The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-15

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~ or At the age Of !
CAPTAIN svERDRUP. II he sailed be- c
fore the mast, and he occupied that po-
sition several years. He saw great
deal of the world, went from one ship ]
to another now leaving a Norwegian [
ship to take q berth ON an American,
now returning to a Norwegian ship. lie
passed an examination, became mate
and served in that capacity for num-
Der of years on Norwegian vessel.
Once he saved a whole crew through
his cold blOoded fearlessness.
"He volunteered to make the trial
trip in Nordenfeldts submarine boat
across the North sea, and only the aban-
donment of the plan by the inventor
prevented Sverdrup from showing his
great courage. He was mate OF
small steamer for awhile after that, un-
| til he heard of DIR. Nansen's plan to
cross the inland ice of Greenland. Dr.
| Nansen understood that Captain Sver-
drup was Just the kind of man that he
wanted and made him his second. With |
two other Norwegians and two Nc.We- |
gian Laplanders was this great under
taking accomplished by DIR. Nansen III
the summer of 1888. After incredible
sufferings the expedition reached an I'M
inhabited spot on the west coast OF
Greenland. They were short of food and
ragged and looked like lot OF savages
from an unknown land. They made
boat of willow branches, pieces of wood
from their sleighs and the canvas OF
their tent.
"The boat was on the plan of tub,
only not as strong or as tight as tub.
A hoop of willow with pieces of canvas
, 10 fill out the space made an oar blade
To which they dashed the ski STICKS.
Nansen and Sverdrup rowed i'll this
J, boat, if boat it could be called, III four
t DAYS out through an open bay, rounded
a cane and arrived at the residence OF
the governor of Greenland. Nansen sent
a boat TO rescue the remainder OF the
expedition.
"Captain Sverdrup's plan now Is TO
: follow the old and often tried road OF
= tbe Americans to the far north. he has
:, furthermore devoted himself to the So
= linton of one of the great problems Oh
d the arctic, the extent and the outline Oh
T; Greenland.
d "With the Fran fitted ont for five
y wears and a great number OF dogs 1ol
d sleiphing excursions he will sail norti
r, along the west coast of Greenland, pas
v through Smith sound, the Kane basin
y. Kennedy channel, and by TINS way cir
IN cumnavigate Greenland
IN "Syerdrup will also try to penetrat
N tho icepack and solve the problem, an
t. if the supposed north cape OF Greenian
= can be rounded he will return py lol
lowing down the east coast, wnere VI
many dotted lines on the map lndlcat
=, lands unknown to the white man.
or "If Captain Sverdrup fails to do thl'
or he has set up as an alternative to pen'
no trate as far north as possible, the mort
re mole being the point of destination.
at "Summing up the results OF all pr
RS, ,,;ors exneditions through Smith soun'
,so II becomes evident that the Ice opel
rs, and closes at different times thus u
RS. ING the aspect of a solid frozen mass
4 90 IN Captain Mares, or as an open poi
es ocean as to DIR. Kane and DR.. Haye
pts ond II is now generally admitted by
red sc;entists that solid frozen mass
Id ice. Gaping the whole north Oh /.
o,obe does not exist. Neither does
3. omen ocean exist.
m sspnt tho Arctic ocean is always
YoS motion, now opening III VIDE craoi
70 stretching for miles and miles, ~
all closing with irresistible force, crusni
UNI tho ice. forming long fences OF piled
'w~- loo across the direction OF the pressu
ood "Hitberto it was the belief that
irly chin could be built so strong as TO res
ght tb;s nressure, but the Fran mas s''
,n@ Tho most severe test for three years
nils .ot,rped safe and sound. Captain oV
1916 Am will 90 as far as possible with
,a I'D. Fran and then quietly walt anu wa
ers. his chance. An opening IN the ~
$3.50 srre IN come sooner or later, anu
lar- Fam will 90 in, taking the fear
,yy chances of coming into the strong
mbs of the Arctic ocean.
CHER "Tf Greenland only stretches nc
so,dV IN about "a degrees, ana IL Gap
$50: Sverdrup can get the Fran pas.
ngs, ,,o;ot he will meet with the great
10 cnrrent going south along the
90 coast of Greenland. Once III ING uui =
i Gle he cannot help getting SOUTH II
nc; tain syerdrup cannot get round Gr'
No. ,ond. he will, with his ship, his sieil
weI, i,oroks and dogs, concentrate all MS
,sMc. argv ON messing northward toward
2ic; nth mole. Considering the supe
2Ssc; strength of the ship, the best pos s,
: ontfit an exceptionally fine lot OF 9th
49, and men and the great ability ano
90c; rerience of the leader, IL Is e'iuens
orn- 2 great many chances are in CAP
j No I. syerdrup Is favor. San Franoisco'