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 Sranniiii; the liori/.on in the vast Arctic wilderness 



(loul)ly c()n<;ratulate(l that it is intrusting the expecHtion to my two tried 

 men, George Borup and Donahl B. MacMillan, both of whom are ideally 

 fitted for the thorough acconiplishment of the work. 



The ("rocker Land expe(htion calls forth the enthusiasm of the Arctic 

 explorer. With its objects th(> accomplishment of the still remaining large 

 items of work in the Arctic regions; with its personnel one that is in pos- 

 session of the inestimable advantage of thorough experience and training 

 in details and methods, together with knowledge of the region in which the 

 work is to be prosecuted; with its backing that of one of the most influ- 

 ential of American institutions; with a sufficient proportion of the necessary 

 funds already in hand, to insure securing the entire amount — the Crocker 

 Land expedition under the auspices of the American Museum of Natural 

 History and the American (n'ographical Society, seems to be one of the 

 most enviable of recent exploring ventures. 



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