Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-10
MACMILLAN TELLS HOW CR0Cl1
Err LAND DISSOLVED INTO Mn|

pressure against land cone,o.
or currents or passage ovs.
grounds. 1 am inclined ~ 4,
that the latter is correct y.
reasons. Our failure tn 90. NJ
sounding here was even 49, nes
pointing than our failure to a.,
The best we could do was Ia '.a
and no bottom. All other ..s'
material was lost on our second W.. =
from land. iu d
MY decision to return w.,
point proved later to be v.n
portant one, as within "a bou,.
landing 1t began to blow. uh;.s
developed into a terrific gale ~
with driving snow. Of three d.r.
ration. When that storm va,
we were minus eight dogs
sledge. AS soon as we reach.s
although we were tired, som.s
urged me to climb the hin =,
and get Peary's record and t,ar
! did.
Our wireless has been a IN
f.Ailen has never given un for
ute and is still hard at IL orE.
the outer islands where he has IL
the whole equipment. II hs
does get a message he will "a ~
Il have looked over the field !
fully for another years work ana
results which will atone in a va,
what we have lost. The region y
has the loudest call. but press,,
the longest and hardest trip II \
south and southwest of Ellef !
Amund Ringness Land. Thers
long stretches of UNEMPLOYED coast 1
here. especially on King chrrJ
Island. The length of such I
will be about 1900 miles, retu,,l
by way of Jones Sound. 1t mus B
pend largely upon the game Of h
country on the return. will III
here about March l, planning IA
back before the channel breaks ~
June.
To Arrive Hero in Ausust.
Everything will be packed 4
ready for home next August mi
BY that time our work win
through. with Etah as base: ree|
the third year would not justifyS
remaining in the field another =
If a ship should fail to reach "a
the one did this summer, We
easily pull through by living 4
natives do"
Another letter from MacMiIlan
part, reads as follows: ~
Failed to find Peary cairn att
Of Cape Thomas Hubbard. PERT
clear weather. No land in ID
First ten miles on Polar Sea &
going. We then struck rough Ice
open water. Esquimaux wanted
return to land. No stuff in the a
mican. seemed to lack staying a
ties. Double fed dogs. Crossed
leads on thin ice; held up by d
water twice. The sixth, seventh /
eighth marches over hard, comp
snow. on the run. Green took sit
on seventh, eighth and ninth mar1
for longitude and latitude. Last
servations gave us, as above. "a
lance of 1877 miles from Cape Thm
Hubbard. The character Of At
was now entirely different. Mn
to this the pressure ridges trelA
the southwest. IL
Regret exceedingly that we3
not get a good sounding. as I an
fident we were over shoal groun
that possibly the ice had been br,
in its passage over such.
Since getting back have !
busy with birds. eggs. flowers
photography. l have prepared.
of II species of birds. IS skins of5
mails and have also blown about.
eggs. Have taken and devel
about 1000 photos. l have also
three records of DR.. Kane Of
also the lining of his caps sHaye'
a record of the Mares ezpNditi0
1876. This was written Nj
den, the naturalist" ~ n
Big Comet sight9a
The last letter from MAc
dated Jan. 20 of this year
written at Took-to-lik nah. q
shores of Melville bay, whileS
plorer was on his way to a6p
land to mail the letters aWfs
himself and other members Of
ty.
Just word of greeting
American colony in this I'M
tropolis." Ekblaw wrote fro
last October to Presidents
assure you of our cont5n5
asm and good spirits and IA
you our best wishes and rege
1.-THE sun has sunk below
zon; the harbor and ford ISL -
with strong ice; the ptarmica
of the birds to migrate, have \
the days are short, the twiItSla
and the majestic polar constelhua
are waxing to their winter Dfilta I
and splendor-the cold. dark seasaS
here. f.s
"A superb comet has grac@
northwestern sky the last two "
or more. During the fortnight Ws
watched it it has constantly mG
in 'brilliance. Our Esquimaux y
first to notice.it while it yet ~ -.
We are wondering if It be a nex I
farer in the heavens or one tna'
been known before" .
In the batch of letters was c1e '
Or. H. J. Hunt, surgeon Of the ear
ton, in which he recorded some ~
esting observations. -,
There have been several m'nO,
cidents to members Of the pa'u,
wrote. Macmillan having su ~.
a severe sprain Of the ankle WIZ =,
were building the house ana :,
Tanquary cracked his left uina 4
coasting on a toboggan. IN 'ls
ter of 1914 the usual nuin's