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Show t I To Seek i Anothr ExPOd,- . -t Tv-tk I. "on to bo Led to ILle JT Ql :'' io Frozen North liasniilliail iiimiUMiim 11114 Another aapnani to North Polar tame Is Capt J Drear IlernUr of Qoe Lee ho will soon make an atttmit to snlve tha secret of that myaeter'ois region Capt Hernler whoe piss, bav the support of Sir Clements lUrkham prelrfent of tbe floyal De. graphical Hoclety and who expects ta be able to enlltt the aid of the Brit-Ish Brit-Ish government, will travel by Mu route taken by the III fate! Jranaetle expedition lie purpose to enter ike Siberian side somewhere near the Ieai or Hennctt Inland and proceed leisurely leisure-ly over th Ice st tbe rale of four sail day lie will take with hint 121 reindeer and a rubber raft capable f carrying II 003 pounds 30 sledges mtilt of aluminum snd wood and fuldtd away In the bottom of the raft, as 4 food enough to latt two and a half yeara, Uiough be believes he will return re-turn In 18 monlba The members of the expedition are to be the rommans. er, one geological turveyor, six selected select-ed men and one man to take charge of the dogs and reindeer Over 10 ap. plications have been received from persons per-sons anxious to Join the exploring party among whom Is the son of I leut llury of the (Ireely expedition The captain a reputation as a navigator navigat-or adda to the possibility of bla ane-htea. ane-htea. Nansen thinks he may succeed, snd Dr Dawson of the Canadlaa rtoyal Survey snd an authority on Arctic affairs, af-fairs, views the prospect with much tope Capt Hernler Is framed for hardship He has a record as a sea captain that It probably unique I maritime annals Defore he was It ho commanded n Teste! Tes-te! sailing from Canada to England and t has commanded 47 ahlps and a I earn -n sailing to all parts of the wprld lilt love of the sea Is sa Inheritance Ills father was a sen raptaln for 60 years, and a number of his ancestors hive enviable seafaring records Few tr.ti In Ihe United mates or Canada ire more thoroughly posted on nil tuettlons relating to the Arctic, an I oiny of his friends tellcvc he Is tho sun destined to ad t to our knowledge nf thnt fascinating but little known region which from Mercalnr to Andre An-dre hi" occupied the thought of so oiny adventurous souls capt J. ulzkaii criNinrt. |