Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-19

s~ ~ AWA ssSsA XII /!
While the n,ap,of the civilized world
IL being changed by war. Vilhjalmar
Canada's arctic explorer,
intends to keep away from
and continue for another
year, at least. to change the may 81
the Arctic and extend civilizations
OF that region.
Mr.. Stefansson, whose mother form
etly resided al. Mountain. N. D., is we'll
known personally, to many people of
Grand Forks, and the state at large,
having at. one time attended the Unl-
versity Of North Dakota.
He has already been four years in
the far North, coming in once a a
to the farthest outposts to file brief
reports of what he has so far discov-
cred, and then striking off again into
the .uncharted north. r
The Canadian government expected.
Mr.. Stefansspn to be on his way back
to Ottawa by this. time. to report Off
cially the results of his exploration
trip. which was originally planned to
last only three years. Arctic explora-
ton is one OF the. expenses that it is
felt might be dispensed with during
the strain OF war Arranging. But in.
sent word: via the last Northwest
Mounted police patrol from Herschel
Island to Dawson that he contemplat-
ed another year or so Of further ex-
%ploration with the few men. who are
still with him to the west Of the new
lands he .discovered:in 1915 and 1916.
No word can be sent to the explorer
telling him to come back to Ottawa. as
the mex patrol entering Herschel. the
nearest line of communication will net
reach. Herschel until e august.
r Nav AfAn~nnk. no,-n~o ~ SRI>n.1,
Meanwhile 1t is %surnlised that
stefansson's brief intimation that he
expected to start on a trip that would
take seventeen months. "or possibly
more" means that he, intends to. at
tempt the passage across the Siberian
sea and wind up on the north coast
of Siberia. =
1t will be remembered that.in 1910
Stefansson's steamer. the aKarluk. at
ter being caughtS IN the Ice north of
Alaska, drifted, with, the crew aboard,
to Wrangel Island; whence they made
their way across. the ice to Siberia
Stefansson evidently intends to. take
this same drift while exploring the
frozen sea in search of new lands. Nc
word has been received here confirm
atory of the report from Dawson that
Stefansson is seriously i'll.
He and his party winteredrat Barte,
Island, a little to. the west of Herschel
leland. and near the dividing line be
tween the Yukon and Alaska. FYon1
that locality he sent out, with the last
police patrol. a synoptic report OF. his
work OF 1fhe last three years, which
reads as follows: ~
The exploring trip Of 1a1s, tool
220 days. We discovered two new is.
lands and mapped out most Of the is
lands discovered in 1915; the area Of
the largest is probably less thar
Prince Patrick Island. The second is.
Findlay Island and is about fifty mile.
in diameter. We spent the summer or
this island. and in September and Oc'
tober. crossed the strait to the lant
discovered in 1915 and mapped tn.
east and south coasts of it on our wa,
ITO Melville Island. - "a
Winter Dict Of MadsksOx.
1.-THE Polar Bearfdidsnots trv.to com,
to Melville Island inS ls16:E;Sand ",
learnt in the spring:fof. 1917 that. sh,
hadiinstead proceeded about 100 mile
south to, winter in WALKER Bay. Seven
teen, Of us spent'the winter: on Melvill,
Island, most Of us living. mainly o,
musk OK meat which also furnished
"inSthslspasfnnsifot 1s17 We FINISHED
mapping the land discovered in 1915
and attained a point $40 miles from
shore northwest OF Cape. Isachsen.
We were forced to turn back her,
by adverse conditions,. chief Of which
was severe illness from scurvy of tw,
Of my three companions: the scurv!
was due to the fact that some Of oul
linen had without my knowledge. beer
livine/mainly on the cache left at Win
4 ter Harbor' by Captain Bernier. None
Of those who lived on meat were i'll. O
any disease. AS one Of them had t.
ride and the other could do littl,
work. although able to walk, we hat
rather a hard time getting back t.
shore. On reaching 1saehsen Land tn
sick men recovered completely, in tw'
week lis on q meat diet. 81 ":
"On%thit trip We ran outJofs provl
isions aboutsH00 miles from 2home,atW!
started south late in May and travele,
by way OF our summer camp OF 1915
and thence by the east coast of Mel
Vile Island to Winter Harbor. thu
tving up eur sextant observations o
the previous year.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES rsesne. .yaMadl
Pursues the Polar Bears Captain.
. W. found the Polar Bear had sail
ID August IL, after cutting the mas
, out Of the Mary Sachs and carrying
, of her sails. and otherwise breaking
her up so as to make her unseaworthy
: The cache left by the Polar Bear con