Douglas Island news., 1919-08-29
YOUNG EXPLORER
 TO MAKE TRIP
Long Mush Planned by Seattle Man in Che Wlds of Fartherost
 Alaska

OuurclI Arctic chnIofrIt "lN
 mush" Ohio winter from Kent pon-
 imh to Hudson Bay driving hiH
 OBS along One shores of Che North yost Passage from vcst to oaat
 By ms umo. unless Ono mfor- .on hos ntorycnod. he is wtll ad-
 suced wih hs preparations for Che noctacular venture Success win
 lace bis name high n One ron Of he worlds foremost explorers of Inc frozen North
 In a lottcr received yesterday by ls mother. Mrs. n & NoIco 2ll West Garfield street Che youthful iavIeator and explorer details his lans for Che daring plunge in to Che ,ortbwoat Pamneo'a rcmotost wastes. Io spcut last winter on Kont pon- nsula. far To Ono eastward of Hor- .hcel island Che mouth Of Che Mack mzic rivor.
 Hm plan Co map tho uuchmtcd ihorc or Victoria Land haa boon upset by am order issued by Che Royal Northwest Mounted Police of
 anodo
 No white man .s to be allowed on Victoria Land thia year. Tho reason cor hls decision is not given In Che cttor
 Ho reports chat Che schooner Challenge. which ho aold at tho end 1f last summer Go Che Hudson Bay Company wos wrecked lost soptcm- bor In Gray Bay Hc was pas scurcr aboard thc yc1scl and had @ close cail
 Young Noicc wont North In l9lf with Capt Louis L Lane n Che power schooner Polar Bear and n Che late summer of hot yoar joined the stciaussou expedition. taking part in its moot dangerous ventures on the ico
 A year ago he attempted to sail through the Northwest Passage from west Go east thua seeking Go re- verse ho historic voyage made by hmuudscn through Che passage. but found hat Che Challenge was not strong enough for Che trip. The Icucr Co his mother was written March 27 last ln Bernard Harbor Co which place Inc had travelled from Kent Harhor SO that ho could send word home. Excerpts from Che iot- tcr Che drst from Che Arctic this summer follows
 "Hayc had very successful wine ter both with Che language and Che collection of scientific specimens. having hauled moro chan 1000 spocimcus with mo on this trip tho load weighing 500 pounds Phillips lt Bernard Hmbor also has been buying specimens for me. ou ot which ! win ship out by Che Hud- son Bay Companys boat this sum- mcr. hTc chances are it win take two ycars to get Che consignment outside and by thot time too win be out travelling by way Of Hudson Bay
 "You have doubtless heard many stories Of Che Copper EskImos not exactly Go their credit but , have lived with chem. virtually os an Es- umo myself this winter and have never met a kinder people.
 "Lors hitch up thc dogs and take run out Co visit them They arc campcd on Che fec about two and half miles from shore. it is dark when we get there. and what Is this we are coming uto2 A Japanese tea garden. an lighted up with tny lantorns2 Why it looks liko O fairy city, an white and shining How Che ice windows gloami
 "Lets go to Che dance house. There is it. over to Che loft Che house with thrco windows one large one and a smaller one on oach side. Look at Che kids coming Go meet usi We have about dfiy on the sled now. Listen. what is that you hear? Boom boom. boom-tho big drum is going Let's beat Che snow out Of our clothes and SO inc s.de Punch that fellow in Che legs; WIG can't got In, it Is SO crowded.
 "Thc drum has stopped.
 Who Is thls? Noici has or- rived. Make room for Noioir
 "The drum starts again and Che dancing is resumed. somo drum four and half feet In diameter and it weighs about thirty pounds. Takes a man to keep chat going for ton or fifteen minutes and singing at tho top Of his voice an Che whilc. Gee. but it is warm. Pull back your hood Look at thc water streaming down Che walls of Che house.
 Then follows @ description Of thc scene and or a visit after the dance to Che house Of KomIk. native. who cntor,oIns Che young explorer at dinner Continuing Captain No.ce details some or Che curious super suuons Of Che Copper River Esh- mos.
 "Decr meat" he writes. "cont be