The Washington herald., 1913-07-20

as II breaks up in the northern seas
during the short summers appeal to him
far more strongly than d. the rumble
of a railroad train. the honk of a passing
auto. and the multitude OF noises which
we haze inherited as a part of our mod
ern civilization. Only a man with red
blood coursing through his veins. and a
spirit which glorifies in overcoming physi-
cal obstacles can live in the North.
And Donald Macmillan is that kind Of
a man. 81
Party Of Sturdy Men.
Surrounding him in this undertaking
to solve the last puzzle which the arctic
hold are men of his own kind. Ensign
Fitzhugh Greene, w. S. N; Maurice C.
Tanquary. the zoologist and botanist;
Elmer Eklow, the geoogist and geogra-
pher; DIR. Harrison Hunt, the physician,
and ]. L. Allen. the electrician and wire
less expert, are all men of the sturdy
type. A sheer love of adventure is not
the chief requisite for an arctic ex-
plorer. These men were all selected be-
cause of their fitness to pursue the
special work encountered on the trip.
Each is specialist in his own line Of
work. and on each much of the success
of the expedition depends.
As a scientific expedition this party Is
probably much better equipped than any
other arctic party has been. Included
in their equipment is a complete wireless
outfit, which will be erected at the winter
quarters at Flagler Bay. This wireless
has a range OF from 1000 to 1000 miles.
and it is expected that the party Will
be able to keep in constant communi-
cation with civilization. The sledges
which the party will use are of a new
~ taa nv Macmillan They
weigh but sixty-nine pounds apiece. fifty
pounds less than those used bp Peary.
Each sledge is fitted with a double set
of runners. On hard snow they will
run on a narrow set of runners. in soft
snow the sledge sinks to the second set
of boarder> runners, while in the deep
now the toboggan-like bottom of the
sledge will form a broad base to sup
port the load. Peary proclaimed the
sledges marvels when he inspected them
before the expedition left the Brooklyn
Navy Yard the I'd of this month.
New Plan for Food.
The food problem of the party has also
been worked out on a new plan. Hither-
to the stable food for exploring parties
has been pemmican. which is very finely
chopped beef, with hard biscuit and
either tea or chocolate. Peary used tea,
SndChletOH anu SCotl QeptHueu sOltiy
on chocolate. Macmillan will use penn
mican of which seven tons were taken
aboard at Boston, but whole wheat bis
cult instead of the hard biscuit will be
fed. Chocolate thickened with ground
peanuts will also be used The expedi-
ton also has plenty of tea. but it will
not be used in the large quantities as
was done by Peary. For fresh meat
the party will depend on seal and whale,
as the other arctic expeditions have done.
The dogs also will be fed on seal. whale.
and walrus meat in addition to the dog
biscuits of which there are several tons
on board.
In looking over the cargo. which the
Diana carries. one sees some curious
things. Seven boxes interested some of
the visitors aboard. who inquired what
they were. Imagine their surprise when
they were told that these boxes con-
tanned seven monographs. Mr.. Ekblow
explained, THE Eskimos are very