The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-04-08

TIE following expeditions have been
sent to the Arctic seas during the present
century by European Governments and
the Government of the United States. In
1920 the Russian Government sent two
expeditions to explore the regions north
of Siberia In 1918 the British Govern
ment sent Captains Ross and Parry to
discover the Northwest passage, and
Captain Buchan and Lieutenant (after-
wards Sir John) Franklin to reach the
North Pole. In 1919 it sent Captain
Parry to explore the regions north Of
Hudson's Bay; in 1920 it sent Sir John
Franklin on land expedition to explore
the north coast Of America; in 1871 it
sent Captain Parry to explore the regions
north Of and around Hudson's Bay; in
1928 it sent Captain Parry again; in 1924
it sent Captain Lyon Cia Hudson Straits;
in 1924 it sent Sir John Franklin on q
land expedition vid the Mackenzie River;
in 1925 it sent Captain Beechey via Cape
Horn and Behring's Straits; in 1927 it
sent Captain Parry CiG Spitzbergen to
reach the pole; in 1888 it sent Lieutenant
Back on an overland expedition through
the Hudson Bay territory; in 1886 it sent
Captain Back to complete the survey OF
portions of the coast line north OF Hud-
sons Bay; in 1S45 it sent Sir John
Franklin to search for the Northwest
passage; in 1847 it sent out three expedi-
tons to search for Sir john franklin; in
1850 it sent three other search expedi-
tons; in 1852 it sent Sir Edward Belcher
in command of five vessels, to search for
Sir John Franklin; in 1852 it sent Captain
Inglefield to search for Sir John Frank
lin, and in 1875 it sent Captains Mares
and Stephenson to reach the pole Ct0
Smiths Sound. In 1869 the, German
Government sent out an expedition
towards the North Pole in command Of
Captains Koldewey and Hegemann. In
1872 Austria sent out an expedition in
command of Lieutenants Weyprecht and
Payer, to reach the pole oia Nova Zembla.
In 1871 the United States sent out Captain
Hall .inI the Polaris, rfG Smiths Sound.
! During the same period large num-
ber of private expeditions to the Arctic
seas have been fitted out in this country
and in tho northern countries Of Europe;
and many expeditions which received
only partial aid from governmental
sources. Among these have been the
expeditions of De Haven, Kane, Hayes
and Hall, from the United States, and
those of Professor Nordenskjold, from
Sweden. i, Among the results of these
various expeditions are the following
The discovery of the magnetic pole
which has proved so valuable to com
merce and navigation; the discovery ol
new species of birds, animals and fishes
of commercial and scientific value; the
discovery of new minerals, some OF
which do not exist elsewhere; interesting
studies in ethnography and kindred
scisnces--a great increase over knowi
edge of magnetism, electricity. meteo
roiogy and Of ocean currents; the dis
covery Of new whaling grounds, notably
by DR.. Hall, by which millions Of dol
lars have been added to the commerce
of the United States; the discovery and
survey of the vast territory lying nortf
of the American continent; the discovery
of Francis Joseph Land and Wrangefl
Land north of Europe and Asia, and tht
survey of the northern coast line Of thes
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