The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-27
HOPES TO REACH
THE NORTH POLE
Expedition Fitting Out for Four
Years Drift on Ice FIoe
in the Arctic
Novel Scheme for Wrestling
From the Silent Zone the
Coveted Secret

NEW YORK, June 26.-To sail TO
, the north pole on an immense ice foe
on which will be erected portable
houses, sheds. an artificial garden for
the raising of fresh vegetables. a wire
less station, and to which viii be at
tached several dirigfble balloons. is the
novel trip planned by Evelyn Briggs
Baldwin, the intrepid explorer, when
next he sails forth TO wrest from the
frozen north the secrets. locked within
its silent zone.
To accomplish this it viii take four
years. Much of the Journey will be at
the rate of two miles a day, but while
slow. il viii be sure. Mile by mile. it
is planned that the island Of ice will
drift north and ever north. across the
unchsrted Arctic sea until the ice pack
between Greenland and Spitzbergen is
reached.
COMPLETING ARRANGEMENT
Baldwin is now in New York com
pleting the arrangements for the ex-
petition. Every detail has been worked
out. every provision made for the
future. On the ice island win be every
modern convenience and apparatus and
il is expected that for large portion
q sse four years absence the expedi-
ton viii be in wireless communication
Sith civilization. connecting with the
Outside world through a station IN
Alaska.
I'VE VIII make directly FOR the edge
Of the pack ice TO the northwest of
Point Barrow, Alaska" said Baldwin
stsrting, Of course. late in summer
by plan is TO have the expedition ship
accompanied by two chartered vessels
laden with supplies. logs. artificial
ISanure and machinery. When we
have picked our ice foe we will be
, Joined by one or two vessels from the
Pacific whaling fleet, which will sup
ply US with whale blubber. Apart
from the regular dogs we will have
several Siberian ponies.
When the expedition ship is light
ened by the removal Of its cargo to the
See island il will naturally ride high, so
that when it becomes frozen to the
pack it win be in no danger of being
crushed Then natures currents Will
take us north on our Journey"
WILL DRIFT NORTHwARD
with the expedition ship packed on
the ice foe the intrepid explorers will
slowly drift northward. Their garden
1ng viii be done by laying poles and
timber on the ice and spreading
item with artificial soil It is a well
known fact that the short six months
IF arctic summer produce vegetables
and flowers wherever there is soil and
the artificial soil. il IS thought, win
bring the same result
The party viii have numerous strong
searchlights. These viii be used in
the winter months for the hunting Of
polar bears. A sea rchlight will be
erected, also. on the top Of the wireless
tower and will act as a beacon TO
those who have gone out on side expe-
diticns away from the ice island Bald
win bases his faith in his expedition by
his study Of the wanderings of the
Jeanette and the Fran.
THE JEANETTE WRECKAGE
The wreckage from the Jeanette"
said he. was driven upon the ice foes
TO the southeast coast of Greenland.
Had the members of this expedition
been equipped according to my plan
they could have successfully drifted
across the Arctic sea. The drift of the
German expedition for 1000 miles off
the southeast coast of Greenland with
out loss Of life demonstrates the Sc
curity attendant upon this mode of
travel
Again. Captain Tyson, after the loss
Of the old Polaris, drifted with party
of men, women and children for 1900
miles upon ice foes during more than
an entire arctic winter and with mea-
ger protection. The drift of the Jean
nette for two years and the Fran for
three convinces me that properly
equipped. we can successfully bring
this expedition to a close.
May Have Reached Pole
NEW YORK. June 2s-word is ex-
pected almost any day from F. A Cook,
arctic explorer. who is now believe to
be awaiting transportation home at
Etah, North Greenland, and geogra-
piers in the Arctic club here, which
sent him north, profess the earnest be-
lief that he has reached the north
pole.
Reviewing the journal he sent home
from Cape Hubbard last year, from
which point he made his final dash for
the pole. these geographers note that
the route he planned to take would
lead him directly 10 the north pole,
providing that there were not unfa-
vOrable ice conditions
Coupling this indication with the
fact that there have been more icebergs
floating down into the Atlantic ocean
before, the scientists believe they are
safe in predicting that DR.. Cook was
not hampered by unfavorable ice con-
nitions. and that he, therefore, reached
the pole.
~ Cook is believed to be now wait
ing for the arrival OF a Scotch whaler
which will bring him and his possibly
great news back TO civilization. 1t is
possible that this news may first enaa-
nate from Dundee. Scotland which is
the home port for most Of the Sotch
0halers which visit the Arctic seas
BONE OF LAMB GRATED
INTO MANS BROKEN