an Arctic Expedition. 



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to admit of being carried out by private enterprise. In almost 

 every part of the unknown regions of the globe their emis- 

 saries have been and are abroad, and at the present time 

 they have on hand hco expensive and difficult explorations 

 in the interior of Africa. But, for Arctic exploration, the 

 conditions under which the investigations must be made, 

 for reasons already explained, are such that they can best 

 be conducted through the instrumentality of a Government 

 expedition. 



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