The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-17
NORTH POLE EXPEDITIONS,

Efforts VIII EN- liaNr Been Made TO Reach
the Arctic Center
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mas met Win inc success indicated ny
the dispatch from lrNutsk. ana that tbc
,u,ropii NAVIGATOR hos .,tu.iI, ,rav,r,eI
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we reNlsu OF u'c horth pore IL ~ an even
world. FOR noarlv century me mystery
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tho dream OF the scientific world and the
hundreds of advcn,i;-aus srlrits who have
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sought L" explore the ioroihdeh r'NiVH
and reveal its secrets Durirg the past
seventy wears ro loss ,h.n thirteen .nntit,
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| expeditions lhoiuulhg that OF pr. Nnusrh'
have entered upon this perlous work Dis
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s,t0'cu o'"eiS anu ialtur' oi the inaih
object was the fate of all Captain Parry
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'""'c' iiot WIN SUFFICIENT ENCOURAGEMENT
TO induce others to adventure, which the
failure of Captaiu Ross In tho s.,,,,, @.s,,.
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ION az i,,Sr, ,m ME- no urn .Spedi-
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| T., Sli Johh rankin oXped'ton. con-
f,h h.'',s u, Wy rfenuS ana lelror, entered
me - -tSn' nrs.r 10 We hcaru from
@ T. u ttit nrNt Ten years exploration
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s so,.'C., 70 seHiCh lor or iohn; These wer"
t,,"i ~ NUM- S', stlil OUT ny inc biltisl
,sN'ii ",ti,uC anu ptntTs AT the benoSt OF
tsuiS rraiihilh' ,Whose tcnacity OF nope
.Li,i' ny huspahu Wpulu Nvt De founu was
,I'Viat touciiiiiE, iinporuiiit among these
," h cyl eiliohs was ,nat OF Or Kane,
Wuich sdu.u III 1879 III the brig Advance
gnu, nlNi tWu wars or Almost uhtoln
itil le't ,e, YH,utle1 WIN inc loss OF many
,r,sta' I'M WIN uiu siltHni" PROOF mat inc
rI "a, ,t1i eNpNuittloh nad p.rished.
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~. ~ 'o' tpI!i'haiileu an expedition Wnlcl
| ~ VIC Soas, ot NpIMly una npproacilei
- NJ VI l,Dl' - iu' a. id'ituue Nl.uo lie
discovered Peterman Land, north of Nova
ntian", IA me shrne yenr captain flall.
~ -a'no' van saliIn ~ tne foiifia
| 10y WY o. bnlill hay ie iosI ms shlp
"l'u Mas rcSNu,u at'tr muvh suffering ny
! a Iellei eNpeIltluh sent by the United
Sthlts -EoNefnnent.
IT ls'o cSptaih Nh!ss brit'sh ofnccr,
VIII 'Wp snnlps tnG A1ert ana discovery
SaHNu wa ptlhh ) pay re 100 faieu OF
! VIZ nam opl,Nt Nhoubn ne reachcd the
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| ne t1"t important cNpedliloll was mat
| OF l-leltehaht l'elphS OF me tnlteh Stiif $
! haVN, Ltlcl OIL by me private enterprise
oiran h"Sl"ah tlNIen, lhtt eNPehitlnn
a new route VIA hehring sen. ita sad late
| aln 'hAi OF tWo-tnlrds OF lts mcmbers IL
! clHJ;hg lis Soinmlnder, Is stun iresl IN Ia,
| lunIlc nlih' N JeNnett@ was 'rnsnt
| IN the lcc ~ me sara sea, lpelonE ana his
| companions, after a tolSomc ana hariIHs-
| iIR zee Journey OF several hundrcd nilts,
N which one whole boats crew Was lost
| IN storm. landed on the bleak SIBERIAN
! coast n IN" delta OF tho Lena river The
| tcmmaiider or me expedition. Win ms
| party, bc,ihlr aepar!teh from mar OF
iioi fiS,,ieGr iVilif, ne iattcr' 1lte,
| untold suilerlngs' brought his, men 10 -
! place of safety, hut Commander llclpnT
/ and ma hoaia crew rersheu m,seidh!N 81
noa ana s'ar r me snnsrinss o, 'iis