Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-06-09
WHOLE NO. 1871.
The Polar Balloon Project.


F. X. G. S., arrived in Boston Monday.
Commander Cheyne's project Of
reaching the pole by means OF q balloon
was, when first proposed, regarded as
very chimerical, but has Of late been as
suming degree of practicability in the
minds of even the most conservative Of
Arctic explorers.
zone of the most important premises
in this undertaking." said he, sis the
fact that In eighty-one degrees forty
seven minutes north latitude, which il
our intended winter quarters. lies .
magnificent bed Of coal ON the surface,
and. according to the report of Sir
George Mares, $50 yards long by twenty.
i've feet in width, 6f uDknown d6pth. .
unlimited supply Of well.nigh sm0keless
coal, equal to the best Welsh. Here we
have discovered what Is 80 essential to
the project, . source Of heat. On this
coal bed will be built q portable wooden
house for officers and men and here the
gas will be generated. It Is my inten-
ton to generate two kinds of gas, pure
hydrogen and carburated hydrogen or
common coal gas. This combination of
gas will be more sticky, and thus will
not SO easily permeate the envelope Of
the balloon, and will be of greater lift
ing power than common coal gas alone.
The larger the balloon the safer it will
be. We shall have three Of good d.
tons in wo;rht E."h ,,;11 t',,,v
eon;rnoa sor sor.,ata ~. v"l;rr :, y oasys
of .an.r.t;on Th;ch howe.a-s ;.dS:nc nd
from the rasnlts of nv arnar;r,a.ts y;,S
haIIoona 7 do NOT enf;o;,ato E.oh lii
carrv a i;oht hoat = sia5oe . nsch oa
EsnH;merx do,s "a 49, r..,o, III
the nacesa.rv sfores roe man .,d co.. ~ ha-
mo nrov;s;oyoI So- Sua LA -. ~ TS 80
t;fn ~ ths ras asc.,,s. s ~sv ,c:, S ~. h.ncn.
no aha,i ros;ii hn ',s;or ~. ~ '..e .s. o :. ~no
hsIioon ard 49, S..a g. ~ 0"o
~ WTho I hoi,no.. .. LII III t ~
o-oo. aIaust;on =. s;n ~. .Stsn"sn.. HS0P. ~ IN
tho yo',n..;ns ba;D~ ..s:,:y c,s.n"J S,
throv;n~ G - ont . i;ttia % bs1Issf % % TH;s t-ok
rone viii he % verv vim ;mnortsnt - 70 M tSa % ann
hecomas a I;,tIa varror % th:, ,,.r.T - ~ sIa tha
oas % viii of No. Course ~ s axnsnd | "' .nd tho sho
balloon na ;rcI;ned r. " rs.e ,,,,,ar H". .soS .S
avrsns;or h,t d;raosI, th;s .;s;.~ % 49,
nisca Tho rone IA i;fta3 81 ,te ~ .n1
becomes a Counter hsi.nca ~ Acs;n in IN
tho o.sc - " oio',a ,....;.~ aa..La ~
ann And tho hslloon ~. s.s ,.;i, M. .c. o.,o
densa and the b.iioor Is ;nc,;n.S ~
descerS h,t in Jc;rr ~ ~ r,nrs , 81 ~
rooe is denositad on ths ;ce CO. s,J a th;s G
aUsin NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Xno.1s- ,..;. "a
vsntaoa Of the trail r,,na "a to rsan tho
ssmo nort;or os ~ hsl,"or .fsrs
FACING the north. In f.ct r. vr;ll In
great maa.nre sorva a. . men: - -
froi r. Nil, sr.his cs,s.;r =. . r,Sst. = 49, &
0r.rh. .rd s.src~n1y,;s.i - -1;i eh.Sr.ss"~. h- rs
p Ia tsIan v;th occ~-s.v .rS ~.
Csrefnl ohservst;on. ~ ths A -, ret;o cS.
rents of s;r hsvs cc.v;rr.d = ny y. ,.,s th..
when certain weIl. l.knovn indicssions
nrev.;l in thoea ist;trdos tha ,v;.I n,s-
Be relied upou to blow for tvo dav. ..
more in one direction. Ths di.tsncs n
the pole from the point of dsnartnre
will Be onlv AGO miles, and thisl I e,t;.
mate. can be- easily sccomniished in
twenty-four hours. We srncct - rst,rr
from The nole either hv hsiIoor (-;,h |.
favorable w;ndI or eiss hv sledcs mat
inc onr NAV hack IN s. P.tr;cE,. Rsv