St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-05
OMMERCIAL POssIBILITIEs.


nent, and upon land on which the feet
| Of man had never before trod.''
COMMERCIAL POSSIBILITIES.
The conversation here turned to the
commercial value of the discovery, and
Mr. Borchgrevink told me that the
| ground where he landed was covered
with guanO. There were millions OF
penguins covering the rocks and these
birds came about them by thousands
and they had to take their clubs in
order to beat them away. The pen
gums look very much like a small
seal standing on it's f1ippers. They
waddle about the shore, feeding on
fish and nesting in the rocks. Mr..
Borchgrevink brought some back to
Sweden with him, and one of these is
now in the museum of the Univer-
sity Of Christiana. He told me that
he found evidence Of minerals on the
mainland, and that the fur seal ought
to be Of value.
He had no opportunity to make ex-
cursions into the interior, and he has
reserved this for his new expedition.
when he expects to find the South
pole.
BORCHGREVINK'S EXPEDITION.
here asked some questions as to the
expedition. Mr.. Borchgrevink said:
we expect to start next Septem-
Der. We shall sail from London for
Australia, and thence will go to Cape
Adare. The expedition will be a COM
mercial as well as a scientific one. ]
belong to the scientific part of it."
How much will it cost?"
Between f25,OOO and 100000" was
/, the reply. "The scientific part of the
expedition will be under my command
l shall have eleven men under me. A
number Of these will be Norwegians,
and among them Mr.. Alme, who was
with Mr.. Wellman on his trip to the
North pole. We shall sail first for
Cape Adare. We shall take with us
the material for building two huts and
shall expect to remain for a couDle OF
years."
DOGS FROM RUSSIA.
interior?"
my idea is that we will travel tc
the South Magnetic Pole on sledges. ]
will take about fifty dogs with me-"
What kind Of dogs?" I asked.
L am getting some Russian dogs
| from Siberia" replied Mr.. -Borchgre
wink They are very fine animals
and are especially fitted for this work
| We shall have sledges made after the
| style of Norwegian snowshoes and
| snail carry also a number of such
shoes with us. We shall probably use
sails In connection with the sledges
You remember Nansen in his trir
across Greenland had a sail on his
| sledge, and by this means he made as
much as forty-fve miles a day in pass.
ing over the ice. I shall take three
men with me on the trip to the inter.
1or, and shall leave the remainder tc
stay at the huts and to make explor.
at1ons from there as far as they car
in different directions. The three
whom I take with me will have to be
| Norwegians, as I want men who car
use snowshoes. In returning from OH
expedition we expect to be materially
aided by the wind"
FUEL AND CLOTHING.
will you take any fuel with you %
| Yes; we shall have coal and Other
concentrated fuel We shall have
clothing or reindeer skins, and out
side of this we shall use canvas cloth
ing. Canvas keeps out the wind, holds
down the fur and is great aid in re
tanning the warmth
How about your food?"
"Oh, we shall have all sorts of con
densed foods. We shall have extract:
Of beef, and shall carry large quan
tity Of pemmican or powdered meat
and dried vegetables"
"Will you be able to get any foot
on your new continent?" 2oP
Yes; there is no doubt but tha