Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-06-08

lent to go, and his friends agree that he
possesses attributes which should insure
the success of the undertaking He knows
something of The frozen north, having been
with the Pcary expedition of 1892, and
confesscs that he feels the strange fascina-
ton that the arctic excrts over those who
have once visited its solltudes.
The possibility of dcvoting a month to
original exploration was the chief induce
mcnt for MI. Bryant's undertaking the
leadership of this expedition. He expects
to reach Pcary headquarters at Bowdoin
bay in the latter part of July. AS the
lieutenant is not due to return there from
his sledging trip farther north until the
end of August, if all has gone well, Mr..
Bryant hopes to be able to explore Jones
sound and map out the shore line of Files
mere Land, besides making some ethno-
logical Investigations among the isolated
tribe of Eslimos said to exist there. He
has some hope, too, of finding further
traces of the i'll fatcd Swedish explorers,
Bjorling and Knllstcnius who were
wrecked on Carey island in August, 1899,
and left records there stating that they
would cross to Ellesmcrc Land in the hope
of finding shelter and sustcnance among
the Eskimos.
ern shore of Jones sound, though it must
contain at least 100, 0O0 square miles of
territory, has been neglected by previous
arctic expeditions Jones sound has been
penetrated for distance of 12O miles, but
beyond that it is reasonable to suppose
there are 900 miles of shore line which has
never yet been visited by white men.
Should Mr. Bryant succeed in even rough
ly mapping this coast it would be "A geo
graphical feat of no mean importance and
would solve one of the few remaining arc
tic problems Of great consequence
4 sad fact in connection with the fate
of the Swedish explorers is that on Aug.
"a 1892, just three days before they left
Carey island, the vessel which was bring
ing Lieutenant Peary and his companions
back passed within sight of the island. A
dense fog covered it at the time, however,
and the expedition continued southwark
oblivious of the fact that five brave men
were on the bleak shore watching and
praying for assistance. Mr.. Bryant is not
very hopeful of finding any of the party
alive, but thinks lie may discover some
record Of their existence in Ellesmere Lane
and has cheeriully given place in his ex
petition to a Swedish representative who
comes with recommendations from thCil
friends
Though convinced that the exploration
of Jones sound would he of great scientific
value and the settlement of the fate of tn,
young Swcdcs IA matter of international
interest, Mr.. Bryant is quite regardfu
of the fact that the main object of his ex
petition is to insure the safe return O
Lieutenant Peary and his party, and thes,
side expeditions will only be attempted
if the conditions are absolutely favorable
| The Peary expedition is not expected t,
reach the United States before the begin
ming of November, but very little if any
sooner than the expedition headed by Wal
ter Wellman, the American journalist
which started nearly year later than Pea
rvs party and promised to be home will
u description of the north pole in time fo
] O THANKSGIVING dinncr.