The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-11

touching the first island of the Arctic
archipelago.
Following norheasterly course across
Prince Albert land, they will come to the
McCIntock channel, which is full of small
Islands, making the crossing to the Prince
of Wales Island an easy matter. They
purpose establishing a station in this sec
con OF their route at about every 100 miles
They viii reach the Isle of BoOthia on
which the magnetic pole is located by
crossing the Franklin strait; and it is their
hope to build a permanent depot of sun
plies on this island From here they
sWerve northward, crossing Beilot strait
20 North Summerset Island and then
across the Barrow strait TO North Devon
Island. Supply stations Will be estab-
hshed on both of these islands Here the
course turns more directly north. aiming
at The naTows of Jones sound This
brings them 20 a long stretch of land sep
arated from Greenland by series of
straits and channels. This land hears
many names ana has been but httle ex-
plored. Here the supply stations will
probably be no more than sixty or seveaty
miles apart. A the north end the island
all but joins the main land of Greenland
The course as mapped out crosses his
channel at this point, and from Cape Kane
they pan 10 so due north over the yroat
ice foes. As they approach the pole.
stations will be established still more fire.
quently. The one nearest the poe may
not be more than fifteen or twenty miles
away from it.
simplicity of the Scheme
This route differs from those of all pre-
! vious polar expeditions in that II holds Ia
hand as far as possible The earlier course
| Is along waterways, and small D0rtable
| boats can be used. The route over tbe
| archipelago has been carefully studied
! out geographically and while most of che
/ straits and channels are ice covered near
! ly an The year. still if al were open the
! broadcast body of water would be only
about thirty miles. This could easily be
| crossed In the'r portable boats Simplici-
| ~ is a feature of the whole scheme. There
! Is no vessel to be fitted out and stored
! with supplies and cumbersome appara tus.
! The essentials consist principally of a
| large store of provisions. dogs sleds and a
! larger number of men than have been en-
! ployed in any previous polar venture
! But, instead of being kept together. his
! men VIII be spread out along the route
! AT the various permanent stations there
! Will be maintained at all times a Virtually
! ineXhaustible quantity of supplies with
| plenty OF men TO carry them forward when
! necessary.
The OUTFIT of the advancing partv will
be such as to allow rapid movement
though personal safety will not he sacri-
! feed 70 speed. The men will, Of course
! be dressed in furs, and tents will be TAX
! en- along, though they are to be used only
when snow houses can not be built. Fur
| sleeping bags and snow shoes VIII be
! provided Each man VIII carry two jana
nese punk boxes; these unique litue do
vices for supplying heat were found Of
greatest comfort to these Alaskan eNplor-
ers on their former long trips. A lighted
stick of punk in one Of these boxes viii
remain live coal for about ten hours.
The suits viii be fitted with pouches into
which the boxes can be slipped and thus
/ kept close TO the body. No elaborate an