Way To The Open Polar Sea

Advices from the Greeley Aictic expedition state that the party have arrived at the point where Dr. Kane asserted he saw the open polar sea, and they are still pushing on. If they have really ariïved at a point were Dr Kane said he saw the open polar sea, and have not seen the sea themselves, but are still pushing on, there is a mistake somewhere. Either Dr. Kane did not Bee any polar sea, or the Greeley party have not arrived at the point, or there has been a frosty night and the sea has frozen over. The theory that the open polar sea was open at al' hours, a sort of all night house, "and navigable at all seasons, is tb' refore likely to be destroyed, and i}3 "gafe to say that the pole, when it j found) will be found in ioe a fcjt thickê From what -we have hear of the ciimate up there we have 'ver had much f aith in an open po;iilr sea with bananas and oranges Uiting around in it, as has been clnned. We would sooner exPect ru sea that would have to be open 'with a cold chisel and a can of Siycenne.-