, 1881-01-08

of tlle ltalnlow. says TINT the earlier part of
syeI s sss' f ls II ~ I G Alcc sst 3 e " aes si
i}ant,iry, Of tic liclc,,. Mnr, rrnorts TINT,
s.l,ollt rorty days nftnr. tde tlsappearat1ca nf
THO Jcahnette. ',a w"s - tho So'1At.y ~ ttM
Herald lsjaiMl, aid II That time TIC STU wns
Williams, II tho 1litlnlgo, s9sy ,'9 t,e
wcek III September, 1s;a and, rs he rcnlnnMl
III thu autlle paca tvuttnya utter if'e smoku
was SEEN, anil :le lnlll td 20: rlsc nboyo the
horizon. l!e g0me,1steu tnat mo w vsssei & Wns
isnr',cs, Df thu Sen iireeze. says Tint. hnA We
.teant,et.o arrived III tho Arctic any eartier
lit tho Scasol, sl,G could not llAyo Ia,ieLratetl
visions ,ecdtesiy Will 10 awaiting tho opsn-
lhg Of cl,a.s.ess OF clear water, which BE-
Kni, to nppenr almost simultaneously With
ta is' p5f,Sst intsd sfe Setcs I rsScsc,er ' @
miles norii' ii Herald lstani IN scarc& Of iho
deannettu a1Id the ',lissinE w!.aIeIs. snys t1at @
1'aeifc slide, ntNt lero Is no reisull WHY iose
ui The .Ieatl,irttp should IN. come uni nf ito
Arctic ryp1l If The vessel were lost Cnptr S'i'ith
ss ne r. ,, Iess Il. f yirr itec hs sts sr 10 d 1!
when tho thermometer stood ut u degrees
below zero.
ANOTHER EXPEDITION SUGGESTED.
Capt Hooper, commander OF tho Thomas
Corwtli. says that tln Jca1tlette nay Inssibly
be cmbnyet! In tlie ice ntNl tic crew tl need
OF 1lelu. Tho leu III tho Arctic Is very trcacll;,
ero,ls, md a yesscl which becomcs cns|Glyca
Is rs helpless ~ II she were q, dry la!ld,
position vi tic vessel, hu is Of tl!o op!nIon
tint, II she l,ul been abatlt[nngt, the o1licGfs
and crew wott!tl have dunbtless 1'!,ttae t!lefr
way ~ tlo direction of slber1n., llo tInks
sooti, which expedition lnEEl't entle9vor to
mako tho northwest passago around sibe-
ria: by M farter ,aort nd th"n to ,,",4s 1"wts
, Mater; - and Il mipi,t bo lint Ills Is tio trae
| way To reach tho Pole. At my r4tc,.a ,rsllef
expedition Is q project worthy Of cnnses,t!. r..
syery one atcrsfted |" sxpeltons ti rt.anils " W.
ftrea maai VII wlt y" tio IL unite' @ statcs SH ses"e2
Hacon from sx ,!!o',ts' Il, ,So Sr''lse 'l,s o ~
took several thousand observations. II
| cnnvcrsatto, with n reporter niter his return
to this city, lle sud thnt he Ind yet TO learn
astcr l,as beiulIen the vessel or her erew. no
considers tflnt Cnpt. Dc Long would 10 M ~
abe te tinh sef're a,clorage l1nS fhS
found on tlto. Sll,crian. s'Iore; judging
from Tic condition OF tho lce-Dnrrier TIC
| present SEASON, settinE 50 fur to t!le south,
| LlEIE III ED1N IEta3uu ~ HEIiGeE tl4At tAO ~
tiio nurti!wnrd is comparatively fres from
Ice, md tho Jeant,ctte ought to fnti yery
favorable year for ,rcqcllllg,a l'Eli intitutie;
Althongl not bglieyGr i, kn,'as = q, opif 6psia
@ varying s IN aren wt,h tic senson a,i.i 2ow 8
tho currents, Or other ,ocai enuseS. " Is very
"f the It's W of tilu vcsse nntl llrtcrew, found
ed .ls thoy must be upon tho bclief 0f persons
who nre either entirely nnacanat1ltcu with
Arctic affairs or, II cxuor!sncctl, nre affect.
