Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-07-26

kimos. who have plenty OF fresh meat
never have scurvy, and we expect to-
kiIl plenty OF polar bear and musk or.
I'VE hope to get the Roosevelt fot
the trip up, though l have not closed
the deal In the event she Is unavaiS
able we shall get another worthy VOC
sell
Our wireless will present an iir
teresting problem. 1t was suggested
that we use the lofty peaks OF ice
mountains In place OF wireless poles,
which would be much shorter and
more difficult to carry. Some experts
have maintained that sound waves
thrown off from the wire would re-
bound from the Ice crags in chaotic
echoes, drowning out conference Of the
Morse, but we hope to try out the ex-
pertinent and find it successful.
THE range Of the apparatus will be
two thousand miles We will relay
through various stations hack to the
states, and we hope to report progress
OF work at short intervals.
1--WE will leave Flagler bay for
We start our dash, on February Is.
There will be ten sledges, each sledge
with eight dogs and carrying five hun
dred pounds. We should reach the
cape March I, about thu time the sun
comes back again, and without delay
we will start over the ice for Croker
land, which is believed to be about
nj mi iota
Our progress will depend on the
condition OF the ice. II we encounter
high pressure ridges and open leads.
1t may take some time. IL may be
easy going. When we reach Crock
erland-if we do reach five will
travel up and down the coast, define
ate It,, and then push into the interior.
Our great danger lies in being caught
over there, should tho ice begin to
break up early. We must be out by
May 1 or we will not be able to get
out that year"
Suppose" Mr.. Macmillan was
asked, you should get caught by an
early breaking OF the ice?''
Il think there is game there he
/ answered simply There may not
be. But our belief is that we shall
find musk OK and polar bear, as we
find them in Grantland. Our food sup
ply we take with US will last two
months.
IF we get out all right. and yet
have not finished our work. we will
go back to headquarters, wait another
winter and push in again. If then We
are not finished, We will complete the
work next year II we get through
satisfactorily the first year, we will
spend some time pushing back into
the Ice cap OF Greenland, that. saving
for cutting across one end by Peary
/ and visit 10 the lower end by Nan
! sen, has never been penetrated to any
/ distance.
The Eskimos cannot be induced TO
enter the Great Ice for they think
the evil spirits live there, and one
who has viewed the vast ragged
heights of ice is inclined to agree
with them The Zee mountains in the
! great gap are estimated as 10000 feet
in places.
Our supply list includes 1900
pounds of flour, as fresh bread is a
great safeguard against scuryy. We
also have great quantities OF fruit
! juices.
Besides the scooter, which have
! considered taking as an experiment,
we shall have q specially constructed
25-foot power beat. a sailing dory and
canvas canoe.
I'VE shall arrange with the govern
ment weather bureau to send data
concerning weather by wireless and
to make as many reports of conditions
in the arctic as possiSla. In addition
to the wireless, we take with us a
seismograph for the detection OF
earthquake shocks ali ocer the world
house will be constructed for this
] as soon "a We arrive.
"The portable wireless outfits on the
sledges are expected to net as a great
convenience and something of safe
guard as with them we san talk to
headquarters from quite \ distance.
I'VE should get home in 1915 or
1916, IL we find Crockerland. IL we do
not. we'll. well stay there till we do"