Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-06
NO. POLE PARTY ORDERS SEEDS
 FROM BROSIUS
TEN BIG DOUBLE-ENDER SEEDS BEING BUILT BY BROSlUS,
 FOR ARCTIC EXPEDITION
LEAVE SEATTLE, JANUARY 18TH
Believed Gas Equipment Be Used Replacing Horses On Snow
 Trail North.

The roaring exhausts of numerous tractors, attached to double ender sledges piled high with dismantled airplanes and equipment, will proba- ply be resounding turnout the re- mote Interior regions within a few weeks, for it is believed, in view of the local order received yesterday by Cal M Brosius, lumber dealer and manufacturer, that in place of horses being utilized in dragging the sledge loads of supplies to Point Barrow, gas locomotion equipment will be used. The wire received yesterday by MT. Brosius was from the Detroit Aviation Society, which is sponsor in a North Pole exploration and was the final message in connection with ordering ten double-ender sledges.
 The message, from A. Malcolm Smith, we'll known oldtimer of the North, was to the effect that he was leaving Seattle for Seward January 16 and that the sledges, 5S inches wide from center to center, and the usual length, must be completed by the time of his arrival in Seward.
 This can be accomplished on time, MT. Brosius stated yesterday owing to the large and varied stock of ma- terial always carried on hand and of which it has been said is the big gest general stock of building mate rial in the Territory.
 As might be noticed the width of the d0uble-enders are of unusual size and the fact no horse shafts were ordered leads one to believe that gas equipment, probably Fordson trac- tors, will be used. However, details as to particulars are not available and it may be jusst possible that the matter of horse shafts may have been overlooked in the general rush of planning for the Arctic explora- tion party and in the ordering of supplies. To avoid any possible de- lay, Mr. Brosium forwarded another wire to Seattle last night as a last precaution, in which the matter of shafts will be brought to MT. Smiths attention upon his arrival next week.
 As was announced in the Gate way last week, accompanying MT. Smith will be Earl Rossunan, pho- tographer, who also has spent con- siderable time in the Territory, which included one winter in the Arctic. MT. Smith and Mr. Rossman, as far as can be learned at this ear ly date, will be the first of the par ty to come North. Captain George Wilkins, who accompanied Stefans- sen on one of his Arctic explorations and ieut. Scott noted English South Pole explorer, will navigate one of the planes. In charge of the sec- ond plane will be Ben Eneson, ac- cording to an Associated Press dis patch published by the Gateway on Monday. Pilot Eileson is the pioneer aviator of Interior Alaska, having preceded Noel Wien, who recently passed thru Seward en route to the East. MT. Eileson flew the first con- mercia1 plane in the Interior and also held contract for delivering mail, via the air. He was inside for two seasons, leaving two years ago for the East where he re-entered the branch of tn U. s. Army. He was principal of the Fairbanks Pub- lie school from which position he started flying.
 He is thoroughly familiar with the flying game in all of its phases, and especially understands Alaskan and Arctic conditions. >In this respect he should prove an invaluable asset to the North Pole expedition. Eieson has a host of friends who will be delighted to welcome him back to Alaska, if only for short period.