El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-17
EXPEDITION SAILS FROM VICTORIA. B. c.
FOR THREE YEARS STAY IN ALASKA
Expense of Dr. Vhjalar stefanssOn's Scientific Trip
Will Be Borne by the Canadian Government Elk
pIorers VIII Not Attempt to Reach North
Pole-Do Not Fear Starvation.

blonde eskimos of Coronation gulf. on
the mainland south of Victoria Land.
VIII Not Try For Pole.
No effort viii be made TO reach the
north pole, but that viii be left TO
Amundsen. who viii sail into the Arctic
next summer. No attempt VIII be made
to bring back any of the blonde eski-
mos or to open their country to civil
izatiOn. which StefanssOn says would
destroy them. The expedition expects
TO return TO Nome in September, 1916,
but may be carried to Greenland, cross
ing the north pole on the way
The Steffansson expedition. when Il
leaves Nome. Alaska, on July 20 viii
be composed Of the old barkentine-
rugged wooden whaler Karluk, 24l
tons. and the gasoline screw vessel
Alaska % tons, which is already IN
the north, and will meet the karluk at
Nome. From Nome, the ships will pro-
coed north through Boring strait into
the Arctic ocean during the brief period
of open water and head east to Beau
fort sea The ice in Beaufort sea may
lay hold of the Karluk and carry her
toward Greenland. or 1t may crush the
ship into bits The explorers are pre-
pared for either event If the karluk
is able 10 make its way north to the
supposed location OF the continent, and
if no land is found. il will make its
way to Prince Patrick island and winter
there with the purpose of making win
ter sledge journeys north and east
Personnel Of Party.
With StefanssOn on the karluk in the
northern party viii be Capt. Robert
Bartlett. Peary's old sailing master, and
picked crew OF Britishers- James Muir
ray ceanographer5 W. T. Mckinley,
maEnerician, University Of Glasgow;
Gee MallOch, Canadian government ge-
OlOgist and a specialist on strataOlOgy.
Most Of the scientists viii Join the
southern, or Victoria Land party, in
Alaska From Point Barrow they viii
on simpson bay Victoria Land, before
winter sets in. In this party viii be
Dr. r. n. Anderson, COmmandinE- Fritz
JOhanSen United States government
biologist J. B. O'Neil, mining geOlo-
giSt. member geographical survey
Kenneth Chapman and J, r Cox. Cana
dian tOpOgraphers; Henry BeaUchalt
anthrOpOlOgist, Paris; DR. Jennis en-
thonOlOgist- DR.. A Forbes Mackay,
ShackeltOu's antartic expedition sur
geon, Of Edinburgh university, and pho
tographers and atOgraphers. A
thorough scientific eNplOrat ton will be
made Of Victoria Land, which is SUP
posed TO contain great copper deposits
No Danger OF Starvation.
StefanssOn and Anderson are thor
Oughly familiar with the country be-
tween Point Barrow, Alaska. and a
point far to the east of the Mackenzie
river, that having been the scene Of
their earlier explorations In their for
mer journeys they were separated most
of the time and each man lived alone
except as they fell in with bands of
eskimOs
StefanssOn says there is no fear of
starvation for there is plenty of fish
and game I'm the north. Except for some
dainties which the ship will carry. the
party viii subsist as the eskimos do
on the flesh Of wild animals and a few
berries in the summer time
StefanssOn and Anderson both speak
the eskimo tongue. They know ali the
eskimos on a long stretch of coast and
VIII obtain dogs from them