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Show 1 Soon to Explore Lapland. Harry de Wlndt has returned to London from Klrkonacs, on the Arctic ocean, whero he has been for tho pur-pos pur-pos of making preparations for his foi incoming Join ney across Lapland to the Kola penlnsulu, n wild, hitherto unknown region of steppes nnd mountains. moun-tains. Although within a fow hundred miles of Archnngol, the country to be visited Is more difficult of access than tho regions traversed by tho explorer on his last Journey in northwest Siberia. Si-beria. Mr. do Wlndt will leave Eng-land Eng-land on January 1, The sun rises in tho Kola peninsula on tho 18th of that month. Ho will proceed by way of St. Petersburg and HelslngfOrs to Ullaborg, at tho head of tho Baltic. Thenco ho will travel in sleds n month') Journey across Lapland to tho' Arctic ocean. It Is expected that tho expedition will last about six monthB. |