Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-31
POLAR EXPLORING
VIII Be Continued By
Macmillan in Ne W
Craft--Chooses Sum-
r1er Of 1921 for Dash

Donald 3. Macmillan ef F-earort
sh0 vent with Admiral Ptsr-.- crr, his
.Nclia role expedition has made his
arsf definite announcements in re-
Eara 20 the aaxiliarv k3ocks bout
B""ao7n which he IS 10 have bt,ilt al
spotiItiaE for nakIrg a vu5-ag= of dis
"orerH- along he western ssapres IF
Bsff3ns Land.
ne Bowdein will have -ross tou-
mage ~ 9F- her principal measure
LIls-i-ts pplng aS feet over all. - Te4f
72aia ard feet. : inthes draft. The
0sk p.anhing VIII be siaeathsEi with
sTeeuheart, qT Iron~aad similar 10
thai Used an The l'eaiy craft. Rooss-
Te-t. ron plated forward. ana with a
lout-foot belt around her Just above
and below The vaterline. The ex-
NioTer wants q craft which viii
tread" 2ce. rather than one which
NIL depend upon cutting through, IT,
and this is what the designer 5 plan
ming for he Bowdoin.-
- horsepower engine wilt serve
rs aux1liaIw . the heavy spread Of
sails ano with 1000 gallons OF laero-
-e7e oil IN The tanks the Bowdoin
miles. ( L claifnpL The trouble
with the Roosevelt said Mr.. gacMil-
.an. WIS llat she coIilfni: carry her
J7vr Tt-rss s3Ty supply IF fuel. ard
Ad--li-2i IaeaIy rvas obliged TO take
clong ,snuth=r rrGft for that purpose
Kerosene IS especially useful as
fUEl. he Saws. because he is able 10
get q supply in the Far North In
the lu-lE series af trials wl1lch he uur-
pose, "a make after he Bewdujn IS
CON- pftsrt-s. experiments Will he mace
with al sorts uf oils. anu MIR. Mac
&ililan viii penetrate 3afFus Land
with the hest aiGs 70 navigation that
have veI been discovered. prorti1g
10y he mistakes OF previous explOr
@rs. He : even planning 10 eve seal
oil a trial out = not over ssnguiue
l-s 70 now the experiment VIII result.
Nr Macmillan also sees the virtue
Of having 4 small crew and plans TO
have only i've on this expedition. The
Brwdoin's designer says sire can
carry TWO years supplies for Eve
men. The explorers companions.
none If whom has yet been chosen.
will be selected with a view 20 their
skill as scientists. as the principal OBJ
ject Of the voyage is 20 obtain scien-
tific and geographical data
The western shores of Baffins Land
constitute 1000 miles Of unexplored
TERRITORY now designated by a blank.
Nearly 100 wears ago. two English
ships undertook a voyage Of discov-
cry there, but after two years Of
vain attempt were compelled 70
abandon the task. No white man
has ever vet trod this coast
Mr. Macmillan proposes 10 make
his dash the latter part OF June ur
early in July, 1871. and hopes 10 get
through the Pearr ana Hec9a Straits
tins season. His departure is not
timed earlier for the reason that 9TH
er explorers have been compelled TO
make a long wait after reaching the
frozen region. to the great detrIment
of their supplies He has utmost
faith in Eskimo assistance without
which Admiral Pearr could never
have reached the North Pole, he be-
iieves
Mr. Macmillan got as far north as
the s5th degree of latitude on the
Ioearv expedition. brf III his excite
rneut ana zeal he forgot to change
the Grass in tlis rnoccasins and both
feet were frozen So he was COM
relled to remain behind and nurse his
i,npat;encs while Admiral Peary was
making a new epoch IN the WORLDS
histor-. Mr. MacMillan expressed
much seiicitude as to Admiral
Peary's physical condition. and this
week viii visit the explorer in wash
inCiUl.