The Nome daily nugget., 1908-08-15

2 lead is permanent feature Accurd- ing e. Commander PeIry. tj k the great fajut between thg lee that Is held fixed and rigid by the land and the tee fields nearer thr pole This lead extends in J w,H drHuyd ruurse from GrtutlJud tu the HaH aud discovered hy Peary tn the northwest Tn, ig, nearer tbp laud l= stationary. but that furnng the Gelds north If the tnld drifts slowly ts the eastward Nut aiud ard current
 Success Almost Certain. It i- the discovery af this lead that makes Il probable tHlt trc coming ex- rcditiun win bc zurrcssful
 Modern pole hunters follow tha plan nf dividing their men and equipment into supplying rarties when the zlediug -ta-r af tho journey iS reached They | drive their ship L. base ef surrir- in the ice fields. Then thry prepare their sleds for the journey uorthwarj 'hrre parties. for instance. starting uu- lt tas same time After preceding a -hpeeitied distance. an,. uf these parties r.uus to the starting point. The two l remaining parti,s advance aunther | given distance Then one of them rec | ums ta tac hasa af supplies. leaving tho third party ta make the final dash for the pole.
 uu his last expedition rc1ry did uot lpIIes tAis plan H. divided the jour ucy into four stages forming con -tautiy moving laln of sIrds one party went fifty #l4z. t., next was to gu loo miles. the naxt 1so miles and so uu. Each Parit #8s to traveI it~ re- | ~pretive stage bHek and forth aud thus the trail Wa# ta be marked and kept upen. The dfst party Was ta ear " supplies from the base to the scc- | ud lttis. Wui,H H4> to carry the prp- ei.ioH=.ta the I1lHt af iuncture for the rH.rj tartT. and aa. According t" this clever afrHaeu,ut tho r9rty Grthesl north asH.l htt, been In con
 ,aut guumuni 4laaa with those n the l tuar
 Taiz scheme aiFat have worked ad- mrhls had mol the open water irad- me to thg pole made it's further trial
 uroasIhls A twas thc parties We're rut aa from tho ease If supplies. and further lseamoti1n Was blocked hv th, intervening water lane With this.cv- ff,r,uer fresh u mind Commander r,.ty haz provided against similar .,ghaek ia his coming uiaI Ile Intends fu rush his bass If supplies farther north f tae mainland. on the very edg, "f the great lane The actual start NM be made lsa miles farther north .han Inc Est time. This is believed tu '. the highest point from which q dash q" tne ruie can b. made. Thus. with | t., great Natcr lane well provided against. with relays nf slcds and lro- visions on it. northerumost edge thcr, Hpears in be an unimpcdcd passage | | touudiug th, pole. of course. there are
 uans tber lanes in the great polar sea hut tHeF seem to b, in the same geucr-
 q direction taken by the explorers an
 'n that account do not offer insur-
 H"uutIbie obstacles to farther advance
 These lanes in polar ice are like sla . | iIl crrYasses in one respcct-they al- l ways run in the same direction in which the ice is moving. Movements pf ice depend largely on the wind In the polar fields near the big leads the general direction of the wind is from west ta east. That determines the dI- r"eti"n of the foe. The only exception. a" this rule IS the iceberg. which blows through fell of ice as ship sails the sea.