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tion of the history of his expedition that ''the North Pole is inaccessible." It is 

 ■evidently the purpose of Lieut. Berry to follow DeLong in 1882 if he can, and 

 we hope he will find no obstacle to so doing. We do not believe there is any 

 use in hunting along the coast of North America. He did not go in that direc- 

 tion. He went toward the North Pole, and in that direction he must be looked 

 for. He must be followed if he is found. If no one has the courage to do that, 

 then let us wait till the Jeannette appears. — The Sentry. 



EXPLORATIONS BY USE OF BALLOONS. 



Commander Cheyne of the English Navy, is in New York, endeavoring to 

 raise $80,000 to equip an Anglo-American Expedition to find the North Pole. 

 This English naval officer has participated in three polar expeditions, and is an 

 experienced navigator in northern latitudes. He proposes a novel plan to- reach 

 his objective point : His intention is to go to the highest latitude attainable by 

 vessel, then take to dog-sleds, and when the mythical "open sea" is reached, he 

 proposes to employ balloons to make the rest of the journey. Lieutenant Schwat- 

 ka, of our army, who is a recent Arctic celebrity, approves of Commander 

 Cheyne's method, and will accompany him on hjs expedition if he be successful 

 ^in obtaining the funds to fit it out. 



Mr. Grinnell, son of the merchant-prince, of New York, who contributed so 

 liberally to the search for Sir John Franklin, is said to be ready to aid Com- 

 mander Cheyne to any reasonable extent necessary, and the exploring vessel is 

 to be named "The Grinnell." 



ASTRONOMY. 



ASTRONOMICAL NOTES FOR JANUARY, 1882. 



BY W. W. ALEXANDER, KANSAS CITY, MO. 



