Show to the pole by balloon london july 20 M andre has received the sanction 0 alie swedish scientific society to his balloon project in bearch of the yorlli aole ana has received a liberal lo nation to culp defray expenses from king becar of sweden sufficient tunja have in act been obtained and alie attempt is assured but M andro naturally desires the approval of bubli nn body as alio llio international conens cong ns he explains yon of pane has entered into u contract to kiako ho machine of double falb ut about 5 cubic will be rewired alio bc ine the is to bo capable of carrying three coreon po reon with tle fand ballast it w ill bo saif gas tight to hover in the air or thirty dave at a height of meters M andre calculates 1700 to 1800 cylinders filled with gas under the pressure of two hundred atmospheres will be required or the expedition in order to refill alio balloon from timo to time lie believes lie will be able to guide the machine by a system of sails acting ae a brake if needed alie car is to be spacious cious enough to contain sledge a sailing boat several weapons with ammunition and photographic camera early next spring it la proposed to erect a balloon house and filling the balloon they start on the oriel voyage for the pole in july wilh a fresh south or nearly south wind tho aeration de ration of the voyage must of course largely depend on the strength of the wind it might possibly last only alvo or six hours but M andre expects that it will take at least over forty thirty days he believes will tor crul rina about central tolar basin and a complete survey of it the return tourney ie to be made towards the inhabited parts of north america und siberia with a wind of average velocity M andro says the balloon can make kilometers in thirty days alie distance fron spitzenburg to alie iler ine via the pole 1 only dr if wichman of gotha one of tho most eminent german in commenting on the project says the execution of this bold enterprise may of course be materially influenced by many unforeseen contingencies the project is by no means a fantastic one but lias been cautiously worked out in the light of science tills is best proved by the fact that dr the eminent meteorologist who was in of alio swedish observatory in spitsbergen in 1882 and 1883 has announced lie will tako part in the expedition |