The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-02-27
PLAN TWO MORE
ARCTIC VENTURES
American Museum TO Send Ex-
petition.
CROKER LAND PARTY READY

Word 10 Received From Lang Expsdi
tion, Returning From Afrien Wit
10000 specimens, Including Whit
Rhinoosros-Anothsr Party Ready I,
i EspIors South American Seas.
| Announcement was made by Presi
dent Henry Fairfield Osborn of the
American Museum of Natural History
at the annual meeting OF the board OF
trustees recently in New York. Of i'm.
portant plans for exploration In the
arctic regions, which will be visited
by two expeditions this year.
The second Stefansson expedition,
now being organized, will start for the
Arctic seas In July. 1t will be under
the leadership of Yilhjalmur Stefans-
son. who discovered the race Of blond
Eskimos near Coronation gulf. Presi-
dent Osborn announced in his annual
report that the exploration party was
years and that Mrs Morris X. Jesup
has contributed $4,000 to the expedi-
ton fund to aid In the work of re-
search.
The National Geographical society is
also cooperating with the American
museum In organizing the second Ste
fansson arctic expedition and has con-
tributed a fund of 500 800.
Crocker Land Expedition.
The Croker Land expedition, which
was postponed. owing to the death of
George Borup. has been reorganized
and will leave early In July to explore
the land northwest af Grant Land. OBJ.
served by Peary In 1909
This expedition will be conducted by
Donald b. Macmillan. who was to be
1 coleader of the party, with Mr.. Bo-
up.
After exploring Croker Land It is |
to divide the party, one sec
ion going TO Cape Thomas Hubbard
or exploration north of the Parry is
ands and to connect, If possible, with
he third Stefanssou expedition
The museum has received news OF
he Lang expedition. which is return
NJ from Africa with more than 10000
pecimens from the Kongo region, in
luding the white rhinoceros. the giant
land and the rare okapi. A duplicate
has also been obtained from
ne Kongo museum of Tervueren, near
BRUSSELS.
|
The third African expedition. under
lie leadership OF William s. Rainsford,
ne former rector OF. New York
lurch, has many valuable trophies OF
* game, which Will be mounted in
cups at the museum.
Another expedition has been organ
ed by DR.. Leonard Sanford of New
aven. which has been financed by
frederick Brewster. to explore South
merican seas In quest of oceanic
rds.
The Income from the Jesup fund. L
hich now amounts to about $4,000, g
is been devoted to the purchase OF ~
ecimens and to the support OF vari- =.
Is expeditions In the field
The gem and mineral collections have Y
en- Increased by gifts from ]. Pier =
mt Morgan. including fine specimens m
Brazilian aquamarine. rubellite,
and other gems.
From Mrs. Il. II. Hartman the mu- T
nm has received a collection of Alas
n chronological specimens. A collee- II
n OF calcite crystals Is a gift from OF
ant b. Schley. W
Museum Needs $1,000, 900. tn
resident Osborn stated that the al
with of the permanent endowment %
5 not kept pace with the develop al
mt OF the great collections acquired li'
the museum. 81
While the museum receives the in m
ne from an endowment fund of N
100000. an additional fund of 81 900. To
is needed for current expenses. Nj
he museum Is about to adopt We
" pension plan, whereby provision 81
! be made for the employees OF the of
titution. Ii is departure in this TO
ntry and the first instance known 70
4 museum originating pension sys- fol
for the benefit of its emDloyees IT