Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-03
TO the Pole.
ARCTIC STATIONS 10 BE ESTABLISHED By INTERNA
TONAL COOPERATION.

ARCTIC STATIONS 10 BE ESTABLISHED By rNTERNA-
TIONAL COOPERATION.
The N. Y. He,aIfs St. Petersburg correspon-
dent telegraphs as follows: The Russian expedi-
ton to the mouth OF the Lena, organized by
the Imperial Society of Geography, which left St
Petersburg on the 2Sth OF December, viii pass a
year on the coasts OF the frozen ocean. The fol-
lowing states take part in the enterprise projected
by the commission: AuStria-One station at Jan
Mayen Island England-One station at Fort
Simpson. Germany-Two stations, one on the
SS OF Georgia the other al, at place not yet de-
mark-One station on the western coast OF Green
land; Norwaymone station at Atsngaard
One IS station At the mouth Of the 'i Lena.
The United StateS-Two stations, one at
Point Barrow, on the east of Behrtng Strait the
is already In operation. France-one sta
ton at Spttzbergen. There are nine other sta
tiOns in the Arctic region and two In the Antarctic
region. There Is every reason to believe that
there will be one or even two additional Arctic Sta
uona These may swell the list Of persons en-
gagged TO over two hundred, all taking active part
In this enterprise which viii cost altogether up
ward OF million rubles- II the magnetic OBJ
serVations In the more southern Regions will be
immensely stimulated the importance and costii-
ness or the enterprise will be fully appreciated.
AT THE LENA.
The Russian expedition will undertake the
heaviest part OF the work. II will have to trav-
erse about ten thousand versts 6,6s0 lniles), and
establish itself In an exceptionally cold region at
the mouths of the Lena, close to the place where
Ihe lowest temperature in the world has been
noted. In January the average temperature is 10
degrees below zero, the point at which mercury
freezes.
THE FIRST STATION OPENED.
The ST. Louis Globe Democrat prints some ex-
tracts from letters written by Dr. Octave Pavy,
United States army, formerly OF that city, who
went to the arctic region on the Gulnare in June
1880 ana remained In Greenland until the arrival
OF the expedlton under Lieut. Greedy, In July, 1884,
which he joined as surgeon and naturalist nc God
haven, on Disco island. The letters bring dates
down to September OF last year, and note the
arrival OF the Proteus with the Greedy expedi-
ton at Godhaven last July, aud the passage from
Dor, where preparations were made tD build a
house. to be called Fort Conger I'm honor OF
Senator Conger, which is the first signal station
land-exploring parties On the passage nom God
haven to Lady Franklin bay DIR. Pavy and Lieuts
Greedy and lockwood went ashore at the Cary
islands and visited the depot OF provisions placed
there by Capt Mares, of the English expedition, I'm
1875. At Lifeboat cave, where Buddingt0n and
part Of the Polaris party passed their second win
eral relics q the Polaris camp, and sent them TO
some OF the party now In Washington Cape Hawks
OF the record left by Capt Mares which he left In
Cape Lieber they went ashore and climbed the
ci III, which is about 500 feet high. and had a
magnificent view from II, F0iaris promontory,
bay, an lying IKE q panorama before them. Il
wasfrom this high clfn that DR.. Hayes saw the
open polar sea. The cavern he mentioned having
entered hero could not be found Prior to the
arrival OF the Proteus at Godhaven, DR.. Payy had
e large quantity OF the best fur clothing made and
procured other necessary articles for the sledge
conger northuard to the pole This station IS In
latitude d degrees - minutes and Longitude c. de-
Stees = minutes west