The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-02-06
EXPLORATION PLANS.
Expedition Purposes to Start North in
May and Be Gone for Four Years
NORTH Dakota Student. {.

(, Grand Forks.-V. Stefansson, dis.
coveror of the blonde Eskimo and for.
mer University of North Dakota stud.
ent, who has been lecturing at the in.
sntution last week, has been assured
$4,000 towards the fund necessary
to make his proposed four-year trip
into the north, the National Geograph.
ical society giving $22,5OO of the
amount, while the American Museum
of Natural History of New York will
give a like amount. This was con-
f1rmed by Mr.. Stefansson. A
Personal Friends Aid. =
In addition, Mr.. Stefansson has re.
ceived $4,000 from personal friends,
which will go into the general fund
to cover the expenses of the trip, the
purpose of which is the quest of an
undiscovered continent which DR.. Rol.
lin A. Harris of the geographical sur
vey and General Adolphus A. Greedy,
u. S. A., retired, and other scientists
believe exist there.
Second in command of the expedi-
tion to Mr.. Stefansson, will be DIR. R.
M. Anderson of Iowa, who is nephew
of the late United States Senator M.
N. Johnson of North Dakota, and who
has made frequent visits to his un.
cle's farm home at Petersburg, NJ D.
Interest in the new expedition into
the northland is general. according to
Mr. Stefansson, and many volunteers
have offered to make the trip He
said:
"Our party will be made up of six
or seven scientific men, and it is re-
quired that the men not only be SCI
entists of sound standing, but that
they also be physically fit for such an
expedition. We will be in the north
country three winters and four sum-
mers, expecting to return in the aut-
umn of 1916.
MANY college students from all sec.
tions of the United States have writ
ten, asking for chance to be taken
along, volunteering to act as sailors on
our vessel without pay. But we must
have scientific men in our party. and
have no room for them. In addition to
the scientists who accompany me.
there probably will be only the engi-
neer and CAPTAIN in charge of the ship.
"Our present plans are to leave the
Pacific coast, either San Francisco or,
Seattle. the latter part of May, and
we will land at our winter base on
Prince Patrick some time between
Aug. 20 and Sept 10. Our route is
along the Pacific coast, through the
Bering straits and east to the mouth
of the Mckenzie river. From there we
will push northward, going as far
north as the open ice will permit, and
then establishing our permanent
camp.
in addition to the $4,000 that has
already been pledged for the work,
about $4,000 or $25,O0O is needed. and
on my return to New York city an
tfcipate securing the remainder of
the money needed"
Gilbert H. Grosvenor, of the Ma
tional Geographic society, has an
nounced that that organization has
voted Mr.. Stefansson $4,000 for the
purposes Of the expedition in 1913,
$4,000 in 1914, $4,000 in 1915, and
$4,000 In 1916. I'm addition, Mr.. Stef-
ansson will also have the scientific in
dorsembent Of the society. so that any
discoveries which he may make will,
be under the auspices of that organiza-
tion, as well as of the American Mus
cum of Natural History.