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at a position close to that in which the Jeanette
was first gripped by the ice in September. 1879.
Why should all these vessels have been moved
continually to the west by the Arctic drift? SIM
ply because, as Mr.. Harris and others have ex-
planned the incoming tide from the Atlantic has
to sweep to the eastward and around some great
obstruction that reaches down from close to the
pole to a point fairly Alaska and the upper
most shores of the Dominion Of Canada The
ebb tide in passing out in turn has to follow the
same circutous route. but its movement is to the
westward, and probably stronger in its general
effect than the incoming flood tide Why
should this be?
Look at the little map that goes with this arti-
Gle. The curving lines with time marked in
Roman numerals show how the advancing high
tide moves from the Atlantic and the other fig
ures and decimals indicate the measure Of the
rise. Plainly, the further the water sweeps into
the pocket ending at Beaufort sea the smaller
the tidal fux and the slower the water moves in
the interval of tide change; the water. so to
speak, Is being crowded. Accordingly on the ebb
the sweep Is freer, as it is trending toward the
great open Atlantic, and this probably accounts
for the aggregate net gain in the westward drift.
In this fashion, with the tidal data available.
the photographer has been able not only to COM
pute the general area Of the unknown continent
archipelago, but to approximate its broad con-
tours. True, the Karluk never reached her OBJ
jective and Stefansson did not even Crocker
land. but his ship, in her unchecked wanderings
ir the grip of the Arctic pack confirmed the ex-
istence of the vast barrier in the Arctic basin and
will inspire further efforts In the direction OF its
exploration
After the Karluk sank Captain Bartlett and his
men made their toilsome way southwark the
pack ice to Wrange island, where they encamped
with such of the ships stores as they were able
to carry off with them. From Wrangel island
Captain Bartlett and Eskimo made a sledge
trip to the Siberian coast and Providence bay
thence crossing in the American whaler Herman
north OF the st. Lawrence island to st. Michael
on the Alaskan shores. From ST. Michael news
Of the predicament Of his men on Wrangel island
dispatched to the United States, and steps
were at started looking to the early relief of
the shipwrecked crew.
At this time the United States revenue cutter
Bear is on her way into the Arctic ocean and
would undoubtedly have gone sooner had it not
been learned that the Arctic pack was still as far
south as Point Hope, Alaoka The work cut out
for the doughty little steamer is perilous for she
will probably have to nose her way north and
westward against a good deal of opposition as 1t
Is We can best gather idea of the task by
reference to the kindred duty performed by the
ship in the early summer Of 1898 when she got
the crews OF the eight whaers out of their hazard
Gus positions the northern Alaskan coast
Capt. F. futile, then in command of the Bear
started from st. Michael July Z and on the
18th of that month stood northward through Der.
ing strait. Arriving of Point Barrow about July
80, the Bear was made fast to the solid pack It