The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-18
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accompanied by his adjutant, Signo
Cagni and Professor Guido Cora, starte
in July. He employs an Italian govern
ment vessel. and viii pass next winte
at ranz Josef's Land, and in the following
summer push forward with sledges an,
boats He has engaged 4 number of Els
kimos believing them to be more suit
able for polar dash than white men.
Norway has two expeditions, one to tn
north pole under command of Captain
Sverdrup. and one to the antarctic, beinI
led by Borchgrevink, the greatest ant
arctic explorer. and the first man maj
who has ever landed on the great con
tinent which is now believed TO be almos
the south pole. Captain Sverdrup, in tht
| steamer Fran, owned by the Norwegian
! government, left last June. Sverdrup'!
/ expedition expected to be absent abou
four years. The stores for nis crew o.
sixteen men included twenty tons of pc
troleum for illumination and cooking pur.
/ poses. A supply of coat. together with re-
lays of dogs, mas been landed at God.
! hayn and other places in Greenland
which Captain Sverdrup intends fully tc
| explore on his way north next year. The
! expenses of the expedition are paid by
/ prominent Norwegians, such as Consul
! Axel Heiberg and NJ NJ Armund and
/ Ellef Ringness.
II ~ TIT ~
Explorer Borchgrevink has one of the
most complete expeditions that ever left
the European continent for either the
north pole or the antarctic All the ex-
penses are borne by Sir George NeWnes,
who has done everything that science
could suggest for the comfort and sue
cess of the expedition. Mr. Borchgrevink
says that apart from discovery and the
solution of unsettled problems there is
an immediate result which the expedition
is expected TO yield. The weather fore
casts for the whole Of Australia can. il
is believed, be made from the antarctic
regions" The explorer claims from past
experiences in the antarctic that there is
body OF land there at least twice the
size Of Europe
1.
There is no way of telling how many
OF these pioneers of the unknown regions
nave peris he'd. The customary rumors
of death and destruction which start as
soon as the ships get away from points
OF communication with the world are ex-
tant concerning most of them. Leuten-
ant de eGrlach, in the Belgica, has not
been heard Of since a year ago last Aug
ust and it is feared ne has met with a
serious mishap. The snip was last heard
OF from the Straits of Magellan in the
spring OF this year, but since then all
traces Of the Belgica has been lost. The
vessel is provisioned for three years.
Lieutenant de eGrlach is said 10 be a dar-
ing and skillful commander. He is an
officer in the Belgian navy and a son of
Colonel de eGrlach of the royal Belgian
navy.
Lieutenant Amdruf Of the Danish navy
left Denmark in June last on a Danish
government expedition TO Greenland. the
northeastern part of which IS absolutely
unknown. Amdruf left under the impress
sio nthat if Andree had been blown out of
his course this part OF Greenland should
be explored. No news has so far been re-
ceived from the Danish explorer. but he
is expected oreturn this fall with valua-
bic scientific results from his expedi-
ton.
II is certainly 4 remarkable fact that so
little has been seen in the French news
papers with reference to La Chambre's
balloon voyage 70 the pole la Cham
bre Is the famous balloon maker of Paris.
VINO also furnished Andree's balloon. The
expedition is in the immediate charge Of
MAJ. GODDARD and Surcauf, two eminent
French aeronauts. They started last
spring for Spitzbergen. where 4 balloon
% 5000 cubic feet was 70 have been in
fated. So much j. actual fact. as re-
ported by French geogra phical journals.
Since then not a word has been written
in any European journal Of the La Cham
bre balloon expedition.
The Hamburger Nschrichteu recently
contained a hint with reference TO this
subject. saying that either the balloon
has proved a failure and the expedition
has quietly returned 10 France. or else
the scientific results OF the balloon ex-
petition. suPposing it started. viii be used
as means 70 exploit French daring and
science during the exposition
his Is. OF course. only German 0reiu-
dice but the fact remains that absolutely
nothing IS known as to the results Of the
expedition.
SWEDEN'S SEARCH FOR ANDRE.
Sweden would naturally he the country
most interested in And-ee's fast King
Oscar. lover OF science as he 5. has H.
orally supported every polar expedition
snd the wealthy men Of Sweden have
followed the kings example and <nree
expeditions have started
The Nath9rs- expedition. under the
leadership OF Professor 4 C. Nzthorst
left Sweden last Nay. vi,A TIE obfec.
noc 50 muca % discovering The nor.u noe /
as - :i7d some traces - Aasree. Pro-
fessor Nathorst IS not an enthusiast On /
the discovery % t.le north poie. claim /
ing that its location would - O, littl. 4
OF 10 scientific value. while a thorough /
exploration OF the LEGALITY between Sp.tz- /
bergen and Franz 5oset-s Land. ana the 1
larger Islands. as Hlag Charles Lard 1
New Isla-1 and others. would be % i'm /
nease value Both SPlt=oerEea and Franz /
Jossfs Land VII Re explored, ana a |