Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-14
HUNTING FOR THE POLE.
A Desperate Expedition - Find the
Is North Pole On . New Basis.

- North Pole Oa . New Basis.
New YORK. July 12.-Col. Glider. Heral Id
representative, will start this evening on an
exploring expedition Of the unknown re-
gions to the north OF the American cont.
nent He first goes to New London, Con-
necticut, and there will take passage on the
northern whaler, Eva" Captain 4picer,
which will liant him at a point on the
|Cumberlaud inlet, whence he hopes by q
hold dash to reach the most northern lati-
|itude that has ever been touched, and if
possible plant the American standard on
the point geographically known as the
North Pole. Col. Glider possesses unique
IIexperience to aid him in the enterprise. His
Tourney with Lieut.. Schwatka in search of
the relics the Sir John Franklin expedi-
itiOn is a matter OF history. He was also
on oard The Rogers when she was de.
|sstroyed by fire on the north coast of Sibe-
ria. Afser the disaster he made his cole.
lbrated journey of two thousand miles
| III DowS TIE RIVER LENA TO IRKUTsK, 80
the capital of Siberia. During this great
|;tramp he formed the notion OF reaching the
North Pole on foot, and it has been with
him ever since. Last night q reporter
found him making his last preparation for
the voyage. 'Yes, l am pretty nearly
fixed for the voyage" he said, land here
is Mr.. William Griffiths, TIE only white
man who is to accompany me. We don't
take much along with VA; we shall have a
Sharp's rifle and a Winchester, two breech-
loading shot guns and several muzzle
loading, and provisions for one year. The
schooner 'Eva," after leaving New London.
will touch at three places, the last one of
which will be Kirkirton, on the north side
of the Cumberland inlet. There l expect
to remain about a year to get party OF
natives to accompany me; as at the time
arrive they will all he out hunting but il
am able to make up my party in time the
same vessel will take me across Baffin's
Bay to some point on the coast Of Green
land, where shall be picked up by some
Scotch wha!er next year, from ST.. Johns.
and carried to Neville Bay or to the
Cary's Islands, near Smiths Sound, OF
they may place me on the western coast as
high up as they can get, which is about IS
degrees and SO minutes. II am landed
there can work my way to
FORT coNaER IN LADY FRANKLIN BAY,
and from there make my dash to the pole
ON the route laid down by Lieut.. Lock
wood, of tho Greeley expedition, who
reached latitude S3 degrees 8 minutes. or
about 396 miles from the pole. Lockwood
could have easily gone 100 miles further
Greeley stated, if he had had better sleds
and good drivers, but he was directed to
return as soon as his supplies were ex-
hausted, and to run no risks. l shall be
hampered by no instructions as Ihave had
experience in this kind of work, too, and
have full confidence Of being able to reach
Fort Conger. Probably the difficulty
will be to make that point out.
II I could get anywhere near Cape
Sabin by vessel, could cross over to Cape
Lockwood, up Greedy Ford and there
| would be able to reach the land to the
immediate northward, whichis believed to
exist. but has never been seen. We pro-
pose to live principally on the game and
fish we meet with on the journey, but il
case5of necessity there are are many points
below the mouth OF Smiths Sound where
provisions have been left by previous ex-
peditiona,. | shall take two slells, one
large and one small one, for myself and
Mr.. Griffiths. When we can get no farther
with the larger one We shall go on with the
smaller. When We are compelled to do so
we shall abandon them, even at the risk OF
being without food for several days, if nee
essary:" "What do you expect to find:"
II shal ttryto reach the pole. lexpect to
find an open polar sea, to some extent, not
n na viga BILE sea, however,