The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-09-15

the Arctic ocean was christened Hub
bardville.
Hunting parties were sent out on Sep
TENDER 10 and a bear was brought In on
the 18th and some deer a day or two
later.
Prepare for sIedae Trip.
On September Is the ruii work of trans
ferring supplies to Cape Columbia was
inaugurated. Marvin with DR.. Good
sail and Borup and the Eskimos. took i6
sletige loads of supplies to Cape Belknap
and on the 9th the same party started
with loads to Porter bay.
The work of hunting and transporting
supplies was prosecuted continuously by
mos until November s. when the sup
plies for the spring sledge trip had been
removed from winter quarters and de-
posted at various places from Cape CO.
Ian to Cape Columbia.
The latter part of September the move
ment of the Ice subjected the ship to a
pressure which listed II to port some
eight or ten degrees. and 1t did not re-
cover till the following spring.
On October / went on hunt with two
Eskimos across the field and Pass bay
and the peninsula. made the circuit of
Clemants Markham inlet. and returned
to the ship In seven days with Is musk
oxen. a bear and a deer.
Later In October I repeated the trip.
obtaining Ave musk oxen. and hunting
parties secured some 20 deer.
Take Tidal Observations.
Prof. Macmillan went to Columbia bay
In November and obtained a month of
tidal observations. returning In Decem-
Der. In the December moon Borup moved
the Hecla depot to Cape Colnn. Bart
lett made a hunting trip overland to
Lake Hazen and Hansen went to Glenn
ants Markham inlet.
In the January moon Marven crossed
Robson channel and went to Cape Bry-
ant Too AL ...l ..t.u
tions. Bartlett crossed the channel and
made the circuit of Newman bay and ex-
plored the peninsula. After he returned
Goodsall went to Markham inlet and
Borup toward Lake Hazen. In the interi-
or. on hunting trips.
Supplies Moved to Base.
In the February moon Bartlett went to
Cape Hecla. Goodsall moved some more
supplies from Hccla to Cape colan. and
Borup went to Markham inlet on n hunt
Ing trip. On February Is Bartlett left
the Roosevelt with his division for Cape
Columbia and Parr bay.
Goodsali. Borup. Macmillan and Han
sen followed on successive days with
their provisions. Marvin returned from
Cape Bryant on February II and left for
Cape Columbia on February q. 1 brought
up the rear February q
The total of all divisions leaving the
Roosevelt was seven members of the
party. % Eskimos. ito dogs and . siedges.
wake Heaoy tor Oasn.
By February "a such Of the Cape Coian
depot was needed had been brought
UP to Cape Columbia. the dogs were
rested and double rationed and harnessed.
and the sledges and other gear over
hauled
Four months of northeriy winds during
the fall and winter instead of souther-
ly 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 a road through
the Jagged ice for the first hundred miles
or so. then cross the big lead.
Bartlett Leads the Way.
On the last day OF February Bartlett,
with his pioneer division. accomplished
this. and his division got AWAY due
north over the ice on March l. The rest
of the party got away on Bartietts
trail. and l followed an hour later.
The party now comprised seven MEN,
bers OF the expedition. Il Eskimos. III
dogs and - sledges. One Eskimo and
seven dogs had gone to pieces.
A strong easterly wind. drifting
snow. and temperature In the minus
marked our departure from the camp at
Cape Columbia. which I had christened
Crane City. Rough ice In the first march
damaged several sledges and smashed
two beyond repair. the teams going back
to Columbia for other siedges In reserve
there.
Pass British Record.
We camped ten miles from Crane City
The easterly wind and low temperature
continued. In the second march we
passed the British record made by Mark
ham In May. is76-s2. 20-and were stopped
by open water. which had been formed
by wind after Bartlett passed
In this march negotiated the lead
and reached Bartiett's third camp. Borup
had gone back from here. but missed his
way. owing to the fauIting of the trail
by the movement of the ice.
Marvin came back also for more fuel
and alcohol. The wind continued, form
ing 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 remained
here from March 4 to March IL
Gets Glimpse Of Sun.
At noon OF March the sun. red and
shaped like football by excessed re-
Election. just raised itself above the hori-
zon for few minutes and then disap-
peared again. 1t was the first time had
seen II since October i.
l now began to feel good deal of
anxiety because there were no signs
of Marvin and Borup. who should have
been there for two days. Besides. they
had the alcohol and oil. which were in
dispensable for
We concluded that they had either lost
the trail were imprisoned on an Is
land by open water. probably the latter.
Fortunately. on March II the lead was
pFdCtiChDit itaNiHs a hott LOT mar
win and Borup to push on after us by
forced marches. we proceeded northward
The sounding OF the lead gave ITO
fathoms.
During this march we crossed the
eighty fourth parallel and traversed a
succession OF Just frozen leads. from n
few hundred yards to a mile in width
This march was really simple.
On the fourteenth we got free of the
leads and came on decent going. While
We were making camp n courier from
Marvin came and informed me he was
on the march in the rear. The temper
allure was So below zero.
The following morning. March Is. sent
Hansen with his division north to pio-
neer a trail for five marches. and DR..
Goodsell. according to the program. start
ed back to Cape Columbia
Mcmillan Turns Back.
At night Marvin and Borup came spin
ming in with their men and dogs steam
ing in the bitter air like squadron of
battleships. Their arrival relieved me
OF all anxiety as to oil supply.
In the morning I discovered that Mac
MIilan's foot was badly frost bitten. The
mishap had occurred two or three days
before. but Macmillan had said nothing
about it In the hope that 1t would come
out all right
A glance at the injury showed me that
the only thing was to send him back to
Cape Columbia at once. The arrival OF
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