New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-06
LoRpLoNsDILES 10 URNEF IN THE NORTH
HE DID NOT REACH THE POLE, BUT HAD PhENT
OF ARCTIC ADVENTURE.

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OF ARCTIC ADVENTURE.
Philadelphia, April g." Tho Inquirer" tomorrow
will print the following interesting story OF Lord
Lonsdale's travels:
Tho cratic Lord Lonsdale, who was recently re-
ported dead in the Arctic regions IS on his way home
10 England again. The first authentic news from him
In months was printed IN " The Inquirer yesterday
morning. II was derived from letter Just received
at Bethlehem nom Mr. Wolf, the MOravlan mission
airy stationed at Nushagak, near Fort Alexandra on
Bristol Bay, Alaska, In latitude SO degrees norm
longitude 1853 degrees west Further details from the
same source give an interesting account of tho Eart
travels.
Lord Lonsdslo arrived at tho NusbagaH Mission
December IL Ct last year, after long and 10 linus
Journey Of 1000 miles overland from Banks Land IN
latitude rs degrees north This was the farthcs
point north that he reached lie was Hospitality en-
tertaincd at the mission, and remained there until
January ii of this year. His ontt at this tme con-
sisted OF eight scds and seventy eamdo=s In charge
of Esqumaux drivers and some Indian servants
The Earl was quite exhausted from fatigue and
hunger The country he had traverse1 from Bank
Land was rough and open, with little game upon
which to draw for provisions The snow was tef-
ribly drited, and the shedding bal that most ol
the tourney was made on foot the dogs barely man.
aging to drag the sleds loaded with the camp outh'
and provisions. The cold was intense On Deem
Der the thermometer registered lOo degrees 0elo"
the freezing.polnt Men and animals were exhausted
and progress was very slow. Frequently stops
were made for week in favorable localities, and all
hands went out to hunt hares and reindeer for food
Terrible billiards swept across the country cohuh'
ually and the utmost exertIons were necessary To
keep the party from being scattered and frozen to
death Eleven dogs died of overwork and exposure
and many Of the remaining seventy were IN bad
condition.
Lord Lonsdale remained q month at the mission
enjoying the society of Mr. Wolf. who was the first
white man he had seen for year, with inc eAeop'
tIon of the servant who accompanied him. Ho estl'
mates that he travelled by dOgsled and on foot about
10000 miles from Winnipeg In Little more than q
year In the Hudson'S Day region, whore the snO"
and Ice were smooth, the Gogs frequently carried inc
party over 200 miles day. Tho Earl had no paflc-
uary exciting adventures 10 relate, others than hGse
necessarily incident TO Arctic iravel. VI lheee no
had his run share. Cold, hunger seurvyI ana 9shSI
misfortunes beset him cOnstaatly, but his courase
ReP1 IR an u9S be eoh not make the North Pole
He len the mission at Nushagak January IA, anC
NTH HE dog train started across thepennSula "a
Katmai on the North Pacific. From hore no oiOSSeu
TO Kadao on Ksdiac Island, where here "a .Hd dng
team 10 Mr. Wolf, with his compliments, Ing -
qulmsux party were 70 start at once rom ss
Earl sent word that he would sail for England a.
once but news has been received OF ,k haS S hS
turned whalsr TO get some new experiences. -.
Occasional reports Of his progress have come non
the trappers OF the Hudson Pay Company, Dnt no
definite news had been received up 10 YESTERDAY i1i
nearly year Three weeks ago report reaoheo
EGPPss f Ha. Be b SsS A hg ' Ts nos 6ssd
though there was no news TO tho contrary Nov he
ing hero he expressed entire confidence IN MS Ably
TO reach the North Pole, but he told MI Won th4'
tier progress and he resolved 10 return home via
Alaska
A dispatch from winnipeg on March Is stated hai
word had been received there that Lnt Lonsdaie had
reached The Rampsrts7 the last outpost OF tho Hud
son bay Company. and that he and his party Wer'
In fine spirits. Ho Intended 10 remain thsre rev
weeks and then pass north not expecting to return
10 civilization for about eighteen months.