Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-19
DIR. Resse.ls's Praise.

A Washington telegram says Or. BcS-
sells, chief OF the scientific stan OF the Po-
laris, upon being asked by reporter 10
night what he thought OF the work Greedy
had done. said:
q" A, TO the real scientific work OF tic
expedition, we rs yet know very little, but
Greely probably followed his instructions,
and made all the observations required by
the international Conference held AZ Ham
burg. As one OF the geographical features
OF the expeditions, | may mention that
Lieutenant Lockwood and Sergeant Brain
ard reached latitude So degrees 81
minutes north, getting about four miles
north OF the highest point reached by
Captain Markham, OF the English
expedition nnder Sir George Mares on
May l.. 1876. The highes point reached
By the International Station officer is ap-
parently an island which they have named
after Lieutenant Lockwood. From an
elevation oil 1000 feet they saw no land TO
the north, which proves that Greenland ac-
tually does not extend beyond The eighty
fourth parallel, rs / have proved myself
several years ago on theOretc grounds by
means Of udalwaye observations. The
tidal wave, following the east coast Of
Greenland passes along its northern Dor
der and enters Robson Channel. Another
point OF geographical interest is the fact
that the expedition supposes that ii actual
ly sighted the west coast Of GrinGell Land.
running almost due south from the furthsst
point reached by Lieutenant Aldrich in
MAY, 1876"
Here Or. Bessells referred TO the dis
patches, and with compass and pencil
marked out the points referred to and
skeiched the hitherto unknown western
border OF Grant Land. Lake Hazen, Rug
giles river, Weyprecht Ford, the Conger
mountains, and Mount Arthur, he said.
were Undiscovered and newly-named
places. Continuing, Dr.. Bessells said:
"That makes Grant Land 4 peninsula con-
pected with Grinnell Land by an isthmus.
as Bootha Felix is connected with
the noTthernmost coast OF the CONT
nent. Another point OF geographical
value Is what they say about Hayes
Sound, about the western extension OF
Hayes Sound, which increases the distance
OF the latter from its mouth 10y twenty
miles. When the Polaris expedition. after
having been shipwrecked, winlered nesr
Etah, I'M EsquimauX settlement, they were
informed by the natives thai Hayes ;
Sound was, not landlocked. but that il
connected with the Western Sea. thus
making Grlnnell Land and an island. The
English expedition under Sir George
Mares, Judging from the sluggishness OF
the tide, considered it bay OF no great
extent.
GRgBLY's PoRETHoUGHT AND CARE ExENPLI-
PIED.
Greely seems to have brought bis instru-
ments and records all away with him. II
we consider how difficult it is to carry
heavy instruments like magnetometer,
&C., Lieutenant Greedy can scarcely re-
ceIyc too much praise. The value Of his
records Of observations would not have
been as great II the instruments with
which the observations were made had mol
been brought back for comparison with the
standard instruments kept here.
DIR. Bessells criticised with some severity
the judgment Of General Hazen In the or
panlzation Of the relief expeditions. The
first, he said, was placed In command Of ~