Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-09-14
DESCRIBES LONG
TRIP BY SLEDGE
Prof. Tanquary Tells Of Hard
ships to Macmillan Party
in Arctic.
CROKER LAND is A MIRAGE
One Hundred Dogs Used in 1900
Mile Journey Across Melville Bay
to Holstenborg-Long Wait
for Relief Ship.

New York.-Bronzed by the expo
sure to wind and weather, but other
wise bearing no signs of his three
years stay in the Arctic as a member
of the Crocker Land expedition under
the leadership of Donald b. MacMil-
Ian, Prof. Maurice G. Tanquary, who
recently returned to New York told of
his trip from Etah by dog team and of
the work of the expedition.
Professor Tanquary expressed the
satisfaction of the members of the
expedition at the success which had
attended them. While CrOckcr Land,
he said is doubtless myth, the mi
RACES in that vicinity We're of such
briIliancy that they deceived complete
ly those who were in search Of land
and it was necessary to see them dis
appear by approaching them to know
that land did not exist
"By arrangements which were made
when we were landed at Etah," said
Professor Tanquary, 1--WE We're to pur-
sue our work for two years, when a
relief ship was to come for us.
Long Wait for Relief Ship.
1--WE We're all waiting in Etah, our
headquarters, for the relief ship which
was to come for us in 1915. When
August passed and no ship arrived we
gave up all hope of being brought out
that year. We found out later that
the George Il. Cluett, which had been
sent out for us, had been forced to
stop at North Star bay, about one
hundred and fifty miles south of Etah,
because her propeller shaft had
broken. DR.. Edmund o. Hovey Of the
museum was on the Cluett, and he ar
ranged with Mr.. Peter Freuchen, who
has charge of the Danish exploration
base at North Star bay, to take him to
Etah in a motor boat.
"On the morning of September Is,
when the motor boat arrived in Etah,
Mr. Macmillan had gone south along
the shore to hunt walrus and Doctor
Hunt had gone on a long trip north
after caribou. AS it was imperative
that we start at once if we wanted to
get away before the ice shut us in,
those Of us who were at Etah got our
supplies aboard the motor boat as
quickly as possible, leaving Mr.. Mac
MILAN and Doctor Hunt to look af.
ter things at Etah or join us later If
they wished.
I'VE reached North Star bay and
the Cluett on September IL, but could
not start from there on account OF
storm which held US two days.
"When we finally did start in the
Cluett the ice at Cape York was so
bad that we could not put through
and anchored in an extremely pre-.
carious position under the shadow of
Il tall cliff at the entrance to Parker
Snow bay. The captain made several
attempts to continue south through
the ice, but we had to take refuge in
Parker Snow bay and the ship was f.
nally iced in there on october l.
Start on Long Trip.
"Both Mr.. Macmillan and Doctor
Hunt visited us there, coming down
from Etah by sleds, and it was deter.
mined that four of us were to attempt
the trip by sled across Melville bay
and along the coast Of Danish Green.
land to Holstcnborg, a distance Of
about 1900 miles, where we could get
the first ship out for Copenhagen. The
Cluett was so crippled that it could
not make the trip north to Etah.
Eve finally decided to take eight
sledges, drawn by nearly one hundred
dogs, and the party was to be COM
posed of Doctor IIovey, Mr.. Allen, En-
sign Green and myself. We left Par
ker Snow bay on January 16 and made
Cape York the first day.
"On March 3 we reached Uminsk.
There we met the high priest of
Greenland, Knud Bale who was just
starting south to his home at Egedes-
minde and who volunteered to guide
us. We reached Egedesminde on
March 81 and were taken into Mr..
Bales home as his guests. 1t was
decided that we should remain there
until the annual Danish mail left to
catch the boat at Holstenborg.
"NWhen the time came to leave it
was not deemed advisable to have all
three of us make the trip out. We
saw that it was possible to get one
man through and it was decided that
| should come.
Il reached Copenhagen on May 20.
When l got in touch by cable with the
National museum l was advised to
make arrangements for relief ship to
go to Etah and bring out the other
members of the party and the speci-
mems which we had collected. / final
1y succeeded in chartering the Den
mark, small steamship, powerfully
built for ice work. They will get the
other members of the expedition late
in the summer"