| Show EXPLORING expedition THERE is now on its ite way to alaska an exploring expedition that has hopes and expectations of making known many of the unexplored portions of that interesting country and the adjacent british regions the expedition will be under command of frederick the patron of the expedition is the now new york ledger which adds another name to the already long list of enter priming literary supporters supporter of expeditions equipped for the purpose of geographical research and exploration this to Is especially true in america where so much unexplored country has been opened and made known through the instrumentality of the literary world as aa patrons an aa well as distributors distri buters of tho the useful and interesting information acquired thereby the NEWS has baa secured from ba the exclusive right to a series of articles twelve to fifteen in number descriptive of the doings of the new york ledger alaskan expedition this series will be amply illustrated from sketches and photographs and to secure which the expedition will go fully prepared the field of proposed exploration lies in the unknown regions between yukon river of the british territory the tanana river on the north and the atna river to the west although the westward boundary may possibly be extended to behring sea if the season will permit after the atna is reached so 80 far as am known from the few explorations on the boundaries of this unexplored tract and the information acquired from ludia indians nev this is undoubtedly an extremely interesting te and picturesque region and we can promise our readers the probability of a very entertaining series of articles describing it from the pen of the commander the scientific depart department wen t to is under charge of dr C willard hayes of the united states geological survey washington D C major powell row ell the well known and energetic chief of that government bureau having assigned dr hayes to this duty upon the lattera at ter Is request when it was known that the expedition was organizing the dusmet can therefore promise its ito readers the series will contain everything of a popular scientific nature mature that will be of a useful and interesting character the less important personnel of the expedition will be described in the lieutenants preliminary articles the treasury department and the navy department have very kindly tendered teu dered assistance so far as their vessels in alaskan waters can do so go wherever no established line of communications exist and where such aisi assistance will not interfere with previous orders the U 8 geological survey and the U 8 S coast survey have generously supplied the necessary instruments to make the expedition a succeeds in their departments this to is mr third expedition of like character in that region he having commanded the united states ex floring expedition of 1888 and the new york times expedition of 1886 for his bis alaskan explorations be has r the medal of the imperial geographical society of russia the only living american holding it and no doubt prompted by the fact of that country having formerly been held by russia the articles may be expected to begin not later than the fall and will be as continuous probably one a week as the circumstance of exploration composition and illustration will permit |
