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VOYAGE TO THE POLAR SEA. 



May 



SACKED TO THE MEMORY OF 



CAPTAIN C. F. HALL, 



of the U.S. Ship ' Polaris,' 



Who sacrificed his Life in the Advancement of Science 

 on November 8th, 1871. 



This Tablet has been erected by the British Polar Expedition of 1875, 

 Who, following in his footsteps, have profited by his experience. 



GRAVE OF CAPTAIN HALL. 



On the 15th, Doctor Coppinger arrived from Eefuge 

 Harbour. His party had found Captain Hall's cairn on 

 the north side of Newman Bay, and brought away 

 the record, leaving a copy in its stead. They then 

 crossed the bay and visited the boat-camp on its 

 southern shore, where a party from the ' Polaris,' under 

 the command of Mr. Chester, endeavouring to proceed 

 to the north, spent part of the summer of 1872. The 

 following extract from Doctor Coppinger 's Eeport gives 



