Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-02-01

DuSy Oh pOSL-SIduOdIC VOui0S.
Ali across the Pacific we had three
lectures weekly on such things as
Physics. Transportation and Dogs
Biology. Scott Expedition. Photog-
raphy. Geology and Geophysics.
ShacKlaton Expeditions. Camping
and Trail Parties. Meteorology.
Cooking. Clothing and dozen other
subjects. with our own experts do
ing the lecturing. Needless to say.
all our minds are crammed with
knowledge we didn't have before
and now that we are in the great
ice pack. we are finding daily use
for it. The Expedition is proving
wonderful education. Every day |
stumble over some bit OF equip
ment that puzzles me so l find the
man in charge and ask him all
about it-Mukluks (skin boots).
Parkas (hooded coats). sleeping
bags. portable radio transmitting
and receiving sets for use out on
the trail. 1t Is difficult to grasp what
tremendous undertaking this is
until one actually sees the myriad
of details involved-and still each
department functions as smoothly
and casually as II two year Ant
Farctic Expeditions were ordinary
occurrences. The supply officer is
going in and out of holds and store
rooms all day long checking and Sc
gregating thousands OF boxes.
crates and packages intended for
Little America. Everything intend
ed for the ice is marked Barrier"
and in my sleep can hear the sup
ply officer yelling Drop that. it's
for the barrier!"
Now we're constructing dog
sledges. It's interesting. Not one
piece of metal goes into their as
sembly, not a nut or bolt or nail.
| They are made of eleven pieces of
very tough and resilient wood.
tongued and grooved. We are lash
ing them together with thin strips
OF rawhide, permitting them to yield
to shocks and stresses without
breaking the wood. Capt. lnnes
Taylor, in charge of the dogs. tolc
me today that an ordinary team
consists OF nine dogs and that the
average load is around thousand
pounds. sometimes greatly exceeded
for short distances.
The dogs are beng mea ured ana
| fitted with harness and seem 10 De
looking forward to the comparative
/ lfreedom OF the Ice Poor dumL
smelly brutes. every time dog Is
fitted TO his harness he goes INTO
a canine ecstacy OF barking, yelplng
and wrlggllng The harness consists
OF collar like immature morse
collar. set OF traces and a Snatt1e
ring tor attaching the dog to the
lead nne The dog drivers say the
dogs must De watched carefully De-
cause they sometimes get so nun
CRY they eat the harness.
A radio from New York tells me
the maps we are sending to mem
bers so they Can mark them and
thus keep track of our flights.
tractor trips and other explora-
tions are ready and are being sent
to members without cost. They tell
me the club membership Is now
we'll up in the thousands so II you
haven't joined now is the time tO
send me a self-addressed stamped
envelope at the Little America.
Aviation and Exploration Club. Ho-'
tel Lexington. 4Sth Street and Lex.
ington Avenue. New York. N. Y.,'
and get your membership card and
map. without any obligation OF any
sort This club is favorite hobby
OF Admiral Dyrd's, to encourage
American aviation. and he hopes to
have at least 100000 members be-
tore we get back.
Next Week:-OH for
little Americal