Y rtson sr e Syoss at o s Jesn%es st Is
lost, remarked 10 to tho Cnlt representative,
to, tic combustion, II so diH net hear by by
tx, days after he reael!eti there, tl,at sotNa
misfortune had befallGn ltr husband.
Ille Dyctor IL stlll 1iopef1! for the safety ni
The missing wile'e, at"nEh Ga oxe n9 ad,9 dn],ts
heard from. lie commei1s highly tho efforts
of Cant. Hooper, .nf the, Thnnns C1rsTln,
during tlla acasotl IN the, Arctic; and Thinks
structlons more would llnVo beo'l accom-
pltshDd.
THE JEAHNErrE rHonAnLy BAFE.
| According 10 tho nnatoeies Of SCIENCE. md
tho, dtscoyerles Of kane. lnGlellcltl, itolcMI,er M
utw:an I ataa . oS 90 Sis' esrees and tic oo
; there IL Il trnet ut nearly opon water, which
tn vessel could once te1cl,, tho way to 4le
Polo would by co,lparatiYely freS from r., lee
, aud dauKer, Dr. knHc, tllo bcst-knoWu nd
: yocate Of this lceless, open SCH, obtained
! view Of tho water from precipltolts head nd
. land, and gayo ILLS reasons for tito opali-sea
: i. ii WAS nppToachea b. channel entirely
and and inca mean VI wfdth Of tlllrty slx gcograpica
! j. Tho coast-tce along tho water.llno O
} this, ctinnnel had bcen completely destroyed
, by tllAw and wntar ncttnn, while M unknown
belt Of sola g.! lce, l95 miles |" diameter ex
I s. 4 eato from tho northeast of fifty-foul
/ hours duration brought 4 heavy acn froit
t that quarter, without disclosing any drift q
!. Dafk nlmbus-clo,,ds and wator-sky in,
4 vested tho northern horizon. ~
I ., Crowds Of migratory birds were observ
cd thronelng ltS watera. a.
Previous to Dr. kane's explorations IN ~
Q other woll-kilowt explorers. Tic Htctlgt-ex
: pedItlon or Won WraMEe!l and Anjol, III 1sj
went to lat 70 asEs M o. lnns M al!a reHorte,
eii.dstl further ni,er.tloi,s Win alstlges CAPT
Il Int. ii dogs. ii ,nins. n, alul foun'
ths s,ts' s%DrsSt%so sors y ytIsy 'asrg @ o"s cs III
$ SOUND .aii' 1tfSN' 70 point lid mIles' farti,c
!, fhai, previous nnvlgatora had renchcd, ans
j. 10 tic south. III lsN sir Edward Dslciiur'
= sIcdginE party was stamped by. opcn wator
It and other explorers lIavo maintained tia
2 Smiths Stralt opens lnt0 Konlledy's Chm
mel, all this In turn opens Into great PolA
= ect. abanl!dlnE with animal lltg. sc
: beats, birds, nl'd seals. III consideration q
y apen olle ia the north; That tho Jeannett
II ind attancl very !tlxl latitude wllr'. see
e by The Helen alar: tllat the whaling Captnt,l
Il 0re almost unanimous IN their belief ~ |
+ tho vessels snfety,-tho opola:sea theory ma
:, even now be delitl3y .eeltiea by hot oiticeI ;
% woutlars t,f whtnll tllo wNrid is now scarcel
y aware. Lieut.. d. Lung Is I. b:avu and DARN
!. sn!lnr; Ills craw wure selected especially IA
tic enterprise which tltoy have undertaken
X X his vessel waa thoroughly e4nlnpcd for !,
y thre0 years crnlsa; anu. SHOULD tho expe!
~ tlon prove successful, the lionors paid to Y
\ ttnrdy explorers will not 6o surpassed
4 those Of aily other pi0neDrs w!i0 llnve pen
q truted to tia Nurth. a. Il. WulrE1tI1L.
=, Elevated Railroad ConFteAios.
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