Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
BORUP PARTY To.
NEW LAND.
IN ARCT SEAS.
Daring Explorers Headed by DON
aid Mcmillan to Remain Two
Years in Cracker Land.
Special Gable to The American.

Special Gable to The American.
SYDNEY, n. S, July 19.-When the
little whaler Diana left this port for
Flagler Bay, with the Borup Memo
rial Expedition to Crocker Land on
board, the exploration party babe
farewell to the haunts OF the white
man for two years.
The next stop Of the hardy vessel
will be Etah, the Eskimo colony,
where a party of natives will be taken
on board. and the ship will then pro-
coed into the Kane Basin and head
quarters win be established in the
westerly end Of the basin at what is
known as F1agler Bay. Here the sup
plies will be unloaded and winter
quarters established Should no mis-
hap occur this work should be accom-
plished some time in August or Sep
TENDER. when the Diana will return
TO this port, leaving the small band Of
intrepid explorers and their Eskimo
friends and companions on their
own resources.
Will Explore Unknown Land.
The chief object Of the expedition is
to explore an unknown land or chain
of islands first sighted by Peary in
1906, Again in 1908 Peary had an
other view OF this land, but was I'M
able to set foot upon II. So far as is
known, no man, at least no white
man, has ever visited this mysterious
place
Haul out your latest map Of the
Arctic regions. In about longitude rs,
latitude I9, you will find the Kane
Basin and Flagler Bay, the winter
quarters of the party. Trace your
way along the 10Th degree Of latitude
through the water passage which sep
arates Ellsmere Land from GrinneN
Land until you reach Seth longitude
meridian.
Here turn north in the channel
which separates Axel- Heigerg Land
on the west. from King Oscar Land
and Grant Land on the east, gradually
pushing to the northwest until you
reach the northernmost tip Of Axel-
Heigerg Land known as Cape Thomas
Hubbard, slightly above the S1st par
allel and in longitude 90. This is
really the jumping off place Of North
America. This is the point from
which Peary saw Crocker Land in the
distant northwest.
It is from this point that the pres
ent expedition will set out for the IN
explored region.
May Be Huge Continent.
Crocker Land may be just a few
Islands or Il may be a huge Arctic
continent. That IS what Or Donald
Macmillan and his party are going to
find out The work Of establishing
supply stations between Flagler Bay
and Cape Hubbard is expected to be
finished by February of next year.
With large base OF supplies at the
cape, the little party will set out
across the frozen ice to Crocker Land.
100 miles away.
Once there geological and botanical
specimens will be obtained. the coast
line Of the land win be surveyed and
every scientific fact about the land
will be obtained so that when the
party returns We shall know for a
certainty what CroCker Land really
is.
With the summer Of 1914 will come
the breaking up Of the ice In the sea
between Crocker Land and Cape
Hubbard. This means that in all
probability the party will be COM
PEELED to remain in this barren re-
gion and walt for the winter to freeze
the ice and afford them passageway
to their base Of supplies. This is
where the dangerous part Of the ex-
petition comes in.
Starvation Big Danger.
VIII these men be able to subsist
in this region for several months on
the meager supplies they can carry
with them and the game they may
find there? The tragedies of the Arc
tics may be summed up in the one
word starvation" Everything de-
Ponds upon supplies, without them
the party is doomed to one of the
most horrible deaths ever suffered by
mankind. The pains Of hunger, the
freezing Of the body when the blood
is no longer able to supply the neCes-
sary warmth, the knowledge that
there is absolutely no hope. the
thoughts of the loved ones waiting
for the return, these and many more
sufferings which we are unable to
realize or imagine fall to the lot OF
the members Of an Arctic party with
out provisions.
The possibility of such a catastro-
phe Detailing his party was mention
ed to DR.. Donald Macmillan before he
sailed from this port. He turned his
clear eyes to his questioner and in
the firm tones of a man who has i'm
pliCit faith In his own ability said.
But We won't fail. The equipment
we have. the experience Of the Eski-
mos which we will take with us
many of whom were with Peary on
his successful Polar expedition, the
trained dogs and the determination to
succeed will bring us back safely"
And anyone who knows this young
man, imbued with the spirit of adVen-
ture and a love for the frozen north |
can not doubt that he will succeed |
Such men as Anthony Fiala, Sir Err
nest Shackleton and Robert f. Peary |
have the utmost faith in Macmillan |
70 accomplish any task to which he /
turns.