The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-18
GOING AFTER NANSEN
Project Proposed by a Syndicate
at Chicago.
L. b. BALDWIN TO LEAD THE PARTY.

He Was tia. Mst.oroIogist OF Lieutenant |
Pesry's North Greenland Expedition In |
ls03-9i-An Interview with Him Con-
cerning M. Proposed Trip to tho Arctic
Region Plans tn Assist DIR. Nsnssn's Re
turn to Civilization.
CHICAGO, Feb lS.-The recent reports
concerning the return OF DIR. Nansen
from the north pole has induced Chicago
syndicate to consider the advisability Of
dispatching party ut once to the Lena
river for the purpose Of ascertaing the
foundation for the accounts received %
well AS to assist II possible. the returning
explorers in their probable march toward
either Yakutsk or Irkutsk. The man Sc
lectcd to lead the party Is Evelyn b. Bald
win, the meteorologist Of Lieutenant
Pearys norSh Greenland expedition OF
lSgS.gi Much Information concerning
the region to be traversed as we'll as spe-
ciai facilities for expediting Mr.. Baldwin
on his journey TO Siberia are afforded by
Monsieur A. 3 Savine, Comte de Toulouse
Lautree now In Chicago, who Is connected
| with the Siberian railway In an inter-
view repprter obtained tina following
from MIR BALDWIN,;
BaIdwias Proposed Route.
Barring such after information con-
! cerning DR. Nanssn's whereabouts as
would make the proposed trip inexpedi-
ent at this time, i shall go direct from
| San Francisco to ViadivosJock on the
| Pacific coast. more than S,OOu miles from
| st. Petersburg. From Vladivostock TO
Irkutsk, the first 400 miles will be by rail-
road. and the remaining distance by post
Twenty-Five days being occupied In max
ing the transit. The time to be consumed
between Chicago and Irkutsk will DO
about fifty days Every facility to insure
the objects OF the trip have been promised
me-"
But suppose you should fail 10 IND Dr.
| Nansen?"
"Well, thas is possible, OF course. But
if Nansen's party are now somewhere In
the vicinity of the delta Of either Lena or
Yana rivers it Will be impossible for them
to reach civilization by any other course
than 10y way OF either Yututsk or lr'
kutsk
Would Require Eight weskA
"To move his entire party TO either ol
these points would require not less than
eight weeks and after an exhaustine
struggle 20 gain The native settlements
at either dclta-probably that Of the Lens
DR. Nansen would doubtless hesitate Il
exchange the safety OF his men among
the bospitable inhabitants of the coas'
for the trying journey southwark unit
warmer weather aud the opening OF navi
! cation on the Lena Even should IL b.
demonstrated that the explorers are no
I now in that vicinity. it Is not at all I'm
probable that they will be heard from be
I | fore the close of the season In that yer'
| region. | think IL more likely that shoui'
1 DIR Nansen have reached the pole d
Q would then endeavor to retrace his cours
3 by a known route rather than ventur
( farther beyond the real goal Of his amb
: tion-and 80 run greater chances OK 10
: volving his expedition In disaster an
0 perhaps of leaving any trace whereby hi
discovery might be made known
Discovery Of Land.
'rhe discovery Of land at or In the In
9 mediate vicinity of the pole. 1t seems Z
y me, would impel him 10 forego the Gel
1 tainty of doubling the distance and oar
!. ger for the lesser satisfaction OF touchin
!. upon the north OF east coast OF Greef
. land which, although part of his piar
!. was doubtless so only In so far as, ate
!. attaining the pole, he might not be abl
v | To escape ny any othoh 'oe's.
% once reached the coveted goal Nansen I
: any other man would return by the safei
r and quickest way"
!. what other objects will your trip II
"a cludeY
y ITO watch, of course for the possib
return OF Professor Andree In his gre'
airship OF balloon. AS Andree's exper
ment is to be tried In July close watch
y to be kept at all points In North Amerit
q as well as In Europe and Asia for Its q
p pcarance-somewhere.
;s WIN BE watched with Interest.
d Greater interest will probably attas
l. to Andrce's novel and daring undertaken
n than is even now manifested In the retui
10 of Nanscn. Neither comet nor eclip
K will ever have been anticipated
a watched with greater interest and col
Dr. cern. Among the distant dwellers OF q
t. north CONSERVATION will doubtless folio
r. In its airy wake. I shall give incident
40 attention To other matters Of scientific
tcrcst. and | shall return by way
Orusk and ST. Petersburg. the railws
=, being completed between these points.
~ expect to visit the gold and silver min
os along the route, and To investigate 3
be commercial advantages resulting TO Z
{; United States from the westward route
ed travel and traffic to the interior OF
OF IBERIA. and which must also quicken ira
k between Japan and China rs well.
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