Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-26
AN UNKNOWN SHORE.
Lieut.. Ryder's Exploring Expedition TO
the East Coast Of Greenland.

Goths cable special to the New York Sun
says: First Lieut. C. Ryder Of the Danish navy
is preparing for has Greenland expedition next
year. The Danish government has voted the
sum Of 1900 kronen, or about $50. 900. for the
thorough equipment Of the party. Tho
expedition may spend two years in Greenland
before it is able to reach the settlements or
communicate with civilization. The worlds
attention is therefore to he directed again 10
two ambitious exploratory enterprises in the
far north, as, in addition to Lieut. Ryder's
expedition, DIR. Nansen is TO set out next spring
on has attempt to reach the North Pole for
which purpose the Swedish government and
private enterprises have already provided
ample resources.
hls destination next year is the east coast
between 90 and 70 degrees north latitude
Reference to the map will show at a glance the
work that he proposes to do.
In IS degrees north latitude is the remarka-
bly, deep inlet, one OF the largest fiords vet dis
covered in Greenland. known as Franz Josef
Fiord. North of this ford the German North
Polar expedition surveyed the coast carefully
almost as far as Cape Bismarck aud there is
little or nothing for = new expedition TO do
there. Lieut. Ryder has. therefore, fixed upon
this ford as the northern boundary Of his feld
of operations.
Lieut. Ryder has Just outlined his plan IN n
communication to Peter Mann's Mlttei,o.0esl
His expedition will consist OF nine persons
two naval officers, scientific observer four
sailors and probably two Greenlanders from
the Danish settlements OF the west coast They
will carry provisions for two years and will be
equipped with three boats, y feet long and q
feet WIDE, and an ample supply of sleds tents
snowshoes and so on. besides material for a
house and an observatory. The expedition will
leave Copenhagen about June l. 1891 upon .
steamer hired for the season. Il will first at
tpmnt reach a nd
latitude go, for the purpose of making pro-
Vision depot for the boat journey southwark in
1892. Perhaps the ice will prevent handing at
this point, but whether the attempt is success
fui or not the steamer will next proceed north
ward to Cape Stewart, the southeastern point
of Jameson's Land on the north side of
Scoresby sound This. il is hoped, will be the
winter quarters of the expedition.
1t is an interesting question whether the
party will meet any natives along the strip OF
coast north OF Cape Stewart which they hone
TO explore next summer. Scoresby siKty-eipht
years ago found there numerous huts aud free
places filled with ashes. Ii was evident that
natives had lived there, probably not long be-
fore his arrival, and had used driftwood for
fuel year later ClayerIng reported thst be
found twelve natives on an island little
north of Franz Josef fiord. Later this island
was named after its dlscoyerer. Though the
German expedition of lS6y-70 visited this
same region they found no Eskimo The Es-
pie living further north. This appears TO 10
only tradition handed down 20 them by an
earlier generation.
1t is believed that Lieut. Ryder's party will
have completed it's survey Of the coast from
Cape Stewart TO Angmagsalik by the beginning
Of September. According TO the experience Of
Capt Holm in lssf-s5, and the testimony OF
the natives he met at Angmagsalik, the polar
ice in the fall is usually long ways from the
coast. and is good deal broken up with wide
spaces of open water. the result, evidently. OF
the heavy surf along that part of the coast 10
Is hoped, therefore, that the steamer will be
able TO push through the ice 20 Angmagsalik.
IL the steamer does not appear or II the ex-
plorers reach Angmagsalik late that the
steamer is compelled TO start for Europe with
out them, there will be nothing for the party
TO do but spend the winter Of 16y2-93 among the
natives there, and in the summer of 1888 take
to their boats again, ani endesvor 70 reach the
Danish towns on the west coast, where they
can get passage home to Denmark.
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