Sunday Washington globe., 1902-04-20

from his camp on Alger Island,
was: Il fully expect to raise the stars ana
stripes at the north pole July g. 1902.
Baldwin had with him forty one men, OF
whom seventeen were Americans, the en-
tire crew of the ship being Swedes, with
six Russian dog drivers and helpers in the
party Captain +. J. Johanseu, Nansens
comrade in Isis memorable retreat over the
sea ice in winter in the hut on Franz Josef
Land is in command of the America.
While the attainment of the pole is the
prime object Of the Baidwin-Ziegler expedi-
ton. it expects to do valuable scientific
work and has abundant equipment for that
end. Meteorology, geodesy and photo
graphy are all in the hands of competent
specialists, and three skilled physicians
will not only attend to the health and sani-
tation Of the party bat will bring valuable
physiological data upon the effects OF arctic
environment
Little is definitely known about the third
expedition, that OF the Norwegian Sverd-
rup, who was the navigator for Nansen
when he essayed 20 reach the pole Moth
ing has been heard from il for more than
two years. Sverdrup, with Lieutenant
Baumann as executive officer, entered
Smith Sound in the summer of 1898,
wintered in Rice strait. meeting accidentally
with Peary and learning Of the proximity
of the Windward, and in August was joined
by the Pesry steamer Diana, which brought
home mail and reports
The Peary steamer Erik last summer
could learn only that Governor Nilseu at
Godhavn had in March seen steamer in
Davis strait heading north, which lent color
to the theory that the Fram may still be in
Jones sound eudeavoring to work to the
westward and possibly into the undis-
covered country, either sea or land, to the
uorthward That there is any reasonable
ground to expect a high northing by the
Fran in the Smith sound route does not
appear The situation is of sufficient doubt
to cause SOME anxiety among the pro-
moters of the Fran expedition, though they
find comfort in the fact that Captain Sverd-
rup's last report in the summer of 1899 was
that he had four years provisions on hand.
His surgeon. DR.. Svenseu, died during the
winter in Rice strait, but otherwise his en-
tire company when last seen, in August,
1899, were in excellent physical condition.
lust what Sverdrup's work for the FIRST
year was his friends in Norway have not in
ADl AAAGu AllE W0AlAs mere - 1DAAAG ANaooAf
however TO believe that they will at an
early day do so, as the long continued alb
seuce Of the expedition makes everything
concerning il of more than ordinary interest.
1t is not perhaps, worth while to specu-
late too closely upon Captain Sverdrup's
operations, though there seems 10 be no
reason to believe that disaster has befsllen
him. since his ship is able to Withstand extra
ordinary pressure, his supplies were abuu-
dant and if he had been forced to abandon
the ship and take to the land il is hardly
conceivable that with a resolute and we'll
disciplined force he would not have extri-
Gated himself and reached native settle
ments, where he could remain in safety and
absolute comfort. so that much time might
elADse before the world would Learn the
facts.
The fourth expedition from which scien-
ti6c results Of much moment will doubtless
come is that Of the Russian Baron Edward
Toll, wintering on SauniskoH Island, II de.
grees 80 minutes north one of the Siberian
islands, and at a point farther north than
that Of the destruction of De Longs lean.
ette.
Baron Toll left St. Petersburg in the Nor
wegian whaler Sarga and worked his way
eastward through the ice along the general
lines Of Nordenskiold's Vega voyage. Ad-
verse conditions prevented rounding Cape
Chelyuskiu. and the winter of Iooo-or was
spent in Colin Archer port. discovered and
named by Nordenskiold, on the western side
Of the Taimyr peninsula.
During the winter the Nordenskiold
islands were explored and a coaling station
established at the mouth of the Yenisei, in
dicating that Baron Toll intends ultimately
to return to the westward over his own
track instead Of pushing on to the eastward
along that Of the Vega, and emerge from
the ice by way Of Behring strait It was
not his intention to attempt to reach the
/ pole, but rather fully to explore the land
masses to the north Of the Siberian coast
| With a comrade it was his purpose to cross
| the Chelyuskin peninsula and at the last
| report April 70, the entire party were in
| good health
While Baron Toll is working at Sannikoh
land detachment will explore the New
] Siberian islands, the return Of the expedi
tiou TO St Petersburg not being expected
before the end of the season of Iqo2
Two expeditions which have not ye
taken definite form are outlined, one o.
/ AuEA Win RAAGNEaA certainty kOuaAN
Amuudsen, navigator Of De GerIache's Bel
gica in the antarctic, will next spring ente
Hudson bay and establish a location for tn,
definite determination of the north mag
netic pole. Captain Amundsen, a hardl
young Norwegian navigator who proved
his skill in many critical emergencies il
the Belgicas cruise, has given months {,
thorough study and training in the scienc
of magnetism and will lead thorough,
equipped and amply prepared expedition
He proposes to leave Christiania early il
1905 in a Norwegian steam sealer.
Another undertaking is that Of the Can
adian captain, J.. T.. Bernier, who propose
10 enter the Behring strait and taking tn
ice further east than Nauseu 10 drift as ia
as practicable toward the pole and the
make over the ice the remainder of the dis
tance AT last accounts the Canadian car
tain was in London seeking to raise the las
third Of the $50, ooo estimated for the CO,
of the expedition, the greater part havin
already been pledged by friends in tn
dominion
A Swedish Finnish expedition, led
Lieutenant Ekstam and Dr. T. Allen, II
tends to visit the islands north Of Matocl
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