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Show PURSUIT OF NORTH POLE Capt. Edward Coffin to ! Head the Next Zeigler ! Expedition. : EDQARTOWN, Mass,. Jan. 30. CaptJ Edwin Coffin of ' Edgart own, Martha's Vineyard, a veteran whaler, says he is to command the William Zeigier Arctic expedition, which will start from Trom-soe, Trom-soe, Norway, in June, and make an- , other effort to reach the north pole. Mr. Zeigier has placed no limit on the expense. ex-pense. "One thing I shall insist upon," said Capt. Coffin, "is the selecting of men. I shall have every man on board a Yankee, Yan-kee, and I shall pick themt from the most experienced Ice sailor of this section." sec-tion." Capt. Coffin "purposes to provision the America, for -about three years. There Will be about 200 Arctic dogs to draw the sled party. He will push directly from Franx Josefland and then work up in the Arctic floes as far as the ice conditions con-ditions will permit. |