Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-26
A POLAR CON T|NEAT
NEW ARCTIC EXPEDITION TO
 SET FORTH.
A Danish Expiorer the LeaderTln Search of Polar Continent or Archipelago-Natives of
 the Stone Age.

Is there great polar continent or archipelago to the north of the Ameri- can continent? Indications point to such existence. Next to finding the North Pole itself the greatest Arctic discovery yet to be made is that of a vast unknown Polar continent or archipelago, which, from soundings, driftwood,. thickness of ice, currents, etc., is thought to exist in the Beau fort sea to the north of the American continent. Here is an immense unex- plored area which may contain land and people of great interest, of which nothing is now known"
 What mystery, what adventure in the quest of such land and people! A journey to Mars, the Martians, seem scarcely more unreal to the layman. But to the geographer, to the ex- plorer the matter takes some tangibil- ity of shape; and forth in pursuit of this vision presently band of hope full men is to set forth, the leader, Captain Mikkelsen, a Danish explorer and Arctic traveller. Captain Mikkel- sen served with Andrup in Greenland and was with the Baldwin -Ziegler ex- petition. The Danish explorer starts on this'new venture under the author- ity of the Royal Geographical society of London, the American Geographical society, and the United States govern ment. If the new land is attained, Captain Mikkelsen will raise on it's for distant shore the stars and stripes.
 Captain Mikkelsen contemplates an absence of two years The leader will have for assistants Ernest Leff1ngwell, geologist, and Ejnar Ditlevsen, nat uralist and artist, both with experi- ence in Arctic travel. His companions are to leave Athabasca Landing, B. G., at the end of May for the Mackenzie river, and by one of the Hudson Bay steamers descend this river to the mouth to the Polar ocean.
 The captain expects to start with the supplies and scientific instruments early in August, sailing from San Francisco in whaler, passing through the Behring sea and straits. making occasional stops on the Siberian and Alaskan coast to procure couple of Siberian ponies and carefully selected sledge dogs.
 The party plan to meet about the last of August, and attempt to reach Cape Neslon and there unload the out fit. Then a boat capable of carrying three or four tons of provisions, will be loaded and a party start for Cape Prince Albert or some island off the coast; here game will be hunted and catched for use the following spring. In the meantime the dogs are to be trained to develop utmost speed and endurance. (The plan here given is as outlined by Captain Mikkelsen be- fore the Royal Geographical society,"
 In the early part of February the whole party are to start northward travelling on the ice. Several Esqui- maus are to be added to the company of white men. Food for 140 days will be carried for the men and for two ponies and 30 dogs. Captain Mikkel- sen has considerable faith in the si- berian ponies. having made use of them in Franz Joseph Lands, but counts most on the dogs.
 By taking soundings the explorers expect to find whether or not the con- tinental shelf has been crossed. The