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THE Arctic expedition planned by Dr. Stein, of the U.S. Geological Survey, as the first of a series for the gradual exploration of the Arctic regions from a base in Ellesmereland (see NATURE, vol. xlix. p. 18), is being actively prepared. According to Reuter's agency the command of the expedition has been offered to Baron Nordenskiöld, who has contributed £250 to its fund and has arranged by cable to keep a place open for a Swede on the staff. Dr. Stein has agreed to the latter proposal, and has stated that his first duty will be to search for the Swedish naturalists Björling and Kalstennius, whose tragic story has been briefly told in this column (p. 85). The possibility that the unfortunate party was able to reach the Eskimo of Ellesmereland and live with them for two years is very slight, but as long as the faintest chance remains it is satisfactory to find that arrangements are being made for a search and possible succour.
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Geographical Notes. Nature 49, 256–257 (1894). https://doi.org/10.1038/049256b0
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