The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-13
POLAR EXPEDITION.
ANOTHER EFFORT TO BE MADE
10 FIND THE
North Pole by Col. Glider, of the
New York Herald staff
His Plans.

New YORK, July l2.-Col. Glider, a
Herald representative, will start this
evening on an exploring expedition Of
the unknown regions 10 the north OF
the American Cont neDt. he frat
goes to New London, Conn.,, aud there
will take passage on The northern
whaler, Era, Capt Spicer, which will
land him at point on Cumberland
Inlet, whence he hopes bya bold da h,
to reach the most northern latitude
that has yet been touched, and If pos
sible plaut the American standard on
the point geographically known as the
North Pole. Col. Glider possesses an
unique experience TO aid him in the
enterprise. His journey with Lieut..
Schwatka, in search Of the relics Of the
Sir John Franklin expedition is a
matter of history. He was also on
board the Rodgers when she was de-
stIoyed by fire on the north coast OF
Siberia. After that disaster he made
his celebrated journey OF 1000 miles
down the river Lena to Irkutek,
The capital of Siberia. During this
great tramp he formed the nohon of
reaching the North Pole on foot, and
it has been with him ever since. Last
night a reporter found him making
his last preparations for the voyage.
eyes, lam pretty nearly fixed for the
voyage" he sad, land here is Mr..
William Griffi his, the only white man
who is 10 accompany me, We don't
take much along with us. We shall
have Sharp's fe, four Winchesters,
two breech5 loading shotxuns and sev
eral muzzle loading guns and provis'
ions for one year. The schooner E:a,
after leaving New London, will touch
at three places, the last one Of which
will be Klkerton, ON the north side of
Cumberland inlet. There l expect to
remain about year to get party of
natives to accompany me, IS at the
time l arrive they will all be out
hunting. But if l am able to make
up my party in time the vessel will
take me across Baffins bay to some
point on the southern part of Green
land, where l shall be picked
up by some Scotch whaler next year
from st. Johns, N. F., and carried
TO Melville bay or to the Cary
Islands near Smiths Sound. Or they
may land me on the western coast as
high up as they can get, which is
about 780, 50\. If am landed there l
can work my way to Fort Conger 10
Lady Franklin Bay, and from there
make my dash TO the pole on the
route laid down by Lieut.. Lockwood
of the Greedy expedition, who
reached latitude 800, 81, or about 1856
miles from the pole. Lockwood could
have easily gone 100 miles further, 80
Greedy stat9s, if he had bst:er seds
and good driver, but he was directed
10 return as soon as his supplies were
exhausted and to run no risk. / shall
be hampered by no Instructions, and
l have mad experience of this kind OF
work, too, and have full confidence
of being able to reach a much higher
latitude il l am abe to reach Fort
Coneer. Probably the difficulty will
be to make that point. But if | could
get anywhere near Cape Sabine by
vessel, l could cross overland 10 Cape
Lockwood up Greedy Ford, and then
l would be able to add to the maps
the land to the immediate northward,
which is believed to exist, but has
never been seen.
We propose to live principally on
fish and game we inject with ON the
journey. Bat in case of necessity
there are many points below the
mouth of Smiths Sound where pro-
visions have been left by previous ex.
petitions. / shall take two sleds-
one large one and one small one-for
myself and Mr.. Griffith. When we
cen get no further with the larger one,
we shall go with the smaller. When
we are compelled to do so we shall
abandon that even 10 the extent of
being without food for several days if
necessary"
"And what do you expect to find ?"
II shall try 10 reach the pole. l ex-
pect to find an open sea, to some ex-
tsnt-not a navigsble sea, however"