Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22

sound by the route used by our party
in 1911. From the base established by
the Mary Sachs at the foot OF the
sound they were to complete the map
ping of the northeast coast left UNI
done between the furthest points of
Mcclure and Amundsen (Hansen), as
well as the large river flowing into the
sound from the east and, if possible,
the river which flows east from the
center Of the island into Albert Edward
bay.
A base located at Dolphin and
Union straits is the most favorable
zeal work The local tribe of Akulia-
kattamiut is the most westerly and
consequently the most isolated of al.
the Copper Eskimo. Neither they nor
men up to the spring of 1910. and
is among them and the Kanghirg-
yuargmint tribe of Prince Albert
sound that European-like character
lstcs were found by US to be most pro-
nounced. The kanghirgyuargmiut. of
course. came in contact with both Colin
son and Mcclure, but as the record
shows. this could have had practically
no enect upon their manners and Gus
toms.
A choice of winter bases for the Sec
ond and third winters was left to DR..
anderson. and would naturally depend
upon the results of the first years
work
Members of the Karluk Staff.
The scientific staff of the Karluk was to
consist besides myself. of George NAL
loch, geologist detailed from the Cana
dian survey: DR.. A. F. Mackay. surgeon
and oceanographer: B. NJ Mcconnell
meteorologist and photographer, and
Bjarne Mamen, assistant to the geologis,
and oceanographer.
The Karluk uos IN ,,a,,,+> h.r r,,,,,
mers, as far as possible, to the explora.
ton Of the unknown region. and in the
winter sled journeys were to be made
over the ice in the hope Of discovering
new land and to take soundings and te
circumstances made possible. In the sum.
mer season geology, zoology, botany and
archeo ogy of any accessible land were to
be studied, and an effort was to be made
10 transfer Mr. Mckinlay at the end Of
the first year from the southern party
to the northern party, SO as to give more
geographic scope to his magnetic work
| This could have been done either by sled
/ journeys or by the Mary Sachs in the
| open season.
| These were our plans when We sailed
| and. in manner Of speaking. they may
be considered still our plans although
various mishaps have made their immedi
ate carrying out impossible. The pro
set back year. and it is doubtful il the
karluk will be able to continue her par
OF the enterprise next summer If she Is
unable to do SO her place will be taker
| by the Mary Sachs.
It is. OF course. not possible to fore
tell what will happen this winter to the
karluk. but we can get some light as to
the probabilities from the experience OF
other vessels similarly placed
Experience of Other Vessels.
| In August. 1888, the bark Young Phoe-
nix was abandoned in the ice of Point
Barrow. Before the freeze-up that fail
she was sighted off Collinson point, blu,
at that time no one went aboard of her
She was next sighted the following spring
in the Ice off the Sea Horse Islands. The
Eskimos went aboard or her severa
| times. and she fioated slowly up the
| coast, about seven miles Off shore, and
when she came opposite Cape Smyth,
she was boarded by C. D. Brewer and
| George B. Leavitt. She was then ap.
| parently uninjured, or only slightly SO
| although there was good deal of Watel