The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-04

volunteered to furnish funds for an
expedition under my leadership and
incidentally referred to the matter
in Mr.. Ziegler's presence. Mr.. Ziegler
then stated that he had taken deep
interest in Arctic matters since DR..
Kane's time and had always been
DESTROYS of sending the Stars and
Stripes to the far North. He asked
to be permitted to finance the expedi-
ton. being inspired with no other mo-
tive than that of patriotism. He
wanted America. he said. to vie with
the Norwegians and the italians in
the race for the pole. HIS offer TO
finance the expedition solely was 1T
once accepted. II being his desire to
place me in q position to undertake
the work with absolute freedom.
Were he . younger man he would
himself go the entire journey. but his
ago precIudes such a trip. He will
nevertheless accompany the expedi-
ton for some distance.
Just when and where the expedition
win start / cannot now say. but It will
be next summer early, / expect, may
be in June. and probably from New
York. Why. cannot estimate the
cost CT the expedition even approxi-
mateiy: I should say II would be
something like s3oo, 900. But Mr.. Zieg-
Ter has set no limit He simply says,
BE FIRST at the north pole and I'll
foot the BILL" Now. II expect to be
the first there l must not tell my
plans. for II do there are others who
may adopt them and reach the OBJ
Jective point before mean American.
II ID my ambition to have the honor
as An American OF discovering the
north pole think 1 can and will
succeed. The young italian. Duke
Abruzzi. was within 2lo statute miles
of the pole. and hope TO go as far
north rs he did and over 200 miles far
Their. shall pick my companions and
have two staunch vessels with steam
power and capable OF making ten or
twelve knots an hour. These vessels
must be built. OF course. to resist Ice
pressure, but believe that / can ind
the boats I need without having them
built specially. The expedition will be
equipped with every modern instru-
ment. for scientific research and rec
ord. There will be men who ara capa-
BILE Of gathering and preserving use
ful information.
So far are Mr.. Baldwin'e plans a
vanced that he win start for Newfound
land In short time TO look over IN,
ground for hardy mariners. arrange to,
dogs. sledges and Other arctic paraphsr
MALTA to b secured, tAsrA
nNRINcE LUIGI. IN breaking the rec
liz ord for north polar exploration
reached the latitude OF 1873, in com
parison with the record of Explore
Nansen. established In 1895. Of ss.u. rhi
seems TO be only a slight advance, but II
polar exploration It means great deal
owing to the fact that difficulties in
crease with each inch of the distanc,
covered in search OF the planets north
ern axis.
The Abruzxi expedition left Christiani'
on June II, 1899. and made direct 70
Archangel. the north Russian port. wher
tho latest stores and dogs required 70
sIedges were taken aboard the Stella Pc
faIcs ANS NtaSth kbCih cAbf0 AVA nap
Flora, on Franz Josef Land. and beinI
badly damaged by ice fiocs. for tim
had to be abandoned. Reaching Crow
Prince Rudolph islands. the expedition
resumed it's northward Journey by mean
of sledges. The sledge under comman,
OF Capt. caxni reached the most north
erly point chronielsd. Having consum
mated the feat of penetrating twent,
miles further north than Nansen accom-
plished. the Polar Star was axasl
reached by Capt. cagni and his compan
ions. They found the ship inbedded Il
ice. and II took three months to free he
from her ENVIRONMENT The party mail,
returned TO Norway The route taken b
tho hansen and Abruzzi expeditions wa
widely different. that OF the former lyInl
along the north coast of Russia to
point opposite Franz Josef Land. Will
the Italian expedition pushed direeti,
north from Archangel.
cTro HE amount OF life and tressur
which has been expended In IN
hitherto vain search TO reach VIVA
Is our os,enssble positive pole. contras,e
with that spent to further other discoy
cries. is remarkable. Beyond the mer
speculative interes, In the desire to pene
trsie the hitherto impregnasie reeessc
OF the Polar sea there Is a scientific oh
ject In view. Untn Il is discover.
whether or not there Is curvature 4
the earth's surface at this point on
charts will always. TO a certain extern,
remain uncertain guides. Errors IN,
auently occur In computations made a
sea on account Of this uncertainty. IN
result being that vessels frequently n,
on the shoals ana rocks which are Moor
rectly marked. The loss Of vessels An
10 this uncertainty would be obviatea
oorrect observations could be made.
The importance OF this proposition ,
thoroughly understood Nv the Srtan,,e