The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-16
SEARCH FOR ANDREE.
PROFESSOR NATHoRsT WILL LEAD a
SWEDISH EXPEDITION.

70 Il Bsins H1tssd Dat TO visit Hrsss-Je-
SET land ana Other Places to Find
rsscss Of the Expiersr-Bslisvsd to He
SAT. In wiassr Quarters.
The search for Andree Is about to be-
gin. An expedition will leave Sweden
during the month of May under the
leadership OF the Swedish scientist, Pro-
lessor A. g. Nathorst. The expedition
will strike ont toward the north pole,
but its purpose 10 not 80 much the dis.
covery Of the pole as to find some traces
Of Andree. the polar balloon explorer
who, scientists are now agreed, bar
ring unforeseen accidents to the balloon,
is likely to be in some part OF Franz
Josef Land.
Professor Nathorst is not an enthusi-
asst ON the discovery Of the north pole.
claiming that its location would be OF
little or no scientific value. while
thorough exploration Of the locality be-
tween Spitzbergen and Franz-Josef Land
and the larger islands, as King Charles
Land, New island and others, would be
of immense value. Both Spitzbergen
and Franz Josef Land will be explored,
and in the latter locality 1t is hoped
that the exploration party will meet
Andree or find some traces OF him.
The advance Of the expedition toward
the north pole will depend on climatic
conditions. The journey will be under
taken in q Norwegian whaling ship con-
structed ON the same lines as Nansen' 8
Fran, and everything that past polar
experience suggested will be adopted to
insure success. The money for the expe-
dition has been contributed by wealthy
Swedes, King Oscar heading the sub
scription with liberal amount. Inc
scientists who have volunteered their
services and been accepted as members
| of the expedition are in the service OF
| the Swedish government and have been
granted leave of absence. The members
are Professor A. G. Nathorst, chief OF
the expedition; DR.. Axel Ohlin, zoolo-
gist; DR.. Gunnar Anderson, botanist;
DR.. A. Hanberg, photographer; Lieu.
tenant o. Kallstrom, photographer and
map constructor, and DR.. Ernst Levin,
physician and surgeon. 1t is expected
that two or more scientists will join the
expedition before it leaves Tromso, 1T
point of departure.
Professor Natnorst is resolute ant
daring leader and one of the mos
prominent polar scientists in Europe
Only AZ years old, he has already sue
cessfully conducted several importan
scientific labors which have been tn
means of solving many important SCI
entific problems. In 1870 and 1852 b.
was chief of the Swedish Spitzbergel
expedition and in 1883 of the Green
, land expedition, the latter in particula
having important scientific results.
) In reference to discovering Andree o
{ Franz Josef Land, Professor Nathors
3 has not expressed any opinion and hs
I referred all inquirers to the belief e.
: pressed by M. Lachambre OF Paris an
Q the Austrian explorer DIR. Won Page
a The Neue Freie Presse in Vienna pu
f lished recently an interview with Il
!. Austrian explorer in which he says:
"No word ought to be expected fro
@ Andree before next summer. 1t Will
: Andree himself, not pigeons, that WI
o bring the news of his expedition. 1t
d safe to state that the pigeons, unused
: polar conditions, have refused to lea
!, ( the balloon. An attempt may have be-
j made, but they have returned to &
}. balloon, and if this has happened du
d ing the summer months III the arct
h regions, how can it be expected that tn
10 would leave the balloon during the WI
ter months? During extreme co
weather the pigeons soon become
y, hausted. They are blinded by the
70 and snow and would be constantly
10 danger from voracious birds. The lol
winter night has already commenced
the polar regions, and a sled Journ
under these conditions is not to
Is thought Of Andree and his companio
Z have no doubt made themselves as col
y Portable for the long winter night
y they could have done under the circul
stances. Before this spring Andree ca
not possibly commence his return Jot
u. ney, and then, with a temperature
- 10 to 90 degrees (Celsius) below Eel
u his pigeons, if then alive, would be
solutely useless.
10 M. Lachambre of Paris in an int
=, view said:
al 1.-THE balloon could float for 10 da.
sc During the height of the polar sunni
a journey on the ice with the small b'
m attached to the balloon would have be
a difficult, and the explorers have pro'
,c- bly, decided to remain in winter qu
e. tiers until late i'll the fall. They m
ot have concluded to continue the journ
lie by way of Siberia, and then we W
,ct hear from them some time in Februal
ed But if they are remaining in win
ed | quarters for scientific Observable
Id. which is the most probable, no tidil
OF them will be received until IL
winter. Chicago Tribune.
1t Pleases the south.