The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-14
EXPLORING NORTH.
SUGGESTIONS AS TO HOW THE ARC
TIC POLE MAY BE FOUND.

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-Four miles further north than the nd
yent,lrous Markham had gone in the Eng
fish service our countrymen, Lockwood
and Brainard, planted the stars and stripes
An the latitude of S3 degrees 81 minutes
north and took possession of that country
In the name of the United States. Greedy
and his party had spent most of three
wears near the eiphtv-second parallel in
Grant Land. n period much longer than
was occupied by any of the earlier colonsts
of England in the United States, in the
settlements at Roanoke, at Cuttyhunk or
Sapadahoc, all of which Anticipated James
town. And on the northwestern coast the
long northern shore of Alaska is under
the Guardianship and law of the United
States of America.
Has NOT the secretary of the navy any
feeling of pride. I'm knowing that he is the
guardian of these northern watersp Does
he mean to let Austria or Norway. or Eng
land establish another flag farther north
than the stars and stripes has fioatedP
There is a certain superstition about
northern discovery In orr time. as Mr..
Heilprin. Mr.. Peary. Mr. Glider and others
have well shown. Under the cumbrous
theories of the British admiralty, ground
ed perhaps on traditions of Captain Cook,
it came to be supposed that you must have
large ships, where in fact you need the
smallest vessels that you must have many
men, where in fact you need but few and
must make preparations for many years.
when in fact YOU will do all that is to be
done in a few months. You set two ele
phants to do the work of one greyhound
When. in fact. the late DR. Rae and
and Messrs. Simpson and Drase traced the
north shore of this continent. thew did it by
substituting sleds drawn by men for ships
propelled by steam engines. 1t is one in.
stapce more where the ragged street how.
sitting on the ton of n tree. sees the show
which the nrince and princess below him
cannot sae because surrounded NV bril-.
liant staff who cut off their line of vision.
Now. it is the business of Mr. Herbert.
the secretary of the navy. whom Uncle
Sam has annoipted To see to the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans and in a way to ''peram-
bu,ate tben, ~ 10 "nerambujaten means
that he ia tn 500 tn their borders and ia
knoxyxybo the neiobbors are and what they
orc .hout faxv yaars auo two snirited
women Miss dawes and Mrs Greely.
hroue,bt to tbe ears of the administration
a. ra,,s tbot IL son,ehodv aid not hrinu
Of o,,r own officer Cantnin Greelv from
Sn;th sound no MIGHT starva They
r,,,sod the nation and the nation sent, ont
Contoin Scblav ono Of ;ts naval officers
ond he ala as he yas hid wonderfullv we'll
IL brorobt OFF Contoin Grealv and fins
ono 81 he nohlest otficers fine world knows
,,itl b;s mon ,.,a saved for the service nj
tho ,ro,.Id Tbis ;nstorca sbovvs what tb,
ono u 90 ~ 49,, hos 70 rolr mon
~, no ,ooolloo+s What OCEAN in tho north
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nm augmentation the mrchase of vessels
and the selecting of n lot of scientific men
IT needs that on the Atlantic side. and OF
the Pacific side each. one little vessel should
be fitted as Schley's vessel was to run int,
northern waters any summer when tn,
chances omen well. 1t needs that thes,
vessels shall he nut in charge of two o
those fine Young men of whom the navy i
full who are eager to extend discovery ant
not sorry to win reputation.
Tell these officers to watch the chance
everv simmer. General Greedy, Mr.. Hal
pine and others say that the most likel,
route to the pole is that to the west o
Franz Josef land. Perhaps it is. Othe
people think it is by Behring straits. Per
haps it is. Now, let Lieutenant A in ou
Atlantic vessel and Lieutenant b in ou
Pacific vessel knock at each door ever,
summer-at the Franz Josef door and a
the Behring straits door, Let him SCI
what he can see. Recollect that it is bu
400 miles from the parallel of SO degrees t,
the pole. II by good luck he did strike al
open sea some summer, who knows wha
he could dor
Lieutenant A and Lieutenant b woult
be charged not to risk wintering in thes
regions. Winteling is none of their busi
ness. But they are to see what they cal
see in their little steamers between July
and Oct l.
The man who first runs his little steame
from Behring straits to Davis straits be
tween July 20 and Aug. 10 will be tn
most famous navigator for all that is lief
of time since Magellan There is Gel
tainly channel there. Mcclure and hi
men have passed through and over it iron
west to east. That way the current flows
But they walked over half of it on the ice
Wreck age from the Jeanette was take
through this channel and found on tn
coast of Greenland
Now, when Lieutenant B. on some favor
able summer in some little government
vessel named as fortunately as the Rust
pushes her some fine day from Behrin
straits to Baring's island-open sailing fo
1900 miles--then, when he finds that, a
good chances, a northwest gale has blow
the ice before him into Baffin's bay, an
when he follows 1t that day, he and h
crew will become the famous men of the