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[Frontispiece: LIEUTENANT SCHWATKA]
SCHWATKA'S SEARCH
SLEDGING IN THE ARCTIC IN QUEST OF THE FRANKLIN RECORDS
BY
WILLIAM H. GILDER SECOND IN COMMAND
INTRODUCTION.
On the 25th of September, 1880, the leading English newspaper published the following words:—