New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-27
Message to Museum Offers
to Take Mail to Croker
Land Expedition.
DR.. HOVEY GETS
LETTER FROM NORTH
Geologist Hopes for Startling
Results in Study of Glacial
Phenomena.

In cable message yesterday 70 tnS
American, Museum Of Natural History
Knud Rasmussen. the Danish explorer
Informed ofrcials Of the institution that
h.. would get in touch with the Croker
Land expedition in August. and any mail
sent TO Copenhagen, leaving New YORK
not later than June 90 would be taken 10
the Far North in his ship leaving Den
mark early in July. Letters are to be
sent to him for transmission.
Tho Tribune OF yesterday contained the
detailed letter OF Donald p. Macmillan
head OF the expedition. which was car
ried to Copenhagen by Rasmussen and
thence forwarded by mail. Another OF the
letters received by Or. Edmund o. Hovey'
director Of the Crocker Land eXpedi-
ton and curator Of geology OF the
museum, was from ". Elmer Ekbla~'
geologist and botanist of the party.
Ekblaw says that scientific results
could he obtained by protracted study IN
Greenland that would throw much light
on the geology of all North America
The eeolosist also speaks in detail OF
the meteorite which Rasmussen pur-
chased at Cape Melville for the Uni
versity OF Copenhagen, as was told IN
MacMillan's letter An Esquimau boy
sold IL to the Danes before it could be
acquired by the museum proper
Ekblaws letter dated North Star Bay
West Greenland. January is, 1914. reads:
MY Dear Or. Hovey: I am writing
this letter at the polar cabin OF Herr
Knud Rasmussen at this place on my re-
turn trip from Cape Melville, wnither
went with him TO examine great
meteorits near there, which he has pur-
chased for the museum Of the University
of Copenhagen from Kood-look-too' the
Esquimau who found IT,
II am making as careful report 70
him as my facilities and opportunity per-
nit. 10 he sent 10 the King OF Denmark
secure in the conviction that you VIII
fully approve my thus taking upon my
self the responsibility for an action whicn
I doom, hut an international courtesy ana
scientific duty.
"ltv 2oo-mile trip to Cape Melville during
this midvinter moon has been fraushe
with much adventure, much interesting
and move! experience and all the scleh-
,iec observation | could make BY moon
light and the waxing midday twilight
II is journey / should like very mucn
To make by daylight for the seolosical
phenomena OF interest TO SCIENCE are
numerous and varied and would richiy
reward the investigator
IT wish I might stay here five years
instead Of three, for, even So | should DC
busy every possible moment on the prop'
IONS I have already encountered IheFe
is great work to he done here by some
enthusiast, in geology and botany par
,icuIar,v feel sure that in the Pre-
Cambrian formations and IN the giac'al
rheromera results could be obtained
that would throw much light on the
geology OF all North America.
"W. ELMER EKBLAW.'
DR.. Hovey has not given UP nope 'na'
the Crocker Land party Will yet ne apIe
IN get into wireless communication ne
was disappointed that they had not re
csived the several messages sent oy the
station at Belle Isle. AS was 'oid o'
Macmillan, kites are 10 be used IN al
effort TO get messages out to civiIAauoh'
Il was with some amusement tnat Dr'
Hovey read in MacMillan's report 'ha'
he had come across Meme Wallace AS a
nov the Esouimau was brought to this
country by Peary. In July, 1902 no was
taken back on the ship that went 10 ths
relief OF Peary. Meme attended Manhat'
tan College here for time. Betore 10
went back TO Greenland the Esquimau
wortsd I'M a considerable liking for the
Great White Way.