The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-15
EXPLORERS WILL
 MAKE NEXT TRIP
 ID EATEN LAND
Little Is Known of This Arctic Region First Wis ited Several Hundred
 Years Ago
By Associated Press

Boston, February l4.-SecretS or bal . fin Land. one of the portions of the Artic still unexplored. will be the ob- Jective of the McMlian expedition which is in preparation now for de- parture in the summer of 1921. AL though the region was visited several times before the Pilgrims crossed the Atlantic to Cape Cod. Baffin Land from the point of view of explorers and scientists is still one of the richest and most alluring fields of research in the north.
 Its whole western shore, more than 1000 miles in length is but vaguely de- fined on the charts. Eskimos have told wonderful tales of vast lakes and tow ering mountains in the interior but white men have never visited that sec tion. It's flora and fauna have never been studied; little is known of the movements Of the tidal currents along it's shores and facts of geology, min eralogy and meterology await the com ing of the scientific observers.
 The party headed by Donald McMil- Ian, Perry's lieutenant on the expedi- t1OD that rGdCneu the 4NVIlu OiSs pAdiia to leave Boston about July l, 1921, and reach Baffin Land in less than month with good luck The following winter will be spent on the western shore in latitude 69. The camp will probably be just south of the entrance of the dangerous Fury and Hecla strait where the ships of Captains Perry and Lyon seekers of a northwestern passage, were blocked a century ago. That is 50 miles
 -a1a o,,d mil A south of Etah on the shore of north Crockerland expedition passed four winters.
 During the winter attempts will be made by. dog teams to explore the coast northward and in the following summer the interior of the island will he penetrated. The plans of the expe- dition call for an absence of two years from this country. In case a longer stay is necessary, no relief expedition will be sent, according to preesnt ar arrangements. If the ship is crushed in the ice, the party plans to retreat by dog teams to Fort Churchill. the trad ing post at the foot of Hudson Bay and to return to civilization by way of northwestern Canada.
 The schooner Bowdoin, named for the college of which MacMillan Is a graduate and present faculty mem Der, will carry the expedition. It is expected that the vessel, which has been especially desingned for the work re- quired of it will be launched at East Boothbay. Me, the coming summer. It is to be of Gloucester fisheman knock about type, of 110 tons displacement, of unusually stronge construction and sheathed on the outside with ironwood to resist the grip of the ice as far as is possible. It will be approximately S7 feet in length with a draught of nine and half feet. and will be equip ped with crude oil engines capable of developing 50 horse power. In addition to 1000 gallons of crule oil, 500 gallons of kerosene and 20 tons of coal, the Bowdoin will carry in her hold stores and supplies for six men for two years
 The MacMillan Arctic Association, just organized with Lieutenant Peary as president will back the expedition. Ii is composed of Bowdoin college alumni and other friends of the explorer.