The chronicle=news., 1913-05-31
RASMUSSEN SOLVES
BIG GEOGRAPHICAL
PROBLEM

- w" "'H'"Ncfy ithat thr fu-. lliei
frhry Channel n the Norihcrn en-,
ci Greenland docs not exist. Knu.
Nafmrss..i. the youns Danish cxpior
,"r. has uJlved a problem s,i great i'm
isr'ancc 10 tho geographical world
Hcs'dos this. the Explorer and hi
&C rrsnions mapped the region con
nesting Greenland VIII, Perry Land
M | made ircSh discoveries Of Ian,
which ,Ely baptized Christian \
Land.
Additional Go;i..a have been re-
e"lvei here Of the brilliant fcals oi
the Danish expedition which has jus;
terminated n scientific task that h,.
a't'artcd many explorers since Nan
zen. hy GROWING the iccsicids OF tho
Interior cf Greenland. proving that
cr'y unusual endurance and hardi-
ness were required for successful cx-
n''rrticn IN those regions.
Knrd Rasnusscn started on his ex-
en- bark ID with his companions on
N" schooner Motor n.,d sailed fram
Copenhagen 10 the Melville coast In
southwestern Greenland
RrmuFson was peculiarly well III.
ted for ihc task he had undertaken
lie II native Of Greenland. having
been b,in at jacob, Esrbor in 1879.
III, father wac Danish Clergyman.
who wss ,hornnshly acgualn;.d w!.h
u number n Eskimo dialects. and
hir mC.hcr WA l purc-bioo,!cd Es-
kimo. Knud himself spoke Esklmo
from his Infancy rnd later rtud,ci
the ianEuas sc phiioloEiraiiy 20 tha;
hc hrovs II at the present dny prr-
har' hciicr than any Other person.
Knri Haanusscn h7r be-, all his
He ia:cnsciy Interested In cxpI5ra-
;i"n. and as r youth undertook ,ry.
;scs In scnndir1vlr. ih. FaIo- Isl
1ndu ard Iceland. all the time max.
ins scientific observations.
Wfca 'hif expedition reached the
';t' 'nlaai coast the explorer tE,ab-
'i.h-i -ia;ior ihcr" for III. bcncsi,
oi the selttcrch Eskiro population.
The expedition WIS equipped with
'nf'icicni v.oy!sions To las, six year,
iad I, was u pa-; OF Rasmrxscn's plan
10 .S'ahl.,l commercial depot near |
'apc York. on the northern eide OF |
Melville uay. where there !. com.
numerous tFItc- o. Polar
'ski;rcs. who hitherto had been Writ.
'ally out Of cu;nmInirst lcn with the.
'ri'lroi world. Th.i was 20 bc uu-
Ter the ansrlr.s of tho Daals' Royal
'umw ,i"c Tor tac privileged com
ncrrc OF Greenland.
Necrrtini To thc tcic.Fams re-
ciNtd from Th3r.havn In tn. Fafor
F'1uGt. Il. sriuTscn not oaly succeed
Il In carrying out these pirns. hut al
- he second part Of his program.
'htch included the thnorraphicll
ttrrls;ical exploration OF the prac-
'saliy unknown regions OF Northern
igconlani. II waS Rasmn.scr's In
cnilon to- map Mriylil, Hay. to cross
10 sl-gg'rs G. ihc inland ic.iiclds. /,
= explore the "Pcary Channel" and
lro Crnt k-r Island. discovered by
cary in ;atinds SO.
NJ. FIcgChcu. another Dane. w,s
b" mia irnl companion OF Ra.mus-
.a IN n h!s explorations. and ON hi.
;c1i slcG-s cSpcnd.iion across the
iccr'Srd continent. rhrripg with
im IN the honor OF deciding the
ics,lcn OF tn" existence OF ;hc
Pcary Channel II
When rcayy made his discoveries
The northern end of Greenland "
i'!nc his VOYAGES in lSsl-a. and
'H"-N'. aud whca he explored ind.- u
Fey, which stretched from ]
~ to west. he was Inclined to he o.
&C that the hay CONTINUED farther o.
cstwa:d and terminated it, ceur.e n
SIC frnrcsci "rc1ry Channel" lie
.rii II the final rcirt Of his at;lin- Il
On, NAVY ciiff East Of this prom Ii
.icry . huge Slac'rr. the "hras- lci
iy. projected Int, the sound.
nliinr nj. voyage OF iSos-i9o2 u
.3ry reached the ro-;hern point OF /.
Try Lad in 'stisuds $3.50. which al
- thc limit c. Greenland propcr. lrs