Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-05
ST0RKERS0N ,
FIND FOOD
IN THE NORTH
Enough to Keep Men Going
Almost Year Found in
Storehouse.

Edmonton, Alta, Sept. 4.-Discov-
cry of a cache Of food. left in the Arc
tic IS ago by members of the
Franklin expedition, is described by
E. L. knight, explorer-companion Of
Storker T. S~torkerson, who drifted for
six months On an ice floe with Stork-
erson n who has arrived here after
his long journey from the icy north.
knight is the second member of
the party to reach Edmonton. He
will spend q lew days at Banfr with
son, before going to Oregon to visit
relatives. II am going back there
next summer" said Knight, referring
to his love for the land Of icebergs,
weird lights and polar bears.
The Arctic gets in ones blood; he
cannot resist" said the explorer in an
interview. Its the best country in
the world"
Knight left Seattle in 1915 with
Captain Louis Lane, on the Polar
Bear. They ven to Point Barrow;
here their ship escaped being crushed
~ ice. The whaler cruised along
Banksland, searching for Stefansson,
who, at that time. vas believed to
rave perished.-
We were keeping a sharp lookout
for Stefansson along the shore OF
Banksland. when we saw a figure rum
ming" said knight. The party was
inclined to think it was only an Es-
kimo. Imagine our Joy to discover
the running figure was the lonE-lost
Stefansson, who had been out from
the mainland for more than a year."
Purchased Boat
Stefansson was taken aboard the
whaler. Later he purchased it from
Captain Lane. lane returned to civil
ization and the mate. Gonzales, be-
came captain. The first winter was
it was here that stefansson and stork-
erson met. The following winter, the
expedition moved to Walker bay,
known as the land of the Blonde Es-
kimos. On January 26, 1915. Captain
Gonzales, knight and the Eskimos
proceeded to Melville Island with
supplies for storkerson. They found
meat alone. Musk oxen and caribou
was his food.
Musk OF meat Is like good beef"
said Knight.
Later the party again Joined with
Stefansson on Melville Island and e1-
plored it. stefansson previously dts-
covered this land. That spring several
of the party. including Knight. con-
tracted scurvy and for 2 time their
"~O
were almost exhausted when a hunt
ing party located : band of caribou.
An Eskimo named EMU. went
ahead, knowing that meat was the
real remedy for scurvy," said Knight.
Next dav two figures were seen re-
turning to camp. They were EMU
and stefansson. l was asleep IT the
What luck ! shouted.
EMU shook his head. doleful1y.
I was ready to drop. Then stefans-
son held out his hands. They. were
red with caribou blood"
The two men. had killed is caribou
in II hours.
bag twelve caribou tongues, an Arctic
delicacy. We dined luxuriously. had
4 long sleep and then set out for the
kill. The dogs sensed the meat and
were Wild. Each dog was given a
quarter and they. like the men. gorged
themselves. After 10 days our scurvy
disappeared. We we're. human beings
again.
The expedition proceeded to Isae-
son land. Here flat coal was found.
Wild flowers grew in abundance.
Here we were in q Garden Of Eden.
At latitude H. the party went inland
and the musk oxe and caribou were
thicker than IN any other spot In the
Arctic. More coal was discovered.
Leaving Third La1d re worked
and Mcciintok lived the winter Of
~1SSz-1Ss3. We. found cache OF
food. In good condition. It provided
. supply for IS men for 80 days. In
v~estigation proved fhst the supply be-
loAEsd TO the =Efanklfn party, IS
years ago. y vas packed IN . storet