The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-08
BALDWIN READY.
Kansan Expects to Make Second
Polar Expedition.
Says Zeigler Promised to Stand
by Him.
WOULD NOT GIVE UP.
Send Again and Again Until He
Succeeded.
Believes That He Can Reach the
Pole by Land.

New York, Oct. S.-Evelyn B. Baldwin
said at the Hoffman House last night
that he not only knew of no reason
why he would not make another at
tempt to reach the North Pole next
summer with the financial backing of
William Ziegler, but he confidently ex-
pected that the Brooklyn millionaire
would equip another expedition for
him.
Il cannot forget" said the explorer.
and others cannot forget that Mr.
Ziegler told me that if l failed in the
first attempt he would send me again,
and yet again until the Pole was found
l cannot forget this. and l do not be-
lieve Mr. Ziegler will forget it. He is a
man of his word and quite able to fit
out half a dozen expeditions if he want
ed to-"
Mr.. Baldwin spoke with considerable
warmth and made the statement after
he had been told that it was possible
that Mr. Ziegler's next expedition would
be commanded by Commander Peary
instead of EVELYN B. Baldwin. Such q
story was circulated last evening. Com
menting on it, Mr.. Baldwin continued
"Of course. Mr.. Ziegler can send out
more than one expedition if he likes, but
if this story were true. it would suggest
the possibility that Mr.. Ziegler and l
had had serious misunderstanding.
Such is not the case. I have not seen
him since 1 returned but I have receiv-
ed MESA ges from him through his pri-
waite secretary and I have had kilograms
from him. In no message was there
anything to indicate that Mr.. Ziegler
entertained anything but the friendliest
feeling for him.
Il expect that he will be able to come
to New York before Monday. If he is
not shall go to see him. After we have
had our talk I can tell you more about
my next journey to the Arctic.
I do not want to undertake a second
trip, however, until certain things are
definitely settled. The next time 1 shall
leave land and start out over the open
ice sea for the pole, distance of 500
encounter and it will take, under favor
able circumstances, from sixty to eighty
days to go and come back.
1T does not seem to be SO understood
by some persons, but I could have
reached the pole this time, but / did not
make the attempt, because I feared that
1 might not be able to get back. Dur
ing the winter of 1901 I lost half. my
pack of 400 dogs. In the winter of 1902.
spent in distributing $4,000 pounds of
supplies for the next expedition at sta
tons between Camp Ziegler, where our
ship, the America, was locked in the ice,
and Crown Prince Rupert's island on
the shore of the Polar sea. my sledge
became broken and damaged.
when the last supplies had been slowed
away on the island, / found myself con-
fronted with this question: Having less
than a half pack of dogs and a lot o.
damaged sledges, should I make dash
for the Pole and take the chance of not
being able to get back? concluded not to
take the chance and came home.
with the supplies now all housed, I am
| confident that on the next attempt I can
reach the Pole. I am more confident than
ever 1 was. since I have learned why
Peary failed. He struck drifting ice,which
carried him back almost as fast as he
went forward. His experience convinces
me that my route to the Pole is the feast
BILE Cne-to go up by way of Franz josef
Land and return through Greenland
! How much money would be required to
equip an expedition you would want it
equipped?" Mr.. Baldwin was asked.
s-Such an expedition as I would want
equipped for two years. would not cost
] 800 Gao. not near that amount. >,