The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30
THE POLE AGAIN.
Explorer Baldwin Expects to Take
Another Arctic Trip.

Emporia, Kan, July so.-The Gazette
says:
Evelyn Baldwin. globe trotter and
arctic explorer was in town Friday and
was invited to talk at the Normal His
talk was on his recent expedition to
the arctic through Franz-Josef Land,
north of Sweden. In his talk he told
considerable that mas already been in
the newspapers and considerable that
hasn't Mr.. Baldwin started on this
expedition with forty-one men, ship
and two supply ships. At this time
there were two exploring parties in the
Franz-Josef Land, an Italian party and
a Russian party under Vice Admiral
Micheroff, who went down with the
Russian flag ship, a short time ago just
outside Port Arthur. None of Mr. Bald
wins party except himself and his ice
pilot had ever been through this coun-
try before, but the company got farther
north than either of the other two be
fore returning. They were forced to
return because the captain of one OF
the supply ships turned back and left
them with but five tons of coal to go
through an arctic winter with 1t will
be remembered that on BaldWtn'S re-
turn, Zeigler. the baking powder trust
man who had furnished the money for
the expedition wasn't satisfied with the
results because no records were broken
and held an investigation He decided
that the captain Of the supply ship mad
deserted Baldwin because of Baldwin's
temper and he and Baldwin dissolved
partnership in the expedition not with
the best feelings toward one another
Mr. Baldwin talked considerably
about arctic exploration and of his
experiences He has been a member
of four arctic exploring parties. The
FIRST time he went north was with
Lieut. Peary in 1929. The next
time he was one of the volunteers to
60 with Andree in his trip toward the
pole in a balloon, but he got to Spitz-
bergen too late. He spent the sum
mer there in company with Vice Ad-
- lie Hoo al
quainted with him. On his third trip
he was a member of the Wellman
party as a meteOrologlst, and on the
fourth trip he headed the Baldwin
Ziegler party. He has also been some
thing of a globe trotter aside from the
arctic expeditions
When asked if he intended to make
another try to get to the pole Mr.;
earned the right to- He has all his
wires laid for another expedition
through the same country as he has
line of supply stations up to the
S2nd degree north. When asked what
he intended to do with the north pole
II he found it, he said that an arctic
explorer setting out to ind the north
pole had about the same motive that
q foot racer has in entering a COM
petition. and that the north pole was
set as the goal because it was the geo.
graphical limit and that hunting it
was simply test of endurance and
resourcefulneSs on the part of the ex-
pIorer. He is a thoroughly patriotic
Kansan and seems to take pride in
his achievements more for the credit
It gives this state than from the per-
sonal glory he gets out of it. He was
brought up in Kansas, and has lived in
Ottawa, OSwego and his home is now
in Edna, Labette county. About ff- |
teen years ago he was superintendent |
of the schools at Oswego. Just at |
present he is looking up the genealogy !
of his family and came here to see |
some records in the possession of Mrs |
Sarah Marsland, to whom he is dis
family related He was entertained at /
the Marsland home on Highland
place.