New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-01
EXPLORER IN BAD WAY
NO MATCHES IN ARCTIC.
TiTh iahImr StefdHSson Writes Of
Experiences an Frozen Country.

The narrow escape Of Tilhjahlmr Stefansson,
leader Of the American Museum Of Natural His
-o---s chronological expedition TO the Alaskan
Arctic region. from spending the winter, with
can't equipment. in the desolate regions in the
,eishborhood Of Point Barrow. told in let
tors received yesterday by Herbert L Bridg-
man Of this city. Nj Stefansson had reached
F7oint Barrow only TO find himself without
enough matches to enable him to start for Cape
Bathurst. and he had only about half enough
s,-nr1ies for the winter. with the exception Of
ing caught II a 1reeze-up in bad country
@,- game. Letters describing his predicament
,-e-s followed yesterday by one from him stat
ms that the whaling ships had penetrated 20
pairr Barrow. and that he had obtained ample
supplies ana hoped 10 penetrate To the neigh
for7lood Of the COIvilIe people. where he expects
= obtain natural history specimens
The letter describing his relief by the whal-
iEg ships was as follows:
Point Barrow, August -
last evening fortunately the wind changed, and
Ne waited L hope o. tIe SHIPS me VINO con
ri1ueG steady and strong the Ice broke Tuesday
- r-it were unable 10 proceed beyond the point
and rlI rlrn back in a few days nave ltted
---ezr@ e-- rzvr years. be independent next
20 u case the ships again fail 10 penetrate the
zpa-r,-t sea ! have taken four tons Of supplies
- All I,efffngveIl has one and quarter tons TO
.s7s 10 FTsxua3 Island. have chartered a sail
NJ sq22 1gs7 sI5rkersen formerly mate OF the
@S--chsss 81 Bedford RiCh Lefiugweli. VIII remain
- r. We may get far as Cape Bathurst,
- ---SsfF7v Sc the CoIvlIIe people. though they
- vr-v far inland. II the spring We shaH De est7
- the mouth - he Eolyi-le olsElhs TOT 4 3I-
Fg--6z meet LlsffnEwell ana snip out Whatever
s0eciuens ne may have
NJ s-efansson's letter. from Herschel ISL
81 and dated August u, telling Of his disap-
-s---,ar- hecause the whaling ships had not ar
rived follows
We have -csn into hard luck Up here Inc Wla1
-r-cr which depended Ag- 81 81. 49,
- zrd for carving ne from her7cilel LslaI
. - ras-f,r-s- are apparently not coming I'D.
- e7-a--a5 they would not come S'1ulG lLlise
-es--eF the most eastern NOUN ot $50
= nv two whaIeboars rom L ,+t7-,-g+
-1-z o july and c1L-e ~ - -
- ines are ar hard here an staring Tor
- ra--rvr-tu-o 1yrGleD1atS ana n s4A- 80
f---is has soon as the preseLL S,.,5ESas 80
s-5--s OF UoCsr7teS 10 -
cosl oil
later one dated August =. and sent from
49, rss--,-- describes his predicaTnent Wheh
,. s,r,7s that h had no matches. He says:
= e,r-n5 ~ F7laxuaa that Nj Lef1ngTe-- vas
COMING or,- had .ss-G most OF ms oLt-7l. 40 80
is5 7lv most his incoming sEppIles f1S lzl1
- --.--res a-s could give me no coal Oh OF To-
Fs--r : have therefore 70 proceed ana nee
- 81 re -fr OF the continent Ear TON We
gLC-7z - ana wanted 70 be We start eS9t 70
49, r &c 81 above tFahrenEeit) al 10 q II:
So and winter IS not far OF. with the close on
- -s-5ga-.cr 7 an buying about haIt eIoNs
s----lses for the winter bur nope 70 pes. c -
$500 10 be caught pE Inc
1880 n country livery -L--s 80
sac re Mackenzie Is poor ItL Er-l--S - -+,5---
= 49, e good stock Of matches and TOBACCO,
= IS the want OF matches this year ina looi -
- - r -7---F not get ny DaTlTe LrienuS 70 ~
est RELYING On TWO f-nt-and-sreels Wi-lch TAU