| Show TO ESSAY THE POLE of the three expeditions which are to set out this summer to explore the polar regions and if possible reach the pole itself that of lieutenant peary to ie the best beat known to american rea I 1 ers because it will be based upon apon the theory which suggested and the dieco discoveries co veries which atte attended wied his recent journey it may not be none gene ally und er od that there are few bobst lines on the surface which are still d that the one of f these which peary proposes to lish to is the line of greenland aiom ft om cape washington to in 83 degrees 30 minutes to cape bismarck 76 legreen le grees north latitude a stretch which has bag deded the examination of voya aera frona from the fact 1 that the whole east coast of greenland land let is clothed in perennial joe ice and swept by unceasing northeast gales last year lieutenant peary made an attempt to fill the gap but he was unable to survey the line with ae accuracy curacy he now proposes proD pro Oies Doses to renew the atte attempt rapt his plans according to a statement prepared by himself for the press are as follows lollo wc he will start early this summer with ten men for a point on the north coast bay to in about 77 degrees 80 seconds there he will make his bis camp and base of operations some time this fall he will sand out a party to establish a cache of provisions at a point as near as convenient to independence pen dence bay in march 1894 be will lead his force across the island idania to the cache and at independence bay they will divide one party going south along the coast to cape bismarck Bismar cm the other which be will lead in perti oll moving north horth to the highest point reached by lockwood of the greeley expedition ir both expeditions their purpose the map of the greenland coast will be complete and in of 1895 the party may be ak A x expected expect ei home his attempt to reach the pole la Is understood to depend on the success w which blob shall hall attend the march above referred to and 0 i the favorable condition of the weather the least known of these expeditions is that which is being organized bv frederick jackson to sail mail from liverpool in june like peary he will endeavor to reach tile the pole or its proximity by overland journeys journ eyo but he be thinks his bis american competitor has already gone eone as far north as Is possible on greenland HIS own plan is to sail at once for franz josef fad which lies to the north of nova zem to the eau ea U it of berren its ire southernmost point touches the parallel of north latitude but bow far it extends northward no one knoop it was wae discovered in august in 1873 and explored for some distance into the interior Peter Peterm roans anys land and ocar land lie to the north in latitude 83 and beyond and measure the limit of exploration in this part of the arctic regions jackson thinks that Peter land extends as far north as aia latitude 85 at least this would be within miles of the pole a ilis a barce which he proposes to covert cover boats it if he blui sin an open sea or on oil ledges if he find land or ice hi hix i party will consist of ten or twelve and be provisioned for tree trpe years of the nansen expedition the m st at i 1 te terea resting tinK and daring of them all the world has heard much but Is ever keen to learn more the intrepid scandinavian proposes to peart on his hia fl flab va years voyage or a adrift rift early in the coming summer he ele i to sail alne the chaat of siberia until he reaches beacht a a point off the he mouth of the lena r near where the jeannette jean net te was lost hailing northward hward he will then seek to attain the highest possible ible point in open water to ohp th west of the new siberia islands beyond that point he will trust himself to the ice and the current which runs as he believes across the pole his vesel ves el the fram forward which has been hull built after his own plans piano has been described in these columns his belief is that owing to her peculiar construction she rhe will be lifted up as the ice fee closes in and thus thur escape cruising cru bine her engine is of horse power with a daily consumption of j tons of coal the vessel to is nearly ready his stores store and provisions are being baing prepared and his hia crew of twelve meu are already selected elected the latter are testing their endurance by sleeping in norwegian snow drifts and FL a depot of supplies is belne prepared far up in n the siberian it Iti is her that sometime next july nansen will take on board his dogs does and sledges for his expedition Is ia to be well equipped over land or r over the ice should it become necessary riece spary to leave his ship i has hafl Incident mily cn tribu ted to the equipment of the other expedition expedit lono it his is researches and those of th specialists who have been employed in his bis interests interest have resulted in several new methods of preparing pre parin food so as ail to obtain the most nutriment in il th least leapt bulk and nd all future explorers will profit by this work petroleum will be beual dusol J for beatin heat inand gand the cooking cokin Br will be done with alcohol there wit will be an electric motor to be driven by a windmill or by a treadmill neither spirits except the alcohol or fuel nor tobacco will be carried among the stores it la Is supposed that the current will take the pram fr rn the siberian coast to greenland and the party goes prepared to be rone six years though it hopes to be floated across the pole and into the open water off greenland within three years those who are most moat familiar with arctic voyages look upon this hold bold mehemed acht me without approval but it setrog well to recognize the tact act that dr nansen has baa adopted al aj opted his hie plan with forethought and after a deliberate study of all the conditions |
