The Nome daily nugget., 1918-04-12
CAPTAIN ALEXANDER ALLAN BRINGS
 NEWS OF SUPERVISION

Frozen in at Barter Island 120 miles
 to the westward of Herschel Island Arctic Ocean. Vilhialmur Stefansson the world. famous explorer, is pre- pairing for "one more" spectacular and death-defying dash over the polar ice in search of new land.
 With three or four of his most trusted followers, Stefansson will leave Barter Island the fore part of April and head straight northward over the ragged ice.barrens of Beaufort Sea, the party living on it's rifles. if all goes we'll. the party will return to Bar ter Island 100 days later. Reports that Stefansson is now on his way back to civilization are erroneous.
 This Is the news brought to Seattle by Capt. Alexander Allan, old time Arctic trader and close friend of Stef- ansson, who arrived here yesterday from the Far North, having "mushed" 1900 miles from Herschel Island to Chitina, the northern terminus of the Copper River and Northwestern Rail- way. Other news brought by Captain Allan follows:
 Capt Pete Bernard, noted Arctic navigator. has been frozen 10 death in Banks Land. With him perished Char ley Thompson, seaman.
 Capt Joe Bernard. brother If Po.u, is undoubtedly frozen in somewhere in tho Northwestern Passage while at tempting in the schooner Teddy D,&r to duplicate Amundsen's historic feat.
 Several of the men aboard Stcf- dnsson's schooner Mary Sachs consrir- cd last spring to maroon the famous explorer for whole year on Mel,i ie Island 800 miles to the eastward of Cape Kellet, Banks Land.
 They cut a huge hole in the vessels hull and beached her. Stefansson saved himself from exile by a great dash over the spring ice to Banks land. Stef- ansson held the officers of the Sachs responsible for the plot and discharged Captain Gonzales and Mate Seymore from his service.
 Reports that Stefansson is now on his way oit from the Arctic are due to the fact that Captain Allan on his daring winter journey from Herschel Island. carried dispatches for the fam ous explorer filing them for the Ca nadian government at the telegraph station at Fort Yukon.
 Stefansson's name was signed to the dispatches and Ottawa sent the word broadcast that the explorer himself stationed at Fort Yukon.
 All the way to Fairbanks, Alaska, Captain Allan found the miners turn ing out to welcome him under the inn pression that he was the great ex- plorer The word had flashed all along the Arctic Circle with the incredible speed with which rumors travel in the wilderness
 "Stefansson." said Captain Allan last night. twas caught by tho ice at Bar ter Island. He was in the Seattle built power schooner Polar Bear. for merly owned by Capt. Louis Lane of your port. The famous explorer was trapped by the advent of the ice while trying to reach Point Barrow on his way back to civilization. So he, per- force, is wintering on Barter Island.
 There he will remain until the days begin to get longer and the seals come out on the ice. Then he will set forth on another of his wonderful dashes northward. seeking new land in Beau fort Sea. He will leave Barter Island between April and 15 with three or four picked followers.
 The party will live on Stefanssons rifle. the explorer shooting seal as they push northward. He Is an amaz- ing man. the only explorer who has succeeded in living on his rifle on the ice during long exploration ventures.
 Before he leaves Barter Island on the northward dash, however, he will make trip to Point Barrow to get mall that has been piling up for him there. Then he will either go himself or send a party to Herschel Island to get mall taken there by the patrols Of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police.
 'On the dash northward over the Beaufort Sea ice, Stefansson and his followers will meet the usual condition of rough ice fields, with here and there an open lead. It's the toughest and toughest kind of travelling. He must wait until the fore part of April before