The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-06-14


lent 10 60, and his friends agree that he
possesses attributes which should insure
the success Of the undertaking lie knows
something of the frozen north having been
with the Pcary expedition OF 1899, and
confc-scs that he feels the strange fascina-
tiuu that the arctic cxcrt- over those who
have once visited It's sulitudcs.
Tho possibility Of dcvoung a month to
original exploration was the chief induce.
ment for Mr. Bryant undertaking the
leadership of this expedition He expects
To reach Pcary's headquarters at Bowdoin
bay I'm the latter part Of July. As the
lieutenant is not due to return there from
his slcdgiug trip farther north until the
end Of August, II 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 cthno-
logical investigations among the isolated
tribe Of Eskmos said to exist there. He
has some hope, too, Of finding further
traces Of the i'll fated swedish explorers,
Bjorling and Kallstcnius who were
wrecked on Carey island In August, 1892,
and left records there stating that they
would cross TO Ellcsmerc Land I'm the hope
of finding shelter and sustcnanco among
the EskimOs.
Elcsmere Land, which forms the north
ern shore Of Jones sound, though It must
contain at least 100, 600 square miles OF
territory, has been neglected by previous
arctic expeditions. Jones sound has been
penetrated for distance Of l2O miles, but
beyond that il is reasonable TO suppose
there are goo miles Of shore line which has
never yet been visited by whito men.
Should Mr. Bryant succeed in even rough
ly mapping this coast it would De- a geo
graphical feat of no mean importance and
would solve oncuf the few remaining arc
tic problems Of great consequence
a sad fact I'm connection with the fate
Of the Swedish explorers is that on Aug.
"a, 1899, 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 southward
oblivious OF the fact that five bravo men
We're ON the bleak shore watching and
praying for assistance. Mr. Bryant Is not
very hopeful Of finding any Of the party
alive, but thinks he may discover some
record Of their existence i'm EllesmC~p Land
and has checrfully given place in his ex-
pedition to Swedish representative whc
comes with recommendations from their
friends
Though convinced thAt the exploration
of Jones sound would be of great scientific
value and the settlement of the fate Of the
young SwedeS.a matter of international
interest, Mr. Bryant IS quite rcgardful
of the fact that the main object Of his ex-
pedition is to insure the safe return Of
Lieutenant Pcary and his party, and these
side expeditions viii only be attempted
If the conditions are absolutely favorable.
The Pcary expedition is not expected to
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 with
Il description Of the north pole in time fer
"A Thanksgiving dinner