New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-06
THE STEIN ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
TIA OBJECTS AID THE cHANcn or ITS
Success.

TIA OBJECTS AID THE cHANCH or IFS
Success.
Washington. March CSpeclap.-Robe': stein OF
IN. United states Geological Survey. dthr'red d
lecture tonight under the auspices OF IN" Na''h'
geographic society In which he explained his plan
for the PROPOSED exploration Of tllesmere Lana
secr.torv Herbert presided. and remarks were "'so
,r,d. he General Greedy Commodore Melville zap
tain shephard Senator Perkins arI Assistant sec
rotary McAdoo.
ou,lnlns his plan Mr.. SEN poin'ci out That ~"
very fac, Of Jones Sound having been CHOSEN ~
the lire O, advance showed 'ha the object was ~,
thc pole nor even n high latitude, for Jones So"nd
lsads westward. 70, northwar. AlluIing 10 me
f.ar other po.ar expeditions - lot this N"hi
,p.,rvs Nanson's. Wellmans ana Jacksohsl W
claimed for his own expedition III" a'N'h'as" mat
1. IS the easiest. safest not certain OF Su'Ves'
ard pron-is'ng the most useiIi results. Ire cS'
seniia feature the plan Is secure base OF opera
tIons This will be established on Clarence Head
IN. sou,heas. cape OF N'sIn' e. "H'S" u
s,clted ever, year by the scotch "hains st'h'H!rs
and thus is In assured communication Win me
outer world. At that point morse VIII be erected
made coldproof by magnesa boarIS' me oes'
IL, at-connncr, the inner wall ,onS.ftinS OF Wn'Fnc
MASTER boarls which = lrctci f1r tA"'r heh''
r-ss orduction ~ heat nnl Tor pe'HE ire
proof Mama building pape- VIII nier me walls
alright Provisions for two years VIII he "hce'
With the party and not man "ill str nom lie
landing Place unlu All ''l' I'''' WI
ngma.
The geographical problem TO be solved u the map
Ding on: 81 the w.st coas, Of Elcsmere I1ni IL
IL c.pecinI tina, this will be done In a whilcboa'
and tha, II can I've done In = single summer In PROOF
of this he Glitch the voyage OF 1000 miles made ny
Lieutenant ColweH In whaleboat from the wreck
Of the Protcus 70 Godhaven ia thrty-n.ne days.
Mr. stein pail "A splendid tribute 10 Lieutenant
Cowcu. saying that he had his men unier sueh per
feet control. thar. according 70 TIE S.a.el,'' %
Sergeant Ksnney. they seemed INK" clocNN"'"' "N'-
Ing solely upon his direction. , ..,-
Tho pnographlcal work. however ~ 70 be merely
subsidiiry to "A thorough study Of the region w
geolosls.s and u mining prosp"ctor are 10 ur W.
Tho IA rty ina smuch the rocks OF mat iani are
as likc,y TO contain valuable minerals "a those OF
anv tner Isnl In proof 81 this It was pointed
o,i that Sibarla was Of the richest mining
countries one Of the mos; lmportlht rcnu!ts WI.
con sis, In the fact that the permanent station ~
Clarence Head Will serve AZ a r'Ius" - any sl.p
wrecked whaers and explorers The United states
E,v.rnm.nt has erected a similar station Tor the
American .hal@rs at Point harrow, Alaska, az 4
cDst OF $1,000 Mr.. stein Expressed IN" opinion that
n such a station had been erected At Clarence
Had nffv years ago the exploration or thdt region
w,Ild urobaby have been accomplished without
SINGLE disaster II would certainly nave saved me
ri1rng cxpeditlon OF lS2 winch was wrecked MY
mics fTnm Ellcsmcre Land. The last note written
bv R,orng states that he was making for 'larrnc"
Ue,d and as Il IL practically certain thai there
are Esqumaux on mat Fnorc' Is very nH S'! ,is'
the explorers are slil alive NJ Strn WIZ hit *
!: his rrst duty institute thorough sehrch Tor
them lie has the cooperation or Baron Norien-
skold the famous swedish Explorer VINO mas Sc
cmrei f1r him "A contribution of N"b. ana desig
mated Mr. Ohn. "A Swedish zo''ogist az memoer
The expedition will start from ST Johns y. r.
,,.,,t ,hn beginning 81 May. ana expects 10 reach
''arruce Head about the beginning Of June