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as she proudly went forth, with her colors flying in all 

 their beauty. The day was beautiful, everything propi- 

 tious, the omens seemed all favorable. A writer in one of 

 the publications of the day expressed the views of all the 

 people when he said, " There is every reason to hope that 

 he (Hall) will be able to solve the remaining problems 

 relating to the Arctic regions. If there be, as there is 

 good reason to suppose, an open sea surrounding the North 

 Pole, and if that sea is accessible to man, by land or by 

 water, we can hardly doubt that Hall, certainly the first 

 of white men, and most likely first of all men, will make 

 his way to it." Captain Hall had for his sailing-mas- 

 ter Captain S. O. Buddington, who had commanded the 

 whaler George Henry which first took him to the shores 

 of Greenland. 



Captain Tyson went on board the Polaris at the last 

 moment before leaving, at the earnest solicitation of Cap- 

 tain Hall, to whom he was most loyally devoted, and who 

 induced Secretary Robeson to commission him as assistant 

 navigator a somewhat anomalous position, but it was 

 readily accepted by Captain Tyson, who attested his 

 readiness to go in any capacity. Captain Hall also took 

 with him again his Esquimaux friends, Joe and Hannah. 



The Polaris had a safe and pleasant passage, and ar- 

 rived on the coast of Greenland in due time. Touching 

 at Holsteinborg, July 31st, the captain availed himself of 

 an opportunity to forward a letter to the Secretary of the 

 Navy. He had touched at Tiscanaes to endeavor to se- 

 cure the services of Hans Christian, the experienced dog- 

 driver and hunter of the Kane and Hayes expeditions, 

 but learned that he should find him at Upernavik awaiting 

 the Polaris. The captain was well received by the au- 

 thorities at the Danish ports, who made cordial offers of 

 such aid as he might require. On the 3d of August the 

 Polaris steamed for Godhavn (Port Lively), in the Island 

 of Disco. Here the mind of Captain Hall was much re- 



