Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-05
sTEfFAssON AND ASSOCIATES
READY TO EXPLORE THE
FAR NORTH.
SEEK LARGE BODY OF LAND
Canadian Government seeks to ~.
certain, II Possible. the Exist
ence of Large Body of Land
Within Arctic Circle.

VICTORIA, d. c.. June i.--The
Preparations for the Canadian Arc
Tie expedition under the command
OF Vilhjalmur Steffasson are prac-
tically completed and within few
days the intrepid explorer, accom-
panied by his wife. will sail In the
regular mail steamer for Nome,
Alaska, to join the other members
Of the expedition who are now
waiting for their ship, the 247-ton
steam whaler Karluk. to sail from
Esquimault. B. c.. where the ship
was oyerhauled and equipped for It's
artic voyage to Nome, the rendez-
yous OF the expedition.
The object OF the expedition,
which sails under the British flag
and the cost of which Is entirely de-
frayed by the Canadian government,
Is not to find the pole, but to ascer-
tain. II possible. the existence OF a
large body OF land within the arctic
circle which, many scientists believe
surrounds or includes the region OF
the pole itself II conditions per
nit. the expedition will make as
thorough an exploration as possible
of the unknown continent and take
possession OF It in the name OF Can
ada. To do this work thoroughly
five noted scientists. each one an eX.
pert In his particular line. will ac'
company the expedition. The list in
cludes ]. !. O'Neill. a mining expert
and geologist. who will incidentally
explore the copper deposits on Vic
toria Island George Malloch, an ex
pert geoloigist who will try to ascer
tain the presence of coal deposits
James Murray OF Glasgow, the note,
oCeanographer and biologist, VIII,
iiau accompanied Lieut. shackletIn'
antarctic expedition. and Dr. X. NJ
Anderson, who will devote himsel
especially TO the study of the blon'
Eskimos, discovered by Stefanssol
on a previous expedition.
Although two other expedition
with similar objects In view. In,
Amundsen expedition under th
Danish flag and the Mcmillan eXpe
dition under the American flag. ar
preparing 10 start for the far nortl
10 find the unknown continent,
there will be- no race between tn
three expeditions. only friendly riy
airy. As the three expeditions ar
taking different routes, many hun
dreds of miles apart they will Il
no way interfere with one anothe
and may not even come In contac
with each other
The steam whaler karluk, whic
fully equipped and prepared for il
polar voyage. will sail from EsquI
mault in few DAYS. will bee unde
the command OF Capt Robert Bart
lett. an experienced polar traveller
who was captain Of Admiral Peary
ship on his last successful voyage
The Karuk will sail for Nome. ALI
wa. where Commander Stefansso
will Join the expedition. His Wit
will. Of course. not accompany th
expedition but will return TO he
home to await the return of hc
husband 10 whom she was marie
only year ago
From Nome the Karluk will sa
for Point Harrow. the most northcl
ly point on the continent, where th
expedition will await the arrival ,
the other ship, now being eQuippe
for taking part in the voyage. II
expected that the two ships will met
at Point Barrow about August
The subsequent plans depend enth'
~ upon meteorological conditions
an easterly wind should prevail, II
expedition will be- able TO "a
around the point without delay. Bu
II the wind should be from the wes
g, is likely that the ice would
packed so tight that the two shiI
would have 10 wait until January
next year before being able TO sta
on their exploring tour.
II the wind and weather cond
tions should be- favorable, the exp
dition will reach Herschel Island
two days journey from Point Ba
row. There the expedition will
divided one party. under the cor
mand OF Dr a. VI Anderson. vii
remain on the island, establish a ba
OF supplies and devote itself to {
task. the study oi the blond Esh
mos. and the geological eXplorati'
Of the island The party will ha
at It's service the smaller OF the ~
ships Of the expedition. while Cor
mander steiansson IN the karll
will push northVard In search
the unknown continent II will Il
Low along the lilst meridian. Viii