New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-05

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"On top of Cape Thomas Hubbard
found a record of Admiral Peary, left
in 1906. This was one star cut from
the blue field OF an American flag. Il
seems that whenever Commodore Peary
leit a record he placed with 1t one star
from the same flag. 1t is intended that
explorers shall bring back the stars
they find and finally TO piece the flag
together. The one | found is the sec
ond TO be brought back. | suppose the
romantic sewing together of the stars
will take place some time at the Ma
tional Museum at Washington.
Another discovery Of records shows
how near, and yet how far, explorers
will often be from the things they de-
sire. In 1875 Admiral Mares eXpedi-
tion was caught in the ice. 4 year
later Sir Allen Young. in the Pandora.
tried to rescue Admiral Mare and his
party. On Cape Isabella Sir Allen
Young left mail for Admiral Mare. |
found that mail, and the letters can
still be read.
THE tragedy of the episode was that
twenty feet away from he tin box
containing the mail | also found rec
ords Of Admiral Mare, saying that his
expedition was leaving Admiral Mare
was twenty feet away from his mail,
from word from civilization, when he
left his records"
Mr.. Macmillan learned Of the Euro
pean war in March, 1915. when the
news was brought to his party by dog
sled. On July 81 Of this year ne was
informed by Captain Bartlett that the
United States had entered the conflict.
Mr.. Macmillan was preparing to start
for home at the time.
Natives Sorry They Go
"The Esquimaus were sorry to have
US 60" Mr.. Macmillan said. "They said
the white men were 'piblockto' to be
fighting each other down south. That
means running amuck,' and | guess the
'savages' up there have got it right
They advised US not 70 90 back, urging
us TO stay where happiness is, and when
we told them we were actually going
the Esquimaus said we also were 'pib-
lockto.'
at may be interesting to the public
to know that in a big district 600
miles from the pole, we found large
quantities Of excellent coal. Il was
abundant on Parry Island. That means
that at one time the district was COW
cred with a thick growth of vegetation
and that the temperature was tropi-
CAL"
Leave Talking Machines
The Macmillan party left six talking
machines with the Esqumaus and
when the expedition returned the ma
tives were playing "Boola, Boola Yale"
out in front of their igloos They en-
JOY the canned" music 10 the utmost.
They particularly liked record of
vaudeville team, in which the singers
laughed much.
That record would set the natives
into gales of laughter Mr.. Macmillan
said. They are a joyous people. They
have no written language, and conse-
quently no literature, but they sit
around all winter and tell stories. They
have a story Of the Creation that is
similar 10 the Christian one, and they
have one of the Flood
The EsquImaus have all the neces-
sary virtues. They are Socialists. after
a fashion. If one man in l. settlement
is hungry the rest are. If one man as
sumes too much power they 'harpoon'
him.
They are learning how to dance, a
figure something like two-step having
crept in from South Greenland. Re-
ligion, taught them after a fashion by
missionaries, is something that amusc.
them. A number of children have been
baptized, but they DO not know what il
means, beyond the securing Of new
names"