA-
TIoN-INTEBEsrINa EXPERIMENTS WITH A
NEW SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS.
special meeting Of the American Geographical
Society was held last night>at N6 II West Twenty.
ninth street paper from Captain Norton on
his plan of arctic exploration was read, and
Mr.. Boyle exhibited and gave explanation
Of machine he has invented for tho pur-
pose Of showing the precision OF tho equinoxcs.
Ator demonstrating the truth of oil he claimed for the
instrument, Mr.. BoyIo made an additional expert
mcnt showing tho flight Of q comet, which grazcd tho
sun at approach to the centre and departed
thence into of space and presently returned again
TO perihelion.
JUSTICE DALY's REMARKS
When Mr Boyle had retired his instrument Justice
Daily the part Of the society, thanked him for tho
pains be had taken In exhibiting the wonderful little
machine This dono he addressed himself to tho ma
chine and the new theory regarding certain
mysteries OF tho Arctic regions which tho
inventor claimed explained by IT, The
theories Of Sir Charles Lyle, La Place ond
Hunt were spoken Of and each dismissed In.
adequate account for the extraordinary uxurancc
OF the growths, fossils Of which found At tho
frozen North The stuntcd OF the extreme North
have been proved bc tho brothers OF those the
temperate zone They tho samo specie,
but wonderfully dwarfcd, for DR.. Hayes says
no has, with his hat, covered whole forest OF them
Every effort TO explain the decline Of these growths
and point the origin OF these fossils interests this
society and tho world at large The demonstrations OF
this machine, show ing they do the precision OF the
equnoxes go to prove, tho inventor claims that tho
ncandcsccnt earth began to cool at the poles rst and
tho North Al this special time, when tho world IS
discussing great chronological questions. and some
%Ssser %an ho parerncs Of
Central Asia or sprung from monkey,
in Central Africa, this new theory may inhnncc tho
interest felt IN tho great question and lead to impor
CAPTAIN NoRToS's ADDRESS.
Amer discussion communication from
Captain Norton on Artlc exploration was presented
Notwithstanding, he said the fact that tho late Eng
hsh expedition under ommand OF Captain Mares, X.
n, was probably one of the best equipped that has
been 10 the Arctic regions, has not
pshed what expected from IT, and It's return after
being out but ono winter, and without having solved
the mystery OF the Poe has apparently left the ques
ton OF an open polar sea and the possibility OF pen
OF the Pole In moro unsatisfactory and uncertain
condition than It before Captain Mares sailed.
VOLUNTEER PoR THE POLE
offer my services, he continued, an applicant for
the command OF an Arctic expedition ana pledge my
SELF II my lie IS spared and i am properly supported
by your society aud by tho people and government Of
the United states 10 carry the American flag TO tho
Pole, If Il is IN the power OF man TO accomplish the
task and am ready TO devote nve years, II neces.
sary, TO the work. The cost OF such outfit |
deem necessary will be about $4,000 Tho large
amount cxpendcd upon thc expcoit'en oi captain
Mares consider entirely unnecessary, his
were much larger aud his crews much more numerous
than work called for. would q small, strong
built steamer OF not more than 800 tons burden and
fully EQUIPPED as asang vessel with picked crew OF
twenty four men. and officers and a small scientific
stan. | should also provide my expedition with tho
means Of penetrating into any open water channels
straits with safety with which u would bo hazardous
TO proceed with the larger vessel
To reach the North should proceed ny way oi
Smiths sound that Is the channel selected by OUT
expeditions, and, beng now known as the American
route, II should not be abandoned until found TO be
impract!cable or until better one 10 discovered.