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Zemlia; an English fleet of merchantmen were reported
to be going to the mouth of the Yenisei, and a Russian
expedition to western Taimyr. In addition to these, whalers
and trading expeditions were about to proceed to the
regions between the Atlantic and Hudson Bay, and
northeast of Bering Strait as far as to the mouth of the Mackenzie
River. In this chain of expeditions surrounding the polar
basin there were, however, large breaks, and among them
a great gap on the coasts of northern Siberia, east and
west of the mouth of the Lena and the New Siberian
Islands. I therefore considered it of importance to ascertain
whether trappers and collectors of mammoth-tusks had
visited those islands during the year 1897; for, if not, an
expedition ought, I thought, to go there and find out
whether the supplies left upon them by Baron von Toll for
Andrée had been touched or not, in other words, whether any
traces of Andrée could be discovered. Not less important
would it be to communicate with the natives roaming far
and wide on the endless tundras near the Arctic coast, in
order to ascertain whether they had observed any traces of
the missing explorer, and, by promises of liberal rewards,
to incite them to be on the look-out for such traces in the
future on the coasts of the Arctic Ocean. This opinion
of mine met with cordial assent not only on the part of
Baron Nordenskjöld, but also from other prominent
members of our Geographical Society.
When I broached the plan, it was not my intention
eventually to embark on such a journey myself, as I
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