Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-31
SEEKERS or TnE POLE
E. B. Baldwin1 Place Among
Those Who Have Dashed.
An Indcfatigable American Explores
ana the Onslaughts He Has Made
on the North-Once Associated
with Peary-Missed sailing
In the Andree Balboa.

As long as the North Pole remains UNI
discovered Evelyn B. Baldwin, the we'll
known Arctic explorer, INDUCES the hope
that the stars and stripes will ultimate
~ be planted on this long-sought spot
and that his will be the hands to do the
act. says the Syracuse Standard.
That Mr.. Baldwin. Notwithstanding the
unfortunate outcome Of the Baldwin.
Ziegler expedition in 1902. which was
not completed by the original explorer.
still contemplates another trip In search
of the Pole. ne acknowledged to . Post.
Standard reporter the other day. Il
have never lost my intense interest in
the prosecution Of the polar work." Mr..
Baldwin continued, and now have plans
partially outlined for resuming it,
Mr. Baldwin said that he thought an
expedition along similar lines to the Bald
win-Ziegler project, with a dash to the
Pole as finale. could be conducted
for $4,000 provided vessel could be Sc
CuTcu 1T TedSOniDIc terms.
Mr.. Baldwin says he never had a set
Element Of any kind with the late Mr..
Zieglcr as a result Of the expedition
that bore their name. but intinated
that ne would endeavor to secure one with
the estate. He denied the report that
the expedition cost 81, 900. 900 and said that
$1,000 covered the expenses while he was
connected with it. including the cost OF
the vessel
Regarding his plans for the Baldwin
Ziegler expedition which got away in
1901. and it's outcome. Mr.. Baldwin said
MY experience in previous expeditions
led me to the belief that the use Of dogs
alone in elcdge work was very uncertain
owing to numerous facilities. I therefo fore
proposed to employ not only four times
the usual number Of dogs, but to increa SO
the efficiency of both dogs and men by
employing Siberian horses. All previous
Arctic explorers had agreed that if an
average OF ten miles a day be attained
by sledgeston the sea ice with supplies
sufficient for the northern expedition and
for the safe return trip. it would he pos
sibe to reach the pole. I therefore set
about arranging plans to meet these re-
quiremcnts.
Owing to the small deck space took
but fifteen of the twenty horses I had
originally fixed on, but had my full
quota Of 400 dogs
The works of the Baldwn.Zicglcr ex-
petition was based entirely on the oft
repeated injunction given me by Mr..
Zegler that II I did not get to the Pole
the first year, I was to turn around and
go back the next year, and accordingly
undertook the expedition supposing to
have free hand, as every organizer or
explorer must to bring about n success
full issue
I'm addition to tho main steamer. the
America. which was purchased outright.
I employed two supply amers-the
Frithiof chartered by wcllman in his ex-
petition. and the Bclgica which had also
been previously engaged In Arctic explor-
alton work.
"Thc FrijOf accompanied me with SUP
plies to Franz-Joscf Land, but sent
the Bclgca to the northeast coast of
Greenland with written instructions to
establish place OF safety.
1T was my plan to make a dash from
the northernmost limit OF Franz-Josef
Land to the Pole, and to return by way
of the northeast coast OF Greenland. hav-
ing the safety station upon the Green
land coast as an inspiration for my
party to go to the very limit in making
a dash for the Pole.
1.-The first years work was eminently
successful, Notwithstanding the state
ments of stay .at-home critics to the coun-
trary.
I'VE established n line of stations filled
with moro than nm pntjro "a rgo of elm
plies, from the coast Of the Archipela go
to it's northernmost island. Crown Prince
Rudolf Land On this island we deposited
more than seventeen tons OF condensed
food for the contemplated dash to the
Pole in the second year of the expedition.
besides all the available assets of the
services of the Siberian horses were al
January 90 to May n out of the fifteen
horses thirteen survived the ordeal, not
only OF the long journey and voyage OF
the previous year. Of four months of
darkness. but also OF continued priva-
tons and numerous mishaps in the work
in the field
1.-The use of these horses as an adjunct
to the large pack Of dogs I counted as
just the right combination that would
ultimately win for me the honor OF
planting the stars and stripes on the
Pole. and planned and executed &C.
cordngly.
II we'll knew that three years before
an italian expedition under the Duke de
Abruxzi had succeeded in beating Nam
sens record Of eighty-six degrees and
fourteen minutes. by only twenty-three
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