Hall's Expedition, 1871
Harper's Weekly, April 29, 1871
Scientific Intelligence:
The year 1871 bids fair to be marked in history of American
Science for the great number of exploring expeditions under the auspices
of the United States government. Some of these have already been
mentioned in our columns; but we may briefly enumerate the whole, by noticing,
first, that of Captain C. F. Hall, the well known arctic traveler, for
whose proposed polar exploration the United States Steamer Periwinkle
is now being prepared at the Washington Navy-yard. This vessel, of
nearly four hundred tons burden, is said to be very stanch and reliable,
and her equipment will be of the best order. It is understood that
the expedition will start about the end of May, and that Captain
Hall's scientific assistants will be Dr. David Walker, formerly known as
the surgeon and physicist of Sir Leopold McKlintock's expedition in the
Fox;
and Dr. Emil Bessels, who has seen arctic service in a Spitzbergen expedition.
Editors note: The Periwinkle was renamed
Polaris
by Captain Hall.
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