The evening times., 1896-03-13
NE EXPLORES THE SOUTH
Herr Borchgrevink Has Sailed in
Ice Locked Seas.
GOES AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER
He VIII Tell the Geographical So
ciety Tonight About His Last Visit
to the Antarctic Region-Thinksthe
Report About Nansen and the North
Pole Is Incorrect.

Herr Borchgrevink, the Norwegian ant
arctic explorer, is in Washington. He Will
lecture tonight in Metzerott Music Hall u.l-
der the auspices OF the National Geographic
Society, and tell of his voyage on a steam
whaler to the antarctic continent, and
also of his proposed expedition which is 10
leave London in september FOR The antarctic
region, to discover what is known as the
south magnetic pole.
a Times representative talked with Herr
Borchgrevink last mig at at the Riggs House.
He is very American in his ideas and wore
a small American flag in his tie. He is a
stockily built man about thirty-iiye years
old. He speaks English, German. French
and Norwegian riuenuy. His face is bronZed
from exposure. and he has the appearance
of a trained athlete. He is thoroughly Iu
love with his project, and Is possessed OF
capability for such work derived through
much experience In travel.
He knew Nansen as a hoy: they grew up
together in Cbristiana, attended the same
schools and were educated along the same
lines. Commenting on the recent report OF
Nansen's success, Herr BorchgreviBk said:
NANsEN's DRIF TING.
~ do not regard IL as probable, coming
as the news does in the dead of winter.
1t is not at all likely, If Nansen drifted
with the current into the Arctic Sea, that
he would return against the current. He
would more likely keep on through. Even
had he found the currents varyf.g he would
not have turncd ba ok; II is not like the man.
His disposition IN such an event would be
to keep right Oh until he had discovered
something. Nis possible that he has made
an important discovery, but not at all
probable. -
Il am not at all certain that he folio led
-. L..
for this belief Is because Of my kno Wedge
that Nansen did not place much credence
in the drift theory himself. In n private
letter just before his expedition sailed
he expressed doubt as to that course and
said 1t was but q faint theory. II is, there
fore, likely that he did not follow the cur
rent at an
Last year Mr. Borchgrevink went On the
Antarctic to what he called South Vic
toria Land, ard ip the fall he will return
TO the South rofar regions on a scientific
expedition. He intends taking with him
eight or ten men qualified TO carry on the
work of scientific exploration and obser.
vation. -Four OF them will be skilled ski
runners The party will be landed on
Cape Adare or on Cou,man Island. still
farther south Fromeither point Mr.. Borch-
grevink. with two or three companions
could make their way inland TO the south
magnetic pole.
NOT FAR SOUTH.
"yictoria Land, he continued, "is really
no farther south than Norway is north
The cold is not fel; there as much as it is
in some parts of North America, because
the atmosphere is extremely dry. No rain
ever fails. II is on this continent that the
south magnetic pole is located, but as
yet undiscovered. On my last expedition
1 discovered rich guano beds. The best
guano deposits known 10 commerce yield
only Il per cent of ammonia, but the
deposits in South Victoria Land yield 16
per cent I discovered vegetation, and
have reason to believe that the continent
south is Inhabited, as is the arctic oonti-
nent north.'
Herr Borchgreyinks lecture tonight will
deal with his former expedition, and will
be well illustrated by views from sketches
and photographs made by himself IN the
south polar regions.