| Show seven now expeditions aro are to start this year to folrn ilia riddle ridd loof of tho the north rolar polar teas seas tha most important of the these according to dr Peter minn of gobba is the llie austrian to which tile tho emperor Emp aror the tha government the wr war and admiralty departments dopart part ments and all classes of etcitty in llie empire largely lamely contributed tho the sun euni of florians florins win thus thin collected and the expedition will vill tell fail lit at the tha end and of next month the object or of the expedition is ia to make further farther in a northeasterly direction on the iho sea was wai i j and also to explore the ilia arctic sen sell to the north morth of siberia the duration of ilia expedition is fixed fit at three years sweden is also preparing pre a nIo iolar lr exposition expedition abich will pass the vi minter inter in the ilia northern islands island or of and thence in the spring of 1373 1873 proceed northa ard in carriages drawn by reindeer rein Jear lafty reindeer have bavo been al tt rc dy ay trained for this purpose and thew bollo expedition is ii bujar the tha su per inton I 1 once of I 1 tho the swed ibb academy of sciences cei the town of gottenburg gothenburg Gol Got henburg hns has contributed tho the principal portion of ilia funds for this expedition us its it did for those of and 1870 but the tha slite the swedish academy end and various private persons also alio support it tha th 0 two norwegian expeditions like tho the austrian will proceed in leamern le ameri besides these thee there are ilia iho two french expeditions ono one dundei SI gustiv dambert IA nibert the other under 31 kaave pavy which leil left sin francico Fran citCo last year all aal I 1 lias j jul ual been heard of and the american expedition under cutill now in tho the high latitudes |
