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our expedition has CLEANED great and valuable

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aThe weather. in the winter up there was pn.
tsere was SisI not anu cloud cloud in the heavens. N the
summer. when there were open lanes and the
snow melted ON the ioes, there could. however.
basin. On the whole, there seems to be much
equablcness in this atmosphere, and the winds
amounted nt ted lrh 70 what We should cali cali ''SS gale
here This was vas most spBars,nt N hrt the east. s
Erees. as we approached the Atlantic and
the parts between Spitzborgcn and Greenland.
there was q change in this respect. the winds
sometimes blowing with much greater violence.
From my experience, I must say that found the
Arctic regions a. very healthy place q resort,
and proof OF this may mention that when
returned from wintering on Franz Josef Land
! was better than had ever been In my life be
fore. On the trip from the Fran to jackson l
weight. something OF the same kind was also
my experience when on board. As far as I could
and the phy ysologicaf examinations which were
made on board seemed to point in the same
The fact was cabled to THE srS u few days
ago that Nansen Is seriously considering an Ant
arctic expedition which should undertake the
task OF making journey to the South Pole. DR.
John Murray, who Is one OF the most active men
IN ENGLAND IN the matter OF polar exploration.
plans for Antarctic research;
We want TO know IL there is IN the south
real continent, or only z group OF s volcanic mic
there Is at the South Pole. Nanscn himself
recognizes this, and he II ready az some future
various statements have appeared regarding
British expeditions; but so Tar as KNOW, the
Govcsnment has come to no decision IA thc mat, "
dcfray the cost Of such AN expedition. All the
old naval Arctic officers want a naval cxped.
OF good geographical work TO be com.
on Be our shame an II IN g BBrSn
does not do it, But before anything can be
done. we are waiting to See Nee what the British
ago. said the political situation not the same
as when the Challenger expedition was sent out
such @ "a an M expedition They mi sht have , more i'm. i'm
portant things to do. Since then the First Lord
OF the Admiralty who has & always way o, shown rs great real
ticulars OF what Ia likely TO be wanted for such
an expedition. Mr.. Goschen has now before him
% Probably s two ships viii ii be | required for i' three
years commission, with ma Sim,m number OF
goo oiiicsrs and men n; MI, Mr. Gosehcns decision
III we lind that the British Government
though sympathetic. is unable. for hnancial or
political reasons, TO send out an expedition,
strongly advocate despatching private British
oapcdi!On or orEHnznf big inierpAtGna Enand
U"S would S probably % R spend the fTs, st summer @ am in
! sounding the whole Antarctic Ocean south OF
I latitude 6o'; then we should have definite
| party should be put ashore. such party
would probably travel to the South Pole in a
very snort space OF time. As. III ;
| they would have To travel over land Ice com
pared with sea ice IN the North Polar region. II
Is clear that, once landed. the south Pole could
| soon BE- reached.
! THE voyage OF the Norwegian whaler Antarc-
! tica some two years ago finally proved that IL is
| possible 10 land on the Antarctic Continent at
| Cape Adair. Judging from the fact that at that
| point pcnguins have great rookery. the chances
| are that one can land there during any season
and possibly at other places too. On that point,
however We have something definite. thanks to
! the little Norwegian whaler.
Regarding proposed foreign expeditions TO the
| Antarctic. DIR. Murray said:
| There are no definite plans except those OF
! the Belgian expedition. The latter PROPOSES 10
! do true scientific work in the region south ot
Cape Horn. but II Is not in their scheme To reach
| the South Pole. Herr Jules Won Payer. the
Arctic explorer. Is trying to get money together
! Tor an Antarctic expedition in conjunction with
! the German Geographical society; but ! do no,
| think the necessary funds have yet been Sc
/ cured.