Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-04


the steamer returns from waters farther
north, aud brings them buck to the Cnited
states- From Labrador we will cross to
southern Greenland. and cruise lcisurely up
that coast untll Peary's Quarters at Rodclif
House are reached, SELLING every opportunity
that presents Itself for bear. wairus, seal and
deer hunting duck shooting aud fishing. aud
giving the men Of learning on board ample
chance for collecting the fossils they love so
dearly, or making observations on the won
dcrful geological formations 10 be found
hcreabouts. Many Of the points We will
touch at have never been visited by white
mon, and among the better known posts that
we propose 10 see are the ruins Of DR.. Kanc's
headquarters, the old quarters Of DR.. Hayes
at Port Foulkc, and the glacier whore the
unfortunate minerlogist. John W. vorhocn.
was lost during Peary's frst Arctic expedition.
Since Mr.. Robert stoins expedition to Files
mere Land was postponed. necessita.ing the
abandonment Of his project for tho relief OF
the missing Swedish explorers. Biorlng and
Kallsteinus, the route OF this summer journey
to tho far North has been extended so that an
EFFORT may be made to learn the fate OF those
daring Young men and tho two Nevfound-
land seamen accompanying tnem. What has
happened TO Biorling and KelAtenius since
1872, is a mystery hidden by the Attic shroud
that hides the hte Of SO many Arctic explor-
ers. There Is a chance Of their being st,ll
alive The probability is that they reached
Elesmerc land aftor tho disaster by which
they lost their vessel, and that they have
since found quarters with good-hearted
Eskimo at point remote from the trick OF
tho whalers, or other Arctic nayigators.
Blorling and Kallstenius sailed from Sc.
Johns in June, 1899, with crew OF three
men, on board the little schooner Ripple,
purchased by fund, furnished by tho uni-
versity Of Christiana. Observation-Disclosures
were afraid to ship on tho vessel because sho
wus pronounced unit to venture outside tho
port, and the swedes wore delayed aoveial
works beiorc thoy secured three men TO help
manage their craft. Disaster was predicted
to certainty, and Il came within two
months Stopping at Cary Islands to obtain
additional provisions from store placed
thorc by the Mares expedition tho Ripple WIS
driven ashore, aud rendered useless. Ac-
counts agree that not only was the schooner
untitled for the expedition, hut that the
party were improperly equipped for Arctic
exploration. They must have been careless,
too. In the navigation Of their vessel for It Is
said that in crossing Davis Strait from lab
rador TO Melville, that they would sometimes
lash tho wheel and 50 TO bed without leaving
watch. Their small boats vera ancient
and shaky, and could only be kept aAoat by
constant halllng.
Letters left by Bjorllng near the wreck at
Cary Islands were discovered by whalers
last summer. along with tho body of one OF
tho Newfoundlanders who is supposed to
have died from disease. The letter sthted
that the party were abuut TO start for Files
nero Land In a small whaleboat, tho only
remaining craft that was NJ for use. II Is n
curious fact TINT just before this. when they
made trip In that whnloboat TO Northum-
berland Island, they did not discover natives,
for there are plenty OF them In al old and