The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-16
To Be Used by Macmillan
Expedition For Cooking,
Heating and Lighting.

III
- CrOcker Land, which was sight
a ed by Admiral Peary from Cape
Thomas Hubbard in 1906, are
rapidly nearing completion. When the
Macmillan expedition sails in July 1t
will carry the most complete and mod
ern equipment ever taken into the po-
lar regions. A seismograph and COM
plete wireless outfit will be included
and apparatus for electric lighting,
electric cooking and electric heating
also will be taken.
1t is proposed by members of the eX-
pedition to establish a seismograph sta
ton at the home headquarters on the
shore of Flagler bay, which will be in
charge of Ensign Fitzhugh Green,
U. S. N.
The object of the expedition is to
discover and explore the unknown
area north of the present map Of the
arctic regions and, if conditions are ia
vorable, to penetrate the Greeland ice
cap.
When the expedition was first plan
ned Donald B. Macmillan was CO.
leader with the late George Borup,
whose death by drowning about year
ago off Crescent Beach, Conn, caused
a temporary delay Of the starting of
the party.
According to Peary, who was accom-
panied by Messrs. Macmillan and Bo-
rup on his dash to the north pole: "Of
unexplored regions in the north there
are remaining but two Of first 1mpor-
tance, the inland ice cap Of Greenland
and the area represented by the large
blank space on the map bounded by
Bering strait, the pole, the western
border of the Arctic archipelago and
the known open sea north Of Siberia.
The theories of the coastal experts
have 1t that within this region lies an
undiscovered arctic continent or a Sc
ries Of large islands, the whole not
greatly distant from Banks island
Prince Patrick island and Grant Land
(the western limit Of the Arctic archi-
pelago), while tradition among the Els.
kimos strengthens the theories in fix
ing the southern edge Of the unknown
land not far north from Point Barrow
and America"
Funds Contributed.
Several thousand dollars have recent
iy been contributed to the expedition
fund. The American Geographical So
ciety has added $4,000 to its previous
subscription of $4,000, and Zenas
Crane has increased his subscription
by $4,000. Other subscriptions include
$1,000 from George B. French and $100
from Colonel D. L. Brainard. The
University of Illinois has made an ap,
preparation which provides for the ad-
dition to the party of an expert zoolo-
gist, Or. NJ. G. Tanquary, a graduate
Of the university.
1t is also proposed to establish a
meteorological station on ,Bache PENN.
sula. This equipment will be provided
by the weather bureau. Macmillan
has known the hardships of the polar
regions and has voyaged Off the coast
Of Labrador in an open canoe studying
the Eskimos of that country.
By means Of the giant wireless mem
bers of the expedition, which will
spend three years exploring and map
ping the land far to the northwest OF
Canada, expect to be able to report
daily progress of the work to New
York city-to be able to talk" to the
Museum of Natural History, father OF
the quest, and to their families and
friends during the long absence in the
arctic wastes.
The wireless calls sent out from ex-
pedition headquarters In Flagler bay
Ellesmere Land, will be picked up by
the big Canadian government station
at Wostenholme island, 100 miles dis.
tant in Hudson strait, and thence will
be relayed via Port Nelson and other
stations to New York.
In addition to the huge wireless
plant which will be established to con
meet the arctic with the United States
sledges used by members of the ex-
pedition in exploring the polar wastes
will be equipped with portable wire
less outfits that at any time can be set
up and put into communication with
the main station at headquarters on
Flagler bay. In this way scouting