The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-12-29
TO THEP POLE BYBALLOON
Commander Cheyne's Prepare
tiODs for the Fitting Out of
an Expedition.

N. Y. san
Commander Cheyue starts for
Montreal 10 morrow, by Invitation
Of Sir John Mcdonald and Sir
bSam'l Leonard Tilley, TO interest
the Canadian public in his scheme
for reaching the north pole by a
! balloon expedition. Mr.. Tilley is
already member of the London
committee which Is getting sub
scriptions. Commander Cheyne said
yesterday:
Tine idea is that it shall be an
Anglo American expedition, to be
fitted out by popular subscription.
1t will require $4,000 to fit it out,
and $4,000 is to be raised in each
country. / shall be IN Canada IN
til Jan. 20, and in my absence the
interests Of the expedition here will
be Looked after by Mr.. Henry Wal
te- GIinnell, who will be SECRETARY
of the committee that is being got
ten up in New YO:k. Tue Hon.
John Davidson has formed a com
mittee IN Elizabeth, n. j. 1t is my
intention TO form similar commit
tees in the principal cities of the
country in connection with my lee
turing tour. The ship of the ex-
petition is to be called the Grip
aell, after Mr.. GrinnelPs father, the
celebrated patron of Arctic explo
ration. Lieut.. Schwstka has ar
"a gcd to accompany the exDedi-
ton, provided he can obtain the
consent Of the government. The
three balloons, which will cost
$4,000, will be made in Englahd
and will be shipped in this county.
New York will be the starting point
OF the expedition, and we expect 30
leave it in June next. We shall go
TO st. Patrick's bay, where Capt.
Mares found an immense bed OF fine
coal lying on the surface. We
shall build a house directly upon
the coal. We shall put up appa-
ratus and manufacture hydrogen
gas for the balloons. The place is
six miles from where Capt. Mares
ship, the Discovery, wintered in
1886, and is 496 miles from the
pole. When we get the right wind,
it will take us eighteen or twenty
four hours 80 reach the pole"
Commander Cheyne says that the
experience of the Jeanette is only
confirmation of the fact |
that it is impossible to reach the !
pole by means of vessels. In his |
opinion the region of the pole is an
archipelago bound in a solid ice
pack, presenting no opening for
navigatiOn. Each Balloon will be
provided with sledge, boat and
provisions Tor fifty-one days, and
will reel out telegraph wire as it
keeping in communication
With the main station. If during
,he stay of the party at the pole the
yas should escape 50 as seriously to
IMPAIR the levity of the balloon, the
,as Of one can be used to initiate
ully the two others. The balloons
Vili be weighted so as to travel low,
md Commander Cheyne is conf
ent that he can land within ten
niles Of the pole. He anticipates
10 difficulty from cold during the
balloon voyage, which is to take
lace in June of the summer after
he exp ditioH sails. 1.-THE Occu-
ANTS of the cars" said Mr.. Cheyne,
will have to work with their coats
If to keep cool"
The expedition will be composed I
# seventeen men, who will be joined .
" three EsquimauX at Greenland.
orders have already been sent from
Denmark to Greenland directing the
authorities there to aid the eXpedi-
ion in every way possible.