The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-09-01

Inc BOWuOm carries Il wireless telegraph OUT
fit. She has also a complete apparatus for her
scientific work. Two motion picture cameras and
four miles of film, with which Doctor Macmillan
plans to record the events of the trip as well as
the animal and bird life form an important part
OF the expeditions equipment. The explorer also
expects to be able to use the cameras, which are
furnished with special high-speed lenses, in max
Ing photographs of the aurora bOrealis, and he
will attempt, through photographs taken at diff
ferent points to measure the height of the north
ern lights.
And here's something clever. There's a motion
picture machine and several reels of film for the
benefit of the natives These reels include films
which Macmillan made on previous trip to the
North. SO, when the Eskimo themselves pro
jected against the side Of an iceberg they will be
more likely to believe what the films show them
of the white mans country. And maybe they will
not consider Macmillan a magician!
The explorers carry 20 rifles and shotguns and
10000 rounds of ammunition. These, of course,
are for the securing Of specimen animals and for
the killing of game. These firearms may also
save their lives since if they have to desert the
Bowdoin and make their way to civilization on
foot they will have to live off the country. This
can he done as Sefanson, Amundsen and others
have proved to the world. Sir John Frankns
two crews persisted to a man on such a retreat to
west passage The men were brave, but appar-
entity naduptable They persisted in the midst
of plenty
OF course the Macmillan party have no eXpec-
tations of footing it home across the ice. They
hope to navigate the Bowdon clear around Batlin
Land.
zone hundred years ago Parry left England on
the Fury and the Hecla to negotiate Northwest
passage" said Macmillan "IIe went into Hudson
bay south of Southampton island and followed the
mainland of Canada northward till he reached
Fury and Heca straits. Here he stayed two
years and found he was baked by ice and Il
strong, rapid southwark current As fast ms he
sailed up he was driven back and he became dis
couraged and quit. Never since has ship at
tempted this trip. That's why ! had the little
schooner Bowdoin built Experience has shown
that the small, hardy craft with a small crew
works better than large vessel and an cxtcn-
Sive expedition. The Bowdoins 45-horsepower
oil engine should give us cruising radius of near
ly 1000 miles just with the fuel in our tanks, to
say nothing of whale oil. We also can depend
on our sails | see no reason why we can't get
home all right"
Incidentally, as may be imagined Wiscasset
had the time of its whole existence In the de-
parture Of the Bowdoln. The event brought nm
influx Of visitors such as the town has never seen
before. The entire local population, together
with summer residents from surrounding resorts
and relatives and friends Of the crew, thronged
the wharves along the water front.
Mingled with their cheers was the screech of
whistles on harbor craft, the below Of the fire
siren and the peal Of church bells. The harbor
was dotted with launches duries and other pleas
ure craft
70 this spontaneous demonstration on the part
Of the popuIace was added the official valedictory
of the state, pronounced by Gov PcrcIva 7. Bax-
ter, a personal friend Of the explorer Just before
the schooner left the dock
Under her full speed Of eight ana a haIf knots
an hour the schooner for the benefit Of the spec
tators, made a complete circle around the harbor
before heading down Sheepscot bay. The crowd
remained on the docks and watched her until she
passed Davis island and finally disappeared around
Westport point.