Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-13

Just now Is the fact that he is ABOUT 10 set
out in search of the Nurtn Pole. lie pro-
poses TO do II on his book. lie asks no
one TO 20 with him, and he starts from
this CITY entirely alone. A first the bare
mention o. sucn an expedition see ms non
senscal, but when you know Glider and
his history, and when you Aear and digest
his plans. YOU begin TO fancy that they
are by no means Quixotic. Glider may
be theoretical. but he is also emlnenlly
/ practical. No man has had more eXpe-
rience in Arctic regions, and certainly no
man has ever learned more by such expe-
rience. He is a walking encyclopedia OF
I Arc ric explorations. He spent two years
with schwatka in King Williams Land
i in search Of relics OF the Franklin eXpe-
dition, and he was in the Rogers when she
was burned while seeking the Jeanette.
| He went across Siberia alone in the dead
OF winter. and telegraphed the first news
of the destruction of the vessel to
America.
GLIDER BASES ALL HIS HOPES OF SUCCESS
on the Esquimaux. He lived with them
on terms of perfect equality for two years,
and he KNOWS them thoroughly. He adopt
ed their habits while with them, eating
walrus blubber, rubbing his body with
oil, and going for months without wash
ing himself. The pores OF the skin were
thus kept closed, and he had no difficulty
in keeping warm. The EsquimauX are
kind, tractible. and exceedingly hospita-
BILE. BY following their advice in his ex-
plOratlons he always accomplishes his
object. Tell them what you want and
where you want TO CO." he said. "and let
them have their own way afterwards, and
you are sure to come out all right"
Their confidence once gained. they are
your friends for life il it is not betrayed.
An impatient man cannot influence them.
They will leave him. They must take
their own time. and have their own way
in their sledge journeys. if the desired re-
suit is attained. BY adopting their sug-
gestions and followin z their advice Glider
and Schwatka Travelled 3,25l miles in one
sledge journey. This journey was in the
winter months, through Arctic SHOWS,
gales and darkness. The party withsto0d
the lowest temperature ever experienced
by explorers in the field. For sixteen
days the thermometer was over 100 de-
grees below the freezing point, and for
twenty-seven other days it stood at go de-
grees below zero. The PARTY relied for
food upon theexertions of the Esquimaux,
and lived exclusively on Esquimaux fare.
Glider became acclimated, and he speaks
enthusiastically of his friends and assOci-
ates among the tribes.
His plan Of operations is startling and
plausible. He proposes to take with him
a thousand rounds of ammunition for
breech-loaders and magazine guns, and a
small supply of rum and tobacco. He in
tends to take passage on a Baffin's Bav
whaler and land on King Williams Land,
where he will winter with the EsQui-
maux whom he left sixyears ago. Many
OF them are intimate personal friends,
VINO have a love of adventure and who
would be only TOO willing to enter upon
his scheme. He is satisfied that by the
opening of the next summer he could Or
game a party who would be willing to
follow him to Greenland in search OF the
pole. Once landed on the coast of Green
land, the expedition would be on the final
stage of its journey. The party would
work It's way to Lieut.. Greely's last camp
below the Sabine. The caches now at Lit
Teton Island would be available if food
was wanted, as the natives would have no
trouble IN reaching there in their kayaks.
From that point the party would work its
way up as far as Greely's nOrthernmost
camp, beyond latitude 81 degrees "A min
utes. Here Greedy remained two years,
and left provisions enough behind him to
sustain party like Gilder's for two years
longer. Lieut.. Lockwood, of Greely's
party, went within 400 miles Of the pole.
lie had no EsquimauX with him. Glider
is confident that with his tribe OF Qunnits
be could reach the pole and return in
eighty days from Greely's camp. He
would leave everything to the natives,
even TO the furnishing of supplies if they
desired it. He would have to average
not quite twelve miles a day. with dogs
to do the journey within the time specl-
fed. He expects to be absent not more
than four years. What gives him greater
confidence than anything else is the fact
that he mentioned the project to one Of
the brightest of the Esquimaux leaders six
years ago, and it was received with much
enthusiasm.
Glider is full OF pluck. Sleeping or
awake, his mind is ever on the proposed
expedition. He places his expenses at no
more than $4,000. With this sum he says
he will guarantee to satisfy the Esqui-
mauX, and enter the polar circle with an
Arctic expedition unequaled in equip
ment ard material. He expects to start
on his journey within fortnight. He has
raised the most of the necessary expenses
by his own personal eXertiOns, having
written numerous magazine articles and
lectured repeatedly in behalf OF the pro-
ject. One thing is certain. No more
startling purpose in tho way OF eXplOra-
ton has been conceived since John Led
yard started to walk from New York to
the Cape of Good Hope by the way Of
Behring's Straits.
AMOS j. CUMMINGS AND BLAKELY HALL.
HOW HUGO WORKED.