The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-18

Nansen left his ship to travel north to
| sc degrees IL minutes of latitude, he
| found the hummOcks twenty-five and
thirty feet high, piled on the solid ice.
1t is then reasonable to suppose that at
| 80 degrees these hummocks have alb
tanned still greater height.
This appears in the report Of the
discussion of the Royal Geogra phical
Society of London March %, 1897. Sew
eral explorers Of this region took part
in this discussion. Mr.. Clement Mark
ham presided, and the controversy was
sustained by DR.. Nansen, Prof. Rueck-
er, Prof. Judd, Dr. Bowdler Sharp, Col.
Fielder, Sir Leopold McClintock and
Sir George Mares.
I'm the summing up 1t was clearly
proved that the first itinerary I have
outlined agrees perfectly with the con-
ciusions arrived at by these savants.
Quoting the words of the president
of the society:
There is, however, much still to learn.
An expedition should be sent up Jones' sound
to connect the 400 miles between Prince Pat
rick Island and Aldrich's farthest. and to
examine the line of ancient Ice in that I'M
known region. Another expedition should
complete the examination Of the northern
side of Greenland third should be
out Nansen's principle, by commencing the
drift much further to the eastward, and
passing over the pole ITSELF
Here Is what Dr. hansen himself
said:
:" Another thing with regard to the mode
our expedition learned, was perhaps this
that even with small means good results can
be obtained. BY acting on the hints given
by the Eskimo, and pushing forward with
'kayack' sedges and dogs, one is enabled
to penetrate into and cover considerable
distances in regions which have hitherto
been considered very difficult of access. In
this was the drift ice itself can be Travelled
over at considerable distance from land
and | think this must be one of the ways
in which it should be endeavored to inves-
tigate the great unknown region between the
North American arctic archipelago and the
pole. There is no doubt many interesting
problems are awaiting their solution NAV
| not far distant future see those tracts
traversed by human feet?
Capt. Bernier's Second Project.
ITO accomplish the project of this
second itinerary. we start upon a
! sclidly constructed whaler, progressing
| by steam. We direct our course upon
Franz-Joseph Land in the eastern part
| of Cape Mary Harmsworth, and,
| pushing north as far as possible. dis
embark with all our provisions. dogs
reindeer, long boat, sleds. kayaks, etc
We shall reach Cape Fligely on the
western side and pursue our route to
Peterman Land, which is an island 81
degrees north latitude and So or SO de-
grees east longitude. The land is
about 42O miles from the North pole
Here is the starting point of the most
of the twenty different expeditions OF
sleds hauled by men and dogs, which
have started to search for Sir John
| Franklin
These figures give an exact idea OF
the extent to which it is possible to
penetrate into the polar ice. and prove
that it is possible for men of robust
! constitutions, with energetic Wills and
sufficient provisions, to surmount the
420-mile barrier which separates Peter.
man Land from the North pole: