Evening star., 1926-05-18
COWBOYS TO ROPE
BEARS IN ARCTIC
Natural History Expedition to
Garry Archers Also to Get
Polar Animals.

Something new in the way of Arctic
cypcditionS. To relieve the monOtony
Of playing hide and seek with the
North Pole and attempts to discover
unknown lands, which. if they exist,
are hidden under tons of ice. Will be
provided by the expedition of the
American Museum of Natural History
10 leave New York on June 10. when
cowboys will cast laI'iats at the polar
hears and Walrus. in attempts to
throw Them To the ice. as the irSt
steps in their movement to clVlllZa-
zion. SO much for getting them allNe.
Rut some specimens are wanted Iof
mounting and to get them, the prlml-
tive fighting implements of the Amerl-
can Indian will be tried, for archerS
are being taken on the expedition 10
attempt to get some OF the polar CIR
Gle game life with the aid of the
bow and arrow Then, too, will he
used some Of the methods we'll known
to The Northern waters, which will be
EXPERTS in sealing. To harpoon them.
Van Canpen Heilner, lchthyoloSlSl
of New York is in Washington TO con-
fer with Government officials offering
eo-operatiye aid in getting information
for the various scientific bureaus.
The expedition is going after Spe'l
mems of Arctic life. aerial. surface ana
subsea. From the sea. the plains ana
he scientific world have been re-
cl.uited the Is members Of the par
", who will lave aboard the schooner
MorrisSey. commanded by capt. Rod
ert l.. Bartlett. Arctic explorer.
Schooner Leaves North.
The schooner NorrisSey left New
foundland Monday and is expected at
New York within a few days. 1t is
a Newfoundland whaling vessel. hut
when il arrives in New York 1t VIII
be equipped with a new standard
Diesel engine. which will give 1t a
cruising speed OF nine knots. and
powerful enough 10 crush through the
ice foes which it is expected To Ell
counter in reaching its base at Etah'
Greenland. As soon as the NeSSel al
,.ives. Workmen will labor night and
day to lit il out for the expedition
So that it may get under way by June
10. and get through the open channels
and possibly out again before the next
Winters freeze However, the eN-
pedition will 20 equipped TO stay
longer than the planned five months
in the event that il becomes frozen III.
Tanks large enough to carry SufflclehI
fuel oil for a long stay in the Arctic
also will he installed.
G. +. Putnam the New York pun
Usher is head Of the expedition.
which is being financed in part hN
Harrison Williams of New York.
Lieut.. Ccmdr. Fitzhugh Green. I. ;.
\. an associate of Peary in the lat
ter'S Arctic expeditions, is one of the
advisers to those on this new one.
but will not be a member of the party.
according to Mr.. Heilner.
To study Fowls Mierations.
From E,tah the members Of the
party will work and strive to get a.
far north as possible, making an
effort to get many specimens of polar
bear. walrue. seal and narwhal. the
spiral horn about l. feet long. In
addition. in cooperation with the
American Government Biological
Survey The members of the eXpedi-
ton will band duck and geese. for the
purpose of gaining information on
their migratlonS. Mr.. Heilner has
been in consultation with DR.. f.. w.
Nelson. chief of the Biological Survey
here. and also will confer with Dr. +.
Lester Jones of The Coast and Geo
dctic Survey and officials of the
United States Navy photographic
Office with a view to cooperating
with these two bureaus.
Ny. Heilner will remain in Wash
ington for several days until he com
pletes his plans for cooperation with
the Government bureaus.