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ton might initiate against success,
and he suggests that a leader be
chosen from among such men as Capt.
Z. T. Peterson, who picked up Capt.
Bartlett on the coast Of Siberia; Olaf
Swenson Of the King and W1nge. who
rescued the men from wrangel ISL
and. and Capt. Martin Andersen. whose
brother Is out on the ice with Stef-
ansson.
Mr.. Mcconnell thinks that these
three men certainly should be in the
rescue party, and that a leader should
be chosen OF their calibre, although
the aeronautic work. the actual flying
over the ice wastes would have to be
under the leadership and command
Of an experienced aeroplane expert.
Before the Karluk was carried
away to her doom a party OF six men
set out from the ship. crossed the ice
80 the nearest land and started to
hunt caribou for fresh meat for the
ships company. In the hunting party
were Stefansson, Jenness, wilkins,
Mcconnell and two Eskimos. While
they were on shore. at the end of four
days. they learned that the Karluk
had drifted westward with the ice.
Unable to return to the ship and be-
iieving that it would soon be in safe
waters. the hunting party went to
Point Barrow. where StefanSson pur-
chased a complete outfit for each man
"a distance of l75 miles covered in
nine days. Then they went to Col
hnson Point, some three hundred miles
II.
Is, 1914. In January Stefansson made
. trip to Fort Macpherson. some 800
miles, and returned in March for an
exploration journey over the ice to
Martins Point.
This party, consisting of Stefansson,
six men and four dog teams left Mar
tins Point on March %. Meanwhile
Mcconnell had gone back to Point
Barrow for the mail and returned to
Martins Point late on March %. find
ing that the others had gone on ahead
without waiting for him. So McCon-
nell set out on foot and was able to
Overtake Stefansson and his COM
panions the next day.
From that date. March %. until
April. Mcconnell was with Stefans-
son, travelling out over the ice. On
Storkensen, said good-by to the others
and went on into the unknown north.
Thus Mr.. Mcconnell was one Of those
who last saw him alive. THE SUNDAY
Sun herewith reproduces the final
photograph Of Stefansson and his two
companions, made that day as they
turned their backs on the world and
went northward into the unknown
and UNEMPLOYED region.
In due time Mcconnell and the
others returned to land and made their
way to civilization. When Mcconnell
ascertained from Capt. Bartlett that
survivors OF the wrecked Karluk were
In desperate need at Wrange Island
he disregarded the ways OF diplomatic
procedure and the Canadian Govern
ment as well, prevailed upon Olaf
Swenson to sail with the King and
Winge to Wrangel Island and got
there when the other rescue ships
failed.
The Stefansson expedition was sent
out by the Canadian Government.
which financed II.
An inquiry directed to the Canadian
Government as to what steps are be-
ing taken to relieve Stefansson has
brought the following communication.
OF date April q. from G. j. Desbarats,
Deputy Minister Of Naval Service Of
the Dominion Government:
II am in receipt OF your letter OF
the 23d inquiring as to the steps the
Canadian Government are taking to
rescue your personal friend Stefans-
son and ten other missing men.
VI by these ten men you are refer
ring to the members OF the Canadian
expedition now on the Arctic shores Of
Canada, ! may say that while the last
news received from this party was
dated in the beginning OF September
last there Is no reason to anticipate
that any misfortune has befallen the
party. StefanssOn himself left the
party and with two companions start
ed on a trip northward over the ice.
His plans were either for immediate
return, which evidently proved impos-
slble, or in the alternative provided
for spending the summer on the ice
and then returning either to the shores
OF Banks Land or the main Arctic
shore. Before he left he arranged that
one OF the vessels OF the expedition
should In the summer OF 1914 pro-
coed along the coast OF Banks Land
establishing depOts and erecting bea.
cons for his guidance on his return
Journey; this was being done at the
date of our last advices.
1.-The party now IN tine North mas "A
its disposal three vessels OF the typ,
usually used for trading and huntinl
purposes In those Regions, and. Il
Stefansson has not returned by now