The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-15

govssnmsnts VIM unite - explore the Arctic seas Al
thoy havo united to observe the transit oil Venus
When Arctic exploration becomes matter for the
nations shall see great results. To observe me-
teorolo:y probably should have ton different sta
lions and sim usapeous reports and Tor each stasien
an expedition. AT present, however, our best hope
In gcosra phical discovery, and the impulse toward
that Is The impulse worth cuisivat'Ds Sweden
and Holland have done their share-Swsden
especially. The Austrian work was commsndabs,
but 1t was private not public enterprise Russia has
always been doing something toward settling the
problems OF her own coasts Now that America has .
personal Interest in the possession Of Russian Amer
Ca hope TO see tho government earnest But
America has given the names OF Kane, Hayes and
Hall to the roll Of Arctic heroes and I
sure others will follow. ! have great hopes from
MI Benefits expedition. more especially a. Il goes
In newer and more promising directions, and viii not
run into that terrible, hopeless Pasoorysic Sea The
German government, am sorry TO say. has NO In
forest IN the matter. An imperial mmissiop made
report but the matter has elected response from
Berlin. Much Of the work that has been done already
exists In a crude form. The Important points TO be
settled now tue value OF the Polar Basin Tor
navgatioa aad exploration Thus far all that
has been done IN that direction are Parryi
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80 deg As min ano back. and Payers tour Franz
Josef Land TO 81 deg ~ min IN 1874 The swedss, in
1868, went As high AZ 81 deg. ~ min. but Il was
badly done that 1t cannot DO considered serious
exploration. IL made discovery, however, that 10
useiuthat the Ice not the ice Of tho Palsocrysc
Sea- but tho reverse This therefore, leaves the ed
open for Mr.. Bennett and only repeat my wish that
hM enterprise may be as glerteusly rewarded - In
the case OF Mr. stanley" Nf lri
srASLEY's WORK AFRICA
The aIlusion to Mr. stanley led TO . momentsdi .
vergence. ~ am reading SANKEY'S book. " says the
Doctor, "with interest. II only confirms the impress
SONS have Of the work OF that Distinguished
traveller observe however that after leaving Ny
angwe Stanley reports observations. This Is un-
fortunate, because II we could have bad as
full observations from the Congo as nom the
Nyanzis It would have been Of great use.
Prob,biy no lost his instruments one OF his de-
scents OF the casaract rs he lost his ivory ho may
have been TOO busy nghting tho natives. We shall
have send other expeditions into the Congo to com
pete Stanieys explorations and make tnese obssrva-
iions Perhaps Stanley may 80 back himself You
see as / have said. that in exploration one
triumph beges asother, aud matter how
thorough anu brilliant an achievement may be.
Il is In reality only q step toward others
The work Of stanley, instead OF concluding the
this, that 1t begun intelligent ,priuciplesn
the light. In tho dark-and We shall nave no moro
expensive and useless expeditions through Aigers ana
Trpoli and tho DESERTS beaten tracks like tho
Arctic expeditions through Smiths Sound. It is
gratifying 70 note how the world has accepted
Staulsys work, attor decrying II 1t was % IN
tho case OF Du Chaillu. When Du Cha,llu
returned from Africa he was set upon and
hunted as II he had been OF his own
eorillas, and now we all conceds 10 Du Chasu great
merit aud great achievements. am glad 10 hear Of
The work he IL doing 10 the North It seems odd
that he should transfer his iabors from the land OF
sun 10 tho land OF snow People will come 70 see
the more they know OF Africa that In dealing with
tho savagss IN his nsh,s Stanley was right do
not see how those nguts could have been avoided,
although possibly Z would not. II cad been 10
his place, have given much prominencs TO them In
my letters 10 Tho HERALD 1t was apt 10 had haety
readers 70 believe that all he did 70 make war,
while IN hts book In careful reading Of has isuers
ma that he only fought when he could not bclp IL
when II was necessary Tor the success OF his work;
that he was a humane. prudent man. In some re.
spscts az far Afrca Is concerned. no finer BIT OF
work mas been 10 this century, and 1t will be
fortunate Tor Mr.. BENNETT, and very fortunate
Tor science, II Mr. Bennett 10 as we'll served In tns
Arctic as he was IN African regions"
POLE Blk ToUND
Thus 10 Random, imperfect, hurried way, hava
given sy nopsis OF conversation or Of various CON
versstious going over the whole Arctic question, q
conversation which would require maps and charts
10 be- TO the reader the Doctor made II to
your correspondent. 1t Was . most instructive ex-
PLANTATION. In concluding our talk venturcd 10 ask
the Doctor any idea he had formed OF the actual
physical appearance OF tho earth at the Poe--iand
or scar emo one can say, Of course" answered tins
Doctor "but from all observations my impression
Ia that It is sea. will be difficult 10 locate the pre-.
else point OF the Pole; II will require great skill,
care aud instruments delicate end rare In their pre-.
clsion."
"rheu," SAID your correspondent, "you have no
doubt tho Pole will some day DO foundi"
mo more doubt than that ws have found the
Congo" was the response, 'and hope Mr.. Bennstvs
expedition will nnd IT, Now that The Congo and the
Nile sources have been settled this Is Tho one greaA
thing that remains 70 be done"
These words, spoken ~ . bensdicsion In . cheerful
way, wore spoken We walked from the Doctors
house through the garden 70 tho gate Your corre-
spondcnt thanked DR.. Petermann Tor all his good
wishes Tor his patience aud his courtesy and took his
leave, walking through tho lanos OF the dresrys
drowsy old German town, bnck TO his hotel. The NJ
tornoon shadows were falling, and ms nisht camo
the old town seemed TO hum ana buzz and nod and
roll itself 70 sleep .tfi
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