Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-07-28
'iaw Il Canadian Proposes t, Discover
the North Pole,

| would Che savs) have constructed
immediately two hundred sled hut- on an
improved plan and have them delivered
by steamer at the northwest angle OF
Hudson Bay. latitude 6i degrees north.
longitude 81 degrees west, at Il point
known rs Chesterfield Inlet. not later
t'an August. This point is distant from
the pole l.565 miles
Now, from Chesterfield Inlet to the
north end of Lake Ninnrprg, where
supplies could he delivered bv boat. ia
but >it hundred mills. This distance |
w"iIld overcome permanently by build.
ing system Of relay stations twenty
miles apart and connected hy through
telegraph line to Winneprg CITY, at a
cost of Sl2O,01D. This work would be
carried ont by Government. and would
eventually pay. connecting. a. il would,
Churchill iIarbor, mouth Of Nelson
river. and the west coast of Hudson
Bay. where. in the future. will be the
great emporium of the Norfh, thus ncu-
irallzin% his expenditure by the great
advantage of Il telegraph system for
III" purposes of emigration and trade
These relay stations oi hlncl, hutS would
he stored with all necessary supplies for
the undertaking. together with oiriwh<.
dog. and mon in charge. for purposes of
transportation from Lake Winneprg TO
Chesterfield Inlet. which latter place
would be the headquarters of the cxpc-
dltlon. IN daily communication with the
outer world. These sled hulS would he
con Striit.fa aI NJ ,,npor l,,,r,I ,f ,I,, l;,.I,,
est d"'ign and frost proof; each
sled would br about six feet wide
and ten feet long, neatly rounded a, the
top and ahnnt ii,r feet high. with hole
down through the center for a signal pole
or anchor. tu avoid drifting while rest
ing in u. gale Each sled would be steel
Shnd, shaped somewhat like 4 tobomgan.
rounded up at either end. Each sled
would contain Kerosene stove, oil-tank
and lamps, i, we'll aS Il complete supply
OF preserved food. medicine, axes and
ice shoyrlS sufficient for six men for six
months, together with fur lrapp;ngs and
other clothing. When complete each
sled hut would weigh 800 pounds. or u
little more than 80 pounds per man.
Thus equipped we you'd commence tho
forward march hy moving ten >lrhS al L
time, manned in the following order: To
ecTh sled one practical engineer. one
doctor and four ablc-hodipd men. all
thoroughbred Canadians: thus ten ,lcds
would comprise SIXTY men. These would
advance in order ri intervals, all keeping
the due north course. and any deviation
would he reported l,N Il halt from the ad-
4 a.. I l
Taucrd in This order until II complete
;han of communication WAS established
| would commence this movement
about the l>ioi December. or rs soon as
ihc i,'e formed on The more southern
rivers. Our route would lie by the west
coast of the Gulf OF Booihia TO Barrow
strait, thence to North Devon and North
Lincoln by Jones sound. having land
.hr whole distance. except Borrow strait
and Jones Sound, which would he frozen.
AT North Lincoln we would be distant
rom Chesterfield Inlet 40 miles, and
from the polo 80 miles. To North Lin
coin We would push all the slrd>. except
seventy-eight. which we would leave by
rrlavs of ten miles all anchored with sir
13lS, 81 "a To form a complete chain of
,rfugr in our rear. and ii found ncceS-
-ary would establish Il system of trlr-
phone from each sled by means ot tripod
poles. This would give Us daily commit
nication with Winnipeg. and gov
ern our dog transportation trains.
which would ne in constant attrnd-
ancc throughout, the whole line. When
this was done we would commence
our advance along the third or polar di-
vision i'll the same order aS before. only
by shorter relays. Is we would have II!
sled hut4 10 station over $50 miles, or
about >iN mile, apart, 81 that each hut
could he seen or reached with safety. Ii
might he necessary to have some of these
slcds constructed upon Il boat principle.
in case open water was reached, and
could he used for towing others. as they
would all he water-tight and capable of
being tloa,ri. But aS do not contem-
plate finding open water. this lattcrpoint
would not offer any serious difficulty.
The only obstacles likel@ to be cncount-
cred are rough and irregular lee lodges.
which might have Ia he leycled or tnn-
neled i'm places. In this manner would
expect 10 overcome tho whole distance
from Chesterfield Inlet to the pole by the
lst OF July, 1884. that heing the best sea-
son for observations ut the pole. The
whole cost of the expedition in this way,
not including the telegraph line to Win
nipeg City. would be about $4,000, and
is only . matter of dollars and cents.
For, if properly undertaken. as | have
pointed out. there is nothing to prevent
success. for all connected with the evpe-
dition would be- thoroughly Canadian,
who are the only men capable of such a
discovery. This | have always main
tanned, for Canadians are the only men
who can face the rigor of the north. be-
ing Injured aS they are to extreme cold
and quite at home in ordinary clothing
when the Thermometer ranges down to
forty degrees below zero, at work in the
open air; therefore. when such men are
properly clad and fed, a propose, these
Canadian Young men would be at home
on such an expedition, and expert in all
they undertook 10 do. If the north pole
is ever discovered it will be in this way,
and by Canadians, aud il only remains
for our government 10 become patri0,i-
callv ambitions and vote the necessary
supplies, and thus give TO Canada the
honor of the much-coveted discovery.
and, at the same time. suspend our own
flag from our own pole.-Cana'ia First.
About three months ayo James Eli
ward Ilawrup, employed in the Grey lock
mills, at North Adams, was struck by Il
train OF the State road and received q
severe scalp wound and other injuries.