New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-26
American Museum Hears OF
Vain Attempts by Its
Expedition.
KITES WILL BE USED
TO TEST CONDITIONS
Donald B. Macmillan, Leader,
Writes of Experiences in
Frozen North.

Reports from the Crocker Land expe-
dition were received yesterday by the
American Museum OF Natural History.
through President Henry Fairfield Os-
horn and Or. Edmund Otis Hovey. four
months after the documents were pre-
pared. Knud Rasmussen. the Danish
explorer. brought the letters out or the
frozen North. and they were forwarded
by him from Copenhagen. Donald b.
Mac MILAN. head OF the expedition sent
a cable dispatch to The Tribune on
Nav II. through Rasmussen.
In his letter TO President Osoorn'
Macmillan tells of attempts to reach
civilization by wireless and Of how, In
the spring. kites would be used In the
hope Of some time finding conditions
right. He tells of the contemplated trip
of more than thousand miles 10
Crocker Land. With a temperature
ranging from 30 70 20 degrees below
zero.
The letter to DR.. Hovey, director OF
the expedition. sets forth that the dash
across the polar sea from Cape Thomas
Hubbard 10 Crocker Land Is to be made
by Macmillan. Elmer Ekblaw and f1tz-
hugh Green. with eight Esquimaus
Have palace" at Base.
The party. It is thought. is now well
on its way back to the base AT Etan'
an electrically lighted palace as
Mac MILAN calls it. In the fall the world
will know II Crocker Land is great
continent. AZ Admiral Peary thought
when he saw It from Cape Thomas
Hubbard in 1903
Macmillan says he has provisions
only for two years, instead OF three'
TO President Osborn ne says;
"WuI do my best TO do all the work
as MANNED. do it we'll and bring every
man back"
A letter to Dr. Hovey says in a foot
note:
president osborn's Christmas DIM
neF was STedt tic"" my
chicken tasted good!'
The letter from Macmillan to Pres!-
dent Osborn. dated Etah, North Green
land, January 10. 1914. was as follows:
81 am taking advantage of the oppor-
tunity of sending mail to South Green
land by Esquimau dog team, wfica
leaves within a few days for Uper-
navik. Knud Rasmussen, the Danish
explorer, has kindly offered to see thar
1t is delivered. He is now assembling
his forces for another attack on the
Peary Channel, to either prove or dis
prove its existence.
THE midnight of the long Arctic
winter IL over, with every one In good
health and eager for the big WORK
ahead of us. Apparently the darkness
and absence Of the sun have had no ef-
feet at all upon the boys; they are just
as happy as ever and singing most of
the time.
"Ekblaw is now on long trip
with dog team to the shores Of
Melville Bay, to obtain. II possible,
piece of a large meteorite found by
Kood -look-to. Would make effort to
secure all II Esquimau boy had not sold
II to the Danes. 1t is undoubtedly a
fragment of same meteorite from wliica
came 'Ahighito and others secured by
p.,r,, IN 1909 and 1907
"Dr. Hunt has done good work In a
professional way among the lnnuits
here, tending the sick, incidentally
having to amputate two fingers and
toe. Allen Il generally busy with his
engine or batteries, furnishing US with
electric lights throughout the house.
The Esquimaus load and unload their
sledges by our big electric light over
the front door and marvel at the light
which makes itself
Temperature 80 Below.
Green's work is largely meteorolori-
cal Have had some trouble with ths
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