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Show I "TO PROVE OOOKS CLAIMS m l"xJIIHllHII iJLUlJi JfrL. 1 Hvolyn Brlggs Hnldwln, tho orotic explorer. B U mJU5sJ T hrmly believes that Dr. Cook has roached tho H fjp; iM. y polo and announcoo that ho will soon organize mm M'ifflr 4& ,, xpedltlon himself to prove Dr Cook's assor H !Ki AT ,n 18IS'00 Mr. Dnldwln was with tho Wellmnn B. J r!1 expedition In its Journey to Franx Josof land. Ho H VV ' built nnd namod Fort MoKtnley. Oroham Dell M Yft " ySJ ,Uul WH8 discovered and explored by him. In the LBi 1i tflMI Intervals between voyages Dnldwln leoturod ex LHI I wT lonslvoly on polar oxploratlons through tho states Ll 'LrSS'v " of tho nifddlo west and tho south. Ll L vSnk3 Tho public Is familiar with tho details of the LH JfeXilk Dnldwln-Zloglar expedition, whlph stnrted Juuo LLI WirW'tr. 13. l001' Wllliaia Zioglor lifted out tho America t" llfyiw for Mr. Dnldwln and also gavo him chnrgo of HBJ to chartered supply, steamers, tho Frlthjoff nnd Uelglcn As a result of this trip thoro is now n series of stations oxtcndlnic trom Cnmp ZUglor to Altnlr lodge. Crown Prince Rudolf Jnnd.. the latter bo- A lag In light of tho former headquarters of tho Italian explorers. These sta- B tlons, including several lnrgo ones on Franz Josof land, stretch for nearly j 100 mllas in establishing them tho party weut over tho dlstauco a dozen V lluios. Several of tho stations Included houseB and pony sheds. Thousand m, tl pouuds of condensed food was storod nt each of these points. Whether ' tey have boon utilized by succcodlne expeditions does not appear. B Personally Mr. Baldwin haa tho magnetism that draws mon toward him. Modest In his expressions, ho Is forcoful whon tho toplo arouses him and K- whon he srgues ho Is convincing. Uo Is unmarried. |