Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-18
Mn MILAN Off To LEARN
BAFF|N LAND SECRETS
Explorer Goes to Unlock Trea-
sures of Rich Territory South
west of Greenland.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Wiscassett. Me, July f8.-Donald
B. Macmillan left here on Saturday
ON an exploring expedition that wili
take him to Baffin's Land, a little
known part Of the world that il sup
posed to be one Of the richest treas
ury houses ~ mineral wealth on this
side Of the continent.
An attempt h map BaHin Land. the
vast Arctic island southwest Of
Greenland. whose 500 miles or un-
explored western coastline is az much
a mystery today AZ when the British
navigator. William Baf1n. announced
its discovery in 1916, IL the main OBJ
iective Of the Donald p. Macmillan
expedition. which sailed Saturday.
The tiny lf5-ton schooner Bowdoin
which carries the party north was
built At East Boothbay. Ne.
She was named for MacMillan's
lima mater. has auxiliary power and
embodies all the essentials for resist
ing terrific Ice packs. The crew con-
sists OF six men. The vessel IL of
the Gloucester fisherman knocka t,o,,+
type. sheathed with ironwood. 81 feet
long. with a draught of gIa feet
Crude oil engines capable Of deyeIop-
ing 60-horsepower are included in
her equipment. as well as 1000 GAL
Ions Of fuel oil and 500 gallons ~
kerosene. The Bowdoin also carries
stores and provisions sufficient II
last her crew two years.
The head Of the expedition wsa
Feary's chief lieutenant on the lat-
ter's successful dash to the North
Pole in 1909. He has made cigbf
Eoyages into the Arctic regions. A.
eording TO MacMillan's plans. he IN
tends to reach Bafin Land about
august 10 and establish a canp soutb
7I the entrance to the dangerous F-ur1-
thd Hecia strait. where the ships of
captains Parry and Lyon, seekers Of
the Northwest passage. were blocked
century ago. The location Is fee
miles north of the Arctic Circle ana
100 miles south Of E.tah. Creene,n9
Il Is not far from the point yvbs,s.
MacMihan's Crocker Land exna3itio,,
s1issed the four winters of f9T3-14-15
nv 10. On that occasion the expedi-
ion was once reported lost and ia,
S4.sA eApedltons were sent out for
! out -lsseMliian finally returned. He
ihhouheed that Crocker Land vas
~ iahd. as believed possible bv
a'eary, but an ice mirage.
DarIng the winter Of 1922. ar
eiilps VIII be made to explors ,ha
'o4st oI Baftln Land and the follow
.hg summer an effort will De made -
Generate the interior where. accord
hg 70 Eskimo tales, there exists On
p the richest and most all,rine- 49,
Z research IN the frozen north tn
sand IS said to have great mfnera,
iepoSits and to possess high T,,o,,r
ans and beautiful lakes which 49,
ever been seen by white men
me region is believed 10 be an ~,
Aense breeding ground for ,,a.I.
oWl' whose nesting habits win H.
ne subject of study, while tba -,
ram OF the scientists Of the a1,,la,s;
s4oh also calls for field psorl, =, ..s,-1-
y botany. geology. meteoroloerz. 80,
eiFestrial magnetism. Sneri., -
sefVations will be taken of the -
lee4e pole which was located hrst h,
'a,'ies =, Ross in 1880 on the furtber
SIDE OF the Boothia peninsula ~ 90.
camp. op0ssu winter
An attempt viii also ha ,,.a.
- iic1ihnaVlgate Baffin Land. In ~
vent !, OF a serious mishap to the Re-
.oih' the party plans to retreat -,
log siedge to Fort Churchill. tra5
IS - PSF AZ the foot of Hudson Bav
- .'.eee return TO civilization by
way OF northwestern Canada
ans'e1,,liiah was born in Province
: - c mass,, Nov. 10. 1874. the son |
! : Oape Cod sea captain. He was
COZ 'ua'so from Bowdoin College In |
/. 80 , ahu TOOK up Postgraduate work |
i Harvard in 1902. Raso,., - - .
.oniihs an explorer he was a teach. /
ana public school principal. He /
leeoIlpanied by Peary on his LAST + /
nous trip North. =