The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-05

landed on the great continent which is
now believed to be almost the south pole.
Capt. Sverdrup, in the steamer Fran,
Nansen's famous ship, left last June.
Sverdrups expedition expected to be abb
sent about four years. A supply OF coal,
together with relays of dogs, has been
landed at Godhaven and other places In
Greenland, which Capt. Sverdrup intends
fully to explore on his way north next
year
Lieut.. Amdruf, of the Danish navy, left
Denmark in June last on Danish gov
eminent expedition to Greenland, the
northeastern part of which is absolutely
unknown Amdruf left under the impress
sion that If Andree had been blown OFT
of his course this part of Greenland should
be explored. No news has so far been
received from the Danish explorer, but
he is expected to return this fail with
valuable scientific results from his expe-
dition.
1t is certainly remarkable fact that
so little has been seen in the Frencn
newspapers with reference to La Cham
bre's balloon voyage TO the pole La
Chambre is the famous balloon maker OF
Paris, who also furnished Andree's ball
loon. The expedition is in the immediate
charge of MN. GODDARD and Surcauf. two
eminent French aeronauts. They started
last spring for Spitzbergen, where bal
loon Of $1,000 cubic feet was TO have been
inflated So much is actual fact, as re-
ported by French geographical journals.
Since then not a word has been written
in any European journal of the La Cham
bre balloon expedition.
The Hamburger Nachrichten recently
contained a hint with reference 10 this
subject, saying that either the balloon
has proved a failure and the expedition
has quietly returned to France, or else
the scientific results of the balloon ex-
petition, supposing IL started, will be used
as a means TO exploit French daring and
science during the exposition. This is, Of
course, only German prejudice, but the
fact remains that absolutely nothing Is
known as to the results Of the expedition.
The Nathorst expedition, under the lead
ership of Prof. A. G. Nathorst, left Swe-
den last May, with the object not so much
of discovering the North Pole as TO find
some traces of Andree. Prof. Nathorst is
not an enthusiast on the discovery of the
North Pole, claiming that It's location
would be of little or no scientific value,
while thorough exploration of the locali-
ty between Spitzbergen and Franz Josefs
land, and the larger Islands, as King
Charles land, New Island and others,
would be of immense value. Both Spitz-
plored, and in the latter locality IL is hop
ed that the exploration party will meet
Andree or find some traces OF him.
There Is now in the Yukon valley a
Swedish scientific expedition under the
leadership of DR.. Otto Nordenskjold, a son
of the famous explorer, Prof. Baron Nor
denskjold. DR.. Nordenskjold, being fully
convinced that Andree would be found on
the American side, organized an expedition
with a two-fold purpose, that Of searching
for Andree at the extreme northwest point
of the American continent and to explore
Alaska, particularly the Klopdike and the
Yukon valley.
Dr. Nordenskjold. with the assistance
Of King Oscar and Councillor G. A. "
Elk, wealthy Swede in Stockholm. sue
ceeded in collecting the sum OF $4,000
to pay the expenses Of two-years' ex-
pedition. Tie start was made in March
Of this year, and by special invitation Of
the Canadian government went by way
Of Canada. The expedition is purely
scientific, and comprises nine members
in all, including expert geologists, chief
of them being the renowned DR.. Firth
Anderson. and expert miners and river