Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1898 — WILL SEEK THE POLE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WILL SEEK THE POLE.

A Canadian, Captain Bernier, to Try His Luck in the Frozen Arctic. Capt. J. E. Bernier of Quebec is about to join the long list of men who have tried to find the north pole. On March 1 he will start north with a party of eight, including a surgeon nnd a geologist. The expedition will head for the northern coast of Siberia, and then will begin the journey overland. The expedition will use the ship Windward to reach, by sea, the northern coast of Siberia. This vessel is the one that was used by the English explorer, Jackson, on his recent arctic journey. Bernier expects to reach the pole by means of dogs, and he believes he will be able to make about six miles a day in this

fashion. After landing he is assured be can reach the pole in about 120 days, or four months. He expects to abandon the Windward after landing, and to make the journey home by way of Spitzbergen. Bernier is going north with provisions to last him for two years. Reindeer will be taken along to enable the party to use them for meat in case of necessity. Bernier has carefully studied the experience of former explorers, and he believes that with the proper establishment of food stations on the route he will be able to reach the pole without danger.

CAPT. .J. E. BERNIER.