New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-28
GLACIER FOUND BY
Mac MILAN PARTY
Discovery Is Believed Valuable
From Scientific Standpoint


Croker Land turned out to be mir
age, the Arctic expedition sent out in
quest of it by the American Museum
Of Natural History, the American
Geographical society and the Univer-
sity of Illinois was turned to profitable
scientific account. The Museum of
Natural History gave out yesterday
Geographic report from Donald Is.
Macmillan, which he wrote after ar
rival Sunday in Sydney, N. S.
Macmillan had got reports to the
museum concerning the work of his
party up to last winter. His despatch
yesterday showed that when in the
spring the prospect was faced of being
stalled indefinitely in Northern Green
land, living like Eskimos, they pro-
ceeded to forget their troubles by
working harder than ever. They Wis
tied new mainland, discovered ISL
ands and found a glacier nearly as
big as the famous Humboldt.
"Plans for spring work carried out
SUCCESSFULLY Macmillan wired. LEFT
Eath March 26, with three Eskimos
for survey of east coast of Ellesmere
Land from Cape Sabine to Clarence
Head, work long advocated by the
Geographical society. It could be sur
veyed only from a ships deck, miles
from shore, and it's delineation is very
inaccurate.
due to severe weather, binding
and drifting SHOWS we were Tour
DAYS in crossing Smith Sound. Open
water extended north as far as Car
ence Head and we'll up into Buchanan
Bay, compelling us to go south by way
of Rice Strait. We were blocked again
Horcohal whpre 7 found a way
through the mountains into Bard In
let.
"There. at Eskimo Point, the walls
of three stone houses and remains OF
a. boat marked the site of the first
encampment of Greeley's starvation
party Open water at Cape Isabella
and an impossible ice foe again
blocked me completely. Before turn
ing hack T searched the Cape care
fully for the records and boat OF the
British expedition of 1876, and was
fortunate in discovering record lett
NV Sir George Mares in command OIL
10 axnedi+ion. also mail for H. M. S.
Discovery and Albert, left by Sir AL
Ian Young of the Pandora. They are
1egible and in fairly good condluon'
1--WE mapped Baird Inlet on the re-
turn.
Travelled OH Snowshoes.
Left Etah again May in zero
temperature, hoping to find Ice IN pet
ter condition and seals for food. There
was very little change, with open wa
ter all down coast. We could not go
around Cape Isabella and decided to
go over. We climbed the glacier lead
ing over John Ross Mountain. Open
water again turned us into Cadogan
Inlet and up over glacier back OF
Paget Point. From here on we had
sea ice covered with deep snow. With
out good snowshoes the trip would
have been impossible.
Between Paget Point and Cape
Faraday we discovered a very large
glacier which L have named American
Museum Glacier, the largest in the
north with the exception of Humboldt
Glacier. The coast is quite different
from the map. Two islands were dis
covered, one south of Paget Point and
one in Abbot Inlet. Lecante Island
and Saunders Island do not exist. If
reports Of early navigators are ac-
copied, there has been tremendous
glacial activity all along the coast
since 1850. The land is fairly buried
in ice, which is flowing over and
around the headlands and f1llingall
the fords.
IT obtained good sights for longi-
tude, latitude and azimuth at all
salient points. Five polar bears and
q number Of seals furnished meat for
dogs and party. On our return we
camped in Peary's old hut at Cape
Sabine and visited Greelys starvation
camp on the north shore for a survey
of the grounds and for photo
graphs.
"Since my return to headquarters I
have been very busy with ethnology,
ornithology and photography. Capt.
Conner has done excellent work since
his arrival, one year ago, at Etah. 1