Show arctic adventures engineer melville said you yu 0 havil no idea bow how great is the fas ci cinat nation fou of arctic exploration when once indulged ii becomes 03 difficult to give up as gambling when do you intend to go to the north again gain si 1 di I hops hope to sail on the steamer bear when it starts on the greely relief expedition do you think that lieutenant greely is safe safa 1 I do do you think that the north P pole ole will ever be reached 1 I do iffe if we attempt to make a passage bythe way of franz josef land what aro are the advantages to bo be gained from all the suffering and toss loss of life 11 incident t to arctic exploration there are many advantages if the pole is readied a vast amount of useful information can bo be gained concerning the laws of storms and wind waves we will be able then to complete the geography geog raptly of the world and the flattening of the tile earth at the poles additional knowledge will ba be obtained of astronomy tr onomy meteorology ocean physics and natural history hi stary the thorough understanding cfall of all of which dir directly estly and indirectly adds to tho the comfort and safety of man but do not ask roc ine to enumerate all the advantages resulting from arctic ex explorations orations I 1 am an enthusiast gnp on the subject and I 1 am ani willing to devote my life and time to t its eer ter vice |