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the farthermost northern point IN THIS
region.
Although MI. Baldwin accompanied the
Pearv' expedition of 1893 and is thus thor
oughfy familiar with the theories OF MS
chief rival in the race for the Pole' ne
Is by no means in sympathy with many OIL
them. For instance. Lieut. Peary mas al
WAYS commended that polar exploring
nar,v should be made up of the fewest
rossib,e nersons in order that the danger
of accidents and delay, due to Sickness
might be reduced to a minimum Inc
vouno American who now seeks to nght
his way through the region OF perpetual
snow and ice takes his stand that, wlthlii
reasonable bounds, there Is strength III
union.
In pursuance of this policy, the Bald
win-Ziegler party will have the most ex-
tensive tranport train ever carried On
such a voyage. For, moving the -supPhes
and apparatus there will be employed 400
Eskimo dogs and fifteen siberian poineS'
and lust to indicate the manner In wnlch
the comfort of beasts as well as men is
70 he looked after, 1t may be noted
that ffty tons of specially prepared DOG
food is included in the list OF equip
ment. In the exploring party proper
there will be some thirty men, al
though II the sailors and otner men
aboard the vessels be included In the
enumeration the total will prooaoiy e1-
coed seventy-fve persons. The explorer
however, will allow to accompany MIN
only the hardest men. Each memper Oh
the party understands that he Will be
exnected to do rough work from begin
ning to end and that the journey is not
N he regarded as in any sense pleas
IRE excursion. It is significant mat al
most all the men who will accompany MT.
baldwin are sturdy young Americans OF
exceptional energy.
This coming invasion OF the frozen
north will be made with two vessels. me
steamer America. which is to carry sne
.~nlorinz party and is now being RENTED
at Dundee, Scotland, for one OF .he mos
arAuous tasks ever imposed upon yes
eel is 157 feet in length, 20 feet beam
ord 10 feet in depth. The America was
Tor,oerlv the crack whaler of the Dundee
neet and has seen exciting service IN the
| Arctic REGIONS. She is a three-masteo
satitno vessel with auxiliary steam power
arriving a single screw, and is OF course
of wooden construction, since no expert
enced explorer would think OF taxing
steel craft into the ice pack
This vessel, lately rechristened in honor
Of Explorer Baldwin's native lend, car
ried Ike Swedish expedition under Prof.
|
nav no asserted with confidence that no
vessel ever entered the Arctic seas better
constructed than the America to with
stand the perils peculiar to seas OF ice.
rhe famous Norwegian sealer the FIRTH
iof will accompany the America, carrying
supplies and provisions as far north as
Franz Josef Lend. where Mr. Baldwin
nroposed to establish his base of opera
tons. 4,
| command of the latest polar invading
force Is such as to inspire confidence. and
his achievements in the past would APP
near to III him for tins supreme ordeal.
| Mr. Baldwin was born in a Federal camp
during the Civil War and when a mere
! nov made a trip on foot and by bicycle
over ali parts Of Europe and the great
er part OF the United States. winding up
With the pioneer wheel trip ever made
through Yellowstone Park. AS noted. he
was with Peary in the Arctic in 1893, an1
an ARRANGEMENTS had been made for him
| 10 toin the Inflated Andree IN the latter 2
balloon expedition, but at the last mo-
| unent he was forced 10 remain behind, y