Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-09-16

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" Transporting Of SUPPLIES.
ON September Is the full work Of
TRANSPORTING supplies to Cape Colum'
bia was inaugurated. Marvin, wtn
| DR.. Goodsall and Borup and the Eskl-
mos; took 16 sledge loads OF supplies
70 Cape BeIknap, and on the 27th the
same party started with loads TO FOR
ter Bay.
The work Of hunting and transport
ing supplies was prosecuted continu-
ously by the members Of the party
and the Eskimos until November b,
when the supplies for the spring
sledge trip had been removed from
winter quarters and deposited az
various places from Cape Colan 10
Cape Columbia.
In the latter part Of September the
movement OF the ice subjected the
ship to a pressure which listed her to
her port some 5 or 10 degrees, and
she did not recover till the following
spring.
Kills Game on the Way.
On October l ] went on a hunt with
two Eskimos across the field and Pafr
Bay and the peninsula, made the cir
cult Of Clements Markham inlet and
returned to the ship In seven days
with Is musk oxen, a bear and a deer.
Later, in October, repeated the trip,
obtaining Ave musk oxen and hunting
parties secured some 40 deer.
Prof Macmillan wentto Columbia IN
November and obtained month Of
tidal observations, returning In De-
cember. In the December moon
Borup moved the Hecla depot TO Cape.
Colan; Bartlett made a hunting trip
overland to Lake Hazen, and Hansen
went to Clemants Markham Inlet. In
the January moon, Marvin crossed
Robson Channel and went to Caue
Bryant for tidal and meteorological
observations Bartlett crossed the
channel and made the circuit Of New
man Bay, and explored the peninsula.
After he returned Goodsell' went TO
Markham Inlet and Borup toward
Lake Hazen, in the interior, on hunt
ing trips.
Leave the Roosevelt.
In the February moon Bartlett went
to Cape Hecla. Goodsell moved some
more supplies from Hecla to Cape
Colan, and Borup went to Markham
Inlet on hunting trip. On February
Is Bartlett left the Roosevelt with his
division for Cape Columbia and Parr
Bay. Goodsell, Borup, Macmillan and
Hansen followed on successive days
with their provisions. Marven re-
turned from Bryants on February II
and left for Cape Columbia February
81. l brought up the rear February %.
The total of all divisions leaving the
Roosevelt were seven members Of the
party, SO Eskimos, 14O dogs and 20
sledges. By February % such of the
Cape Colan depot as was needed had
been brought up to Cape Columbia,
the dogs were rested and double ra-
toned and harnessed, and the sledges
and other gear overhauled.
Prepared to Hew Road.
Four months Of northerly winds dur
ing the fall and winter, instead Of
southerly ones, as during the previous
season, led me to expect less open
water than before, but great deal Of
rough Ice; and was prepared to hew
q road through the jagged ice for the
first 100 miles or so, and then cross
the big lead.
On the last day Of February Bart.
lett, with his pioneer division, accom-
plished this, and his division got away
due north over the ice on March /.
The remainder Of the party got away
on Bartlett's trail, and followed an
hour latap frh0 marty nnw oonnrisad
seven members OF the expedition, II
Eskimos, 1873 dogs and 10 sledges. One
Eskimo and seven dogs had gone to
pieces.
start In Drifting Snow.
A strong easterly wind, shifting
snow and temperature In the minus
marked our departure from the camp
at Cape Columbia, which | had chris
tened Crane City. Rough ice in the
first march damaged several sledges
and smashed two beyond repair, the
Ieams going back to Columbia for
other sledges in reserve there.
We caInped ten miles from Crane
city. The easterly wind and low tenn,
perature continued. In the second
march we passed the British record
made by Markham In May, 1875
(S2. 20), and we were stopped by open
water, which had been formed by the
wind after Bartlett passed, In this
march we negotiated the lead and
reached Bartletts third camp. Borup
had gone back from here, but missed
his way, owing to the faulting Of the
trail by the movement Of the ice.
Delayed Week by Water
Marvin came back, also, for fuel and
alcohol. The wind continued forming
open water all about US. At the end
Of the fourth march we came upon
Bartlett, who had been stopped by a
wide lake Of open water. We re-
NAMED here from March to March IL.
Sun Appears At Last.
At noon OF March the sun, red and
shaped like football by excessed re-
Election, Just raised itself above the
horizon for q few minutes and then
disappeared again. 1t was the first
time l had seen II since October l.
now began to feel good deal Of
anxiety because there were no signs
Of Marven and Borup, who should