The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-21
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Heprin land had intended to push up the
east coast of Greenland from Cape Bis.
marck, mapping in all the undiscovered
coast line and making for the same point az
Heprin land as Peary himself, with the
object of pushing north from there How
ever, on hearing Pearys recent paper,
discovered the fact that our plans We're
practically identical, and as / consider that
Peary has prior right TO myselt IN the
matter l have changed my plans.
Il now propose to proceed via Davis
straits and Bafiin's bay through Jones sounc
up the undiscovered west coast Of Elsmere
and Grinnell land, using them as a means
of getting north and connecting with the
farthest point reached by Aldrich in 1875.
l shall then endeavor to push north from
that point, making for any land | may see
off the coast No date for the departure OF
my expedition can yet be defnltely nxed.
my last arctic journey before i can make
detailed preparations for this one. 1 snail
purchase whaler and push her north az
far as can get her.; Inc actual sleuglng
party will be a small one-consistlng only
of one other person besides myseif-as for
extended Sledse journeys l am convinced oil
the absolute necessity of reducing every
thing to a Minimum Asked as to what
were his prosl ects OF reaching the pole by
this route, Mr. Jackson said:
Il consider getting to the pole a very
large order. Only inexperienced men Will
venture to express, any definite opinion on
it. In common with all other arctic ex-
plorers, 1 have the greatest desire TO reach
it, Coburg island, at the entrance of Jones
sound, on the northwest coast or HathnS
bay, is the farthest point regarding which
we can DO more than conjecture, and this
point can be reached in any ordinary sea-
SON Beyond that point | hope TO push my
ship a considerable distance. On leaving
the ship at the farthest navigable point,
shall establish a base depot, ana thence
shall push north with my one companion
AS | have said where this depot will be es-
tablished il is impossible to Indicate, and
therefore the intervening distance 70 the
pole is equally uncertain That distance,
whatever 1t may be, Will be covered cy
means of dogs and ponies, the latter OF
which have satisfactorily proved to be OF
the utmost value in polar Work. l shall
carry compressed food sufficient for as long
a period as possible / have not yet gone
into details and at present l can only say
that my tourney cannot be done in one sea-
son / shall probably be absent from Eng
land for at least two years shall con-
necessary, at my own expense. Past expert
eDce has taught me that polar exploration
can only be conducted with complete sue
cess when the leaders hands are left quite
untrammeled.
1T is the veriest nonsense" said Mr.
jackson, in conclusion. for people 10 say
mat the exploration of the north-pole area
is practically completed. glance at the
man will at once show that barely one-halr
of that vast area has ever been trodden
by ! am sorry TO see the apathy
among British geographers in refard 70 FUR
tier nOrth-poe exploration. Surely. the ar
duous work and brilliant achievements OK
such men as MeClintOck. Ommaney, Mares,
Markham Young ana other British explor-
ers, who have done so Isuch 10 establish
Britain's prestige in the field OF discovery,
are 10 be continued and maintained. Ge-
ography may be Internationally - certain
extent this is so-and THIS country VIII a.
ways applaud and reward explorers of 9TH
er countries. l can emphattcaliy say shat
nothing gave me more sincere pleasure than
to be in a position TO help Nansen when
did but IL will be an evil day for England
when she ceases to take part IN what has
become an International competition and Is
content TO relinquish TO other nations the
position she has so long held in the van Of
arctic discovery