NORTH POLE.
THE TOLL THAT HAS BEEN PAID. A eummary -of North Polo expeditions since 1537 and their records follow: — WESTERN HEMISPHERE. /■ Latitude Reached.
EASTERN HEMISPHERE.
In the search for the Pole 754 lives have been lost. A summary follows: — POLE'S TOLL 754 LIVES. Year. Explorer. Lost. 1555— Sir Hugh Willoughby ... 62 1554— Richard Cancellor 8 1578— Sir Martin Frobisher ... 40 1585 — Captain Davis 14 1594— Barentz 35 1605— John Knight 3 1607— Henry Hudson 10 1612— Sir Thomas Button ... 14 1619— Jens. Munk t>2 1631 — Thomas James 14 1633 — Isle of Jan. Mayen settlers... 7 1634 — Islo of Jan Mayen settlers... 7 1648— Doshneff 70 1719— James Knight 50 1728— Bcrring 10 1735— Proiichisrcheff 2 1735 — Lussinius 53 1739— Charlton Laptier 12 1742— Berring 31 17r3— Lord Mulgrave 8 1776— Captain Gook 4 1018 — Parry, lirst voyngo 1 1219 — Franklin, first voyage ... 2 1821— Pariy, second voyage ... 7 1325 — Franklin, second voyage ... 4 1829— John Ross 4 1838 — Pease and Simpson 5 1845 — Franklin, third voyage ... 135 1848 — J. C. Ross, search expedition 1 1349— North Star Expedition ... 5 1849^Plovor and Ilernld ... 3 1833— Rae G IGS3 — Kane Expedition 3 1060 — Isaac Hayes .. 1 1860— Hull, first voyage 2 1864 — Hall, second voyago ... 3 3070— Hall, last voyage 2 1872— Pegotthoff 2 1872— 8. Leigh Smith 2 1875 — English expedition 4 1878— Jeannolta (Dolong) 23 1881— Grooly 20 1896—AncJree (balloon) 3 ■T<&d ... /-* — ...754
from ITear. Explorer. Deg. Mm. Pole. 1587- John Davis 72 12 1260 L6l6— William Baffin . 77 45 850 LB27— Captain Ross ...' 81 — 620 LB46 — Sir John Franklin ... 78 — 840 LBS4— JE. K. Kano ... 80 10 700 LB7l— C. F. Hall 82 12 550 LB76— G. S. Narts . . 83 21 430 LB79— Belong 77 15 870 LBB3— A. W. Groely . 83 24 430 L9oo— Robert E. Peary . . 83 50 410 L902-- Robert E. Peary .. 84 17 330 L9os— Robert E. Peary . 87 6 203
L 594— William Barentz . . 79 .596 — Rup Hoomskerck 79 L6o7— Henry Hudson . 80 LSo6— William Scoresby .. 81 LB27— W. E. Parry .. 82 :868— Nordenskjold ... 81 LB74— Julius Payer ... 31 LB96— Frederick Jackson ... 81 LB96— Frithjof Nansen ... 86 LB99— Walter Wellman ... 82 L9oo— Duke of the Abruzzi 86 1905— Anthony Fialo ... 82 L9oB— Fredarick A. Cook .. 90 40 49 23 30 45 42 5 20 14 34 4 71; 71( 681 58' 511 56! 621 611 261 551 24: 551 (
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Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 107, 2 November 1909, Page 11
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