New-York tribune., 1901-09-23
DE WINDT TO TRY AGAIN.
EXPLORERS PLANS TO TRAVEL OVER
LAND FROM ASIA TO AMERICA BY
WAY OF BEHRING STRAIT

London, Sept 15-Harry de windt the explorer
is about TO make third attempt to accomplish
overland journey via Behring Strait between
Europe and America. On the first occasion start
ing from New-York, he managed TO reach the
Asiatic coast of the Strait but owing to his capt
and subsequent i'll treatment by Koari, the
Tchuktchi chief he narrowly escaped with his life
and had to return. Last year he again attempted
the journey in the reverse direction. but owing
the political situation in China and the Amur
Count Lamsdorff refused to allow him to cross
Siberia. and again Mr.. De Windt had to renquish
the idea. Now. however Mr.. De Windt is receiving
assistance from the Russian and American authori-
ties. including Commodore Melville. chief Of the
Bureau of Steam Engineering of the Navy Depart
nent in Washington result Of which he in
tends to start on the journey forthwith.
Early in November George Harding. who has
companied Mr.. De Windt on all his previous
els, will proceed from Paris to Yakutsk. where he
will get together dog and reindeer teams and will
await Mr. De Windts arrival On December 10 Mr..
De Windt will leave Paris and travel by the Trans
Siberian Railway direct to the terminus of Irkutsk.
which place will be reached December 20.
Thence the traveller will proceed to Yakutsk dis
tance of 1900 miles, involving three weeks sleigh
journey. Arriving at Yakutsk early in January.
Mr.. De Windt will join Mr.. Harding. who will then
have in readiness the impedimenta for the long
Journey to Behrtng Strait fortnight will be
spent at Yakutsk, and in the third week of Janu-
ary the two travellers will proceed northeasterly
over uninhabited and practically unknown country
to Mini KoIymsk. the most remote northeasterly
settlement of Siberia, the shores OF the Arctic
Ocean This region never visited except by
occasional Siberian trader although portion of
1t was traversed by American traveller when
searching for the survivors OF the Jeanette. Be
tween Yakutsk and Mini Kolymsk-a distance of
1900 miles-transport will by means of reindeer
teams. Beyond rough government shanties. known
as ''povarnia,' erected every hundred versts
enable any traveller to light a fire there are no
habitations, and the travellers will have to sleep
in the open.
This portion OF the journey, and especially that
the Verkhoyamsk Mountains will be attended
with considerable difficulty. It is expected that
the settlement of Mini Kolymsk, which has pop
uaton of 20OO political exiles, will be reached in
February, and there Mr.. De Windt hopes to fall
in with Tehukch fur or ivory returning
TO Of the small settlements the shores of
Behring Strait. 1t is, OF course, Mr.. De Windt's
intention to avoid carefully Oumvadjk. the
tlernent where he nearly lost his life, and make
for East Cape 120 miles to the north and $500
miles from Mini Kolymsk reaching there in the
middle of April Mr. De Windt will then cross on
point of America where Behring Strait is only
about the width the English Channel at
the American revenue cutter Bear Will by arrange,
ment with the Washington Navy Department, call
Strait, whence he will return either by way of the
npeg and NewYork, which city it is hoped will be
reached in June next.
country to the northeast Of Yakutsk. to which
point the Russian Government is projecting rail
be the junction of the Manchurian and Siberian
Strait which. with the exception Of one mountaia
range, is all fat viii also be surveyed in view of
side surveyors already working the northern
extension of the Klondike Railway to the American
narrow, the terrific currents and ice foes preclude
the Possin'R @ or bridge Goaneetng the two con-
under consideration the construction of tunnel.
fathoms