The evening world., 1889-05-15


Hardships and Accidents Were Greatly
Exaggerated Laden with Specimens
for the Hmithsonian and Other Iustitu-
tIous.
An EVENING WORLD reporter was ushcred into
Lord LonSdale's presence this morning, in his
sunny parlor At the Brevoort, the Earl having
arrived from Montreal II few hours previously.
Although Lord Lonsdale has figured extern
sively in the newspapers his personal appear
ance has never been correctly described.
He Is q strapping fellow, q feet in his stocking
feet, well knit, q fresh, healthy complexion,
small blond side whiskers and mustache and a
clear gray eye. An engaging smile shows a set
Of very regular white teeth. His manners are
the perfection OF thorough courtesy, modesty
and conBideratenesG.
Tell me something about your big trip, Lord
Lonsdale, =" said the reporter. How many
| miles did you go aud what was your object"
II covered about twelve thousand miles in the
whole trip. thought Of going TO Africa. for
sport, when friends OF mine in the Scottish
Naturalists' Society induced me to go to the ex-
sEeIeson OF a musk OK. Il didn't make mush
difference to me, 30 ! went"
II have got over three hundred specimens of
birds and a large variety of other things from
up there. have two tons Of things. ,,
What was the hardest part OF your trip?"
insula. They paid I couldn't do il. Tho people
conlGn's s"fbr be- d %@"cr B B"t tEE isc's sry that hhst'I sort Of
thing, you know, and 1 wanted to go. 80 | did.
but il, these very cold spells there is not a breath
of wind, and the air il perfectly dry. / felt the
cold at a few degrees below zero near the coast
They, sent all sorts of %glering reports, about
me from here, and they rather worried Lady
and had been rescued nearly starving, and that
couldn I possibly get here before August, and
al! that. you know
what was your route -
went from QgaPelle by sleds 70 Great Slave
up 1T t to oMSl%il RSs' f ISL md wills WhfSh oS wa. the the very
highest point north, - degrees latitude. ]
miles overland to Fort Alexander"
What was your party"
There were nine sleds and sixty-seven dogs.
I had seven on my sled. I'm ~goinE:to take them
OF this month in the Celtic.
II one man had on a gray, another q brown, and
another a white fur coat, You could not tell the
on, them. You have to wear a mask made from
bsbiche-that j., iine threads shredded from the
81 got a great many duplicates Of the rarer
kind Of animals, thinking the Smithsonian In;
s s]ssir spG % %'SG'b '' fSr sRe nons daSrG took 81 a a P RSssi St
leather quarto diary, stamped with an Il. y
surrounded by al Earl's crown. out of a satchel
Hon and NJ dotted' IvHYH bits Of I etmine. He Slso
showed the reporter a crochet-nCGdle elab-
orately carved out OF a walrus tooth.
AT night used to scoop out the snow and
lilo down in my fur coat. II was perfectly warm.
We lived on what we shot. My man could not
stand the cold and fatigue and | sent him back
from Green Lake. 80 miles north OF Lake
"What do you think of the commercial ad-
yantages OF Alaska 2"
Along the southern coast there is timber
and minerals. but north of that it ~ absolutely
sterile. There in plenty. of gold along the
Yukon, but it ID 30 generally distributed that il
wouldn't pay to work it,"
| Few can realize the nerve, endurance. and
hardihood absolutely necessary for the labor
went. He has q perfect right to look with pride
on his achievement.