AT NORTH POLE
FOR THE STATES
LIEUT. DAY'S EARLY BAiRROW
EXPEDITION RECALLED
BY PRESENT PARTY
WILL USE IRON MALAMUTES
Snow Motors Promise To Revolu
tionize Alaska, Stated.
The present Wilkins North Pole
expedition recalls to one’s mind, es
pecially those who know their Al
aska, the international Polar expedi
tion to Point Barrow of Lieut. P.
Henry Ray, Eighth United States
Infantry, in the year 1881. The ex
pedition sailed from San Francisco in
• July of that year on the schooner
Golden Fleece, and the expedition
was believed then, and it so proved
of momentous importance to the
people of the United States and their
government.
That expedition, and others which
followed, revealed the scientific me
moranda known today, without which, |
these modern day parties would be
fraught with stupendous obstacles.
In that early day, Lieut. Ray was
instructed by his superiors to make
a careful examination of the vicin
ity and the exact sites chcsen for
the permanent station of observation,
which was to be located in latitude j
and langitude chronometrically, both !
by himself and the navigator of the j
vessel independently and a report i
in writing sent by the returning j
vessel. By the same means he was .
to send a transcript of all meteoro- j
logical and other observative data j
made during the voyage; also, a list j
. of apparatus and equipment, and
stores needed.
He had in his possession special
instructions regard the meteorologi
cal, magnetic, tidal, pendulum and
such other observations as were rec
ommended by the International Ham
burg Polar Congress. Careful atten
tion was to be given to the collec
tion of specimens of the animal,
mineral, and vegetable kingdoms.
These collections were to be made
as complete as possible and were
to be considered the property of the
United States and be at its disposal.
The collections in natural history
and ethnology were made for and
intended to be transferred to the
National Museum.
The object of which the expedition
was organized was successfully ac
complished three years later, or to
be exact, the work extended thru
a period of twenty-seven months.
The expedition had salied over 7,
500 miles, had established and main
tained itself at the northern extrem
ity of this continent in Latitude 71.
Sixteen degrees north, Lieut. Ray
brought back the record of an un
broken series of hourly observations
in meteorology, magnetism, tides, and
earth temperatures, besides a large
collection in naturall history and
ethnology, and penetrated into the
interior to a point never before
visited by civilized man.
So, therefore, we come to the pres
ent expedition, which, having the
benefits of years of scientific study
and with the most modern equipmnt
devised from those earlier days
It would truly seem, this expedition
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will attain its objective: that of
planting the American flag at the
North Pole and, on the presumed
to-'be new Arctic lands. Staticians
have worked out time schedules for
the planes, taking into consideration
of observations known, and the dif
ficulties which may occur. The so
called snow sledges appear to be
the only “bone of contention” which
many an Arctic-experienced and
trail-hardened sourdough claim will
not mlake the long overland trip from
Nenana to Point Barrow.
“Sandy” Smith is one of your best
informed men regarding that little
known Arctic district, stated Earl
Rossman, photographer and histo
rian of the expedition, to the Gate
way representative yesterday, and
the fact he has been selected as
transportation commander by men
who have made a scientific study
of the northland for practically all
of their lives, is an exceedingly high
compliment to his experience and
knowledge.”
Everyone of us is eagerly await
ing the day when the starting signal
will be given for we are all confi
dent of the ultimate success of every
phase planned for the expedition.
“The advent of the snow motor
in Alaska will make history,” Mr.
Rossman continued, “ifor these mo
tors, not tractors, will revolutionize
transportation in the Territory. They
are successes in other portions of
the "world where snows are of equal
depths, and conditions the same.
They will replace the dog transporta
tion and in the place of the little
steeds of the north, iron malamutes,
will solve the long-wiaited-for trans
portation problem.
The snow motors and especially
constructed sledges, 'built by Cal M.
Brosius, together with instruments
and general equipment of the expe
dition, -were loaded Saturday even
ing and yesterday on flat oars. This
morning, they were hooked onto the
regular Interior-hound passenger
train, in which the argonauts were
comfortably esconsed, and the real
start made for the North Pole. They
will leave the train at Nenana where
the first base will be established,
prior to the arrival of the airplane
gasoline and oil, which leaves Seat
tle on one of the next two steamers.
Captain George H. Wilkins and
Major Thomas Laniphier will join
them at Nenana next month. His
sailing date out of Seattle is given
as February 13. Ben Eileson, the
pioneer aviator of Interior Alaska
and the idol of Alaskan aviation
fans, is scheduