The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-02

NlW YORK. NIy 2.-Nllhalmur
Ntciansson has arrived in New York
after the longest, most elaborate and
most costly Of all polar expeditions He
spent more than five years in the area
roughly between north Alaska and the
pole. during which he discovered sew
eral islands, including one about the
size Of Ireland, and disproved the ex-
istence OF another large island which
had been placed on the maps.
Stetansson was given up for host Tor
one period Of more than a year when
the failure to send support ship TO
him, according 10 appointment, cast
him and his advance party on their own
resources. lie proved the feasibility Of
living indefinitely IN the arctic with no
food supply beyond that obtained bg
the rifle The scientific results OF The
expedition will I'LL a considerable H.
hrlry when the work OF the staff OF
scientist, accompanying the expedition.
which was sent out by the Canadian
government IS completed
Riding on Ice Cakes
The most dramatic and thrilling par,
of ms work is now under way, although
Stciansson himself was unable 10 be
with 1t, because OF the attack Of typhoid
and pneumonia which he suffered last
YEAR This is the attempted voyage OF
live OF his followers on an ice cake
over the top Of the earth from a point
north OF Alaska to the north Siberian,
from which they expect to make their
way next spring to the Siberian railroad.
The attempt TO cut across the Arctic
by freezing a boat in and allowing It
fl move with the tidal drift has been
made before, although the route has
mo-, stretched roughly from continent Go
continent S,ciausson's followers, who
hope 10 ride an ice cake over the sum
INIT OF the planet, expect to iced them
selves on the seals they kill on the
edges of their big natural barge OF ice
Mr. Stciansson told OF the project as
follows:
There are five men Of the party still
behind, engaged on the most dramatic
and one Of the most important adyen-
tures which has ever taken place ln the
Arctic
Drift With Ice Tide
"It vas nv idea that II you once
uc, AN exploring party 100 or 1O0 miles
north oi the line of drift OF three other
vessel, which made the attempt and 1t
that party were then 10 camp. It would
DRIFT in course about parallel TO the
DRIFT OF their vessels. but as Tar north
0i their course as the starting point,
was north OF the kariuk track ]
Iormtd then, the plan OF striking out
from the Alaska coast, across the kar.
lux track with slcdges trying TO reach
a point 1JO miles north OF the karluI,
Nhout latitude "a north. longitude llt
west. we would camp on a cake ol lce
probably late IN April and drift where
the ice listed
Reports Show Progress.
In pursuance of this scheme ! spcuN
'nr iall OF lgR IN buying The best avail
able dog, and IN having eight good
ledge, made, with which I intended 4.
tart IN ehruary from Cross island OF
,Ia north coas, ut Alaska with an Inn
mrllU, objective 1O miles 90 N,
north This plan wa, we'll under VA
When IN January q 1913, | was iakei
with typhoid fever AS.this was in Sc
/ we're form and followed by pneumonia
. it soon became evident that | coul
rot do the work myself The task the
F. icll TO s Storkcrsru, who would 9th
erwise have been my assistant on N
I trip. With IN slcdges and about cieN
~ dogs, he left Cross island IN earl
March After travelling abou, 100 mllc
hc sent back his first support part,
| ON April 10 he was 200 miles north {
. Alaska and was ready TO send back hi
| last support party Before sendlr
them back he took observations lor la
! uude and longitude and then RENAME
iu camp for four days 10 see wha, n
/ DRIFT would be Similar observation
taken four days later showed that !
had driilsd forty miles northwest
west. Our theory therefore, seemed
he working out, ior those forty mile
| II plotted on a chart, would he abol
parallel TO the drift OF the karmk, q
miles farther south. The report M
Storkersen sent back indicates that
vase not going to let well enoup
alone but was going to travel anoth,
fifty or seventy-iive miles larth,
north before finally selecting am u
cake TO camp on
"StorkerSen's party consists of iot
men besides himself Gustav Mask,
Russian, formerly second mate Of OF