The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-10-12
IVORTER'S "TRIP.
How He Reached Within Six Degrees
Of the Pole.
In an Adventurous Search, or Whale Oh tho
Captain Entered an Entirely Unknown
Region he Attitudes Reached by
Modern arctic Explorers.

Modern arctic Explorers.
SAX FRANCISCO, oct. 9.-Grcat inter
est has been aroused in scientific cir
c}cs and among people generally Of the
announcement that the steam whale!
Newport, commanded by Capt Porter,
is returning from a cruise to the most
mort ncr'y point ever reached by man, {.
point north of Prince Patrick islands,
and within six degrees of the Pole. De
tails OF Capt. I'ortcr's enterprise are
meagcr. owing t. the fact that the
Newpor: has not yet reached San Fran
cisco, the first news OF the adventure
having come by the steamer Jeanne.
which was recently out OF Bchring sea;
where She met the Newport.
Little is known of the Newport OK
ccpt that she is stontly-buiit whaling
vessel. AMI especially adapted. as YES
sells Of her class always are. pushing
through heavy ice. Capt. Porter is a
thorough seaman. used to adventures
In the northern seas in pursuit Of
whales. and it was, Ovilg 10 his deter
rniun;ion 10 sccurc oil rather than To
achicv" an explorers fame that he ven
turcd through the open Polar sea north
of the American continent 20 the unpre-
ccdcn,cd latitude OF eighty-four de-
@rccS.
Accord:av to tne reports Of the
.lcanic. Porter WAS finally stopped by
ice, hut he would probably have been
able. if provided with dogs and slcds,
70 have cd the go odd miles Of lee
,yhich separated him from the North
Pole if. in 'cci he did not strike land
bcforo tr;;v"raiug Ill Of THIS intcrycn-
Ing distance.
The arrival OF Capt Porter In San
Francisco is eagerly awaited. in order
that III Of the details Of his remark
able journey through unknown seas
may be asccrtaincd.
The portions OF the Arctic ocean
through which rortcr sailed have never
been explored. Ike some Other sections
to the east and west III, route lay
from l;chring straits NJ north
o: the American continent ana
above lhc coarse which Col
linsoa took on MS remarkable
voyage Of exploration in 1N5I 1t is
seldom, indeed, tina, vessels are abe TO
coast along the northern shore Of
America on account sc the obstruction
from ice aHd the fact is that cnly two
instances ere on record where vessels
have been able. by taking advantage
Of opcn water. to reach Che mouth OF
The Mackenzie river. The feat Of Capt.
Porter, in DESERVING the shore Enc o.
the continent aud striking boldly ont
for the north is therefore, the more
rclnarlinhlc
1t should he understood that the
furthcst point heretofore reached was
t,iat attained by Lockwood Of Tie
Greedy expedition in 1sN?. who reached
in attitude Of 81 degrees am! ~ min
ntcs Mares, in lS7G. following almost
the same route which j'rccicy sub>c-
oucntIy took. achieved record If -
degrees koldewcy in $50 in II S eX-
pinration> north Of Icclaa !, reHche IN
altitude OF - dcrrccs. While i:tvor, in
1874, proceeding north of Nov:va I"m-
Iva above LapIan liacq~.rc.. flaua
IoSef ,n,l :? dec, nnrt.i
Nor Icnskiold in $50 an! De Long IN
1881 reached ahon, ;aV sAlnr altitude
IS dcrrr,s-whilc reary in Is9l-2,
claimed r,..orl OF altitude :,,tort "i
that at'alirJ by LOCKWOOD OF the
Grcrly rtv
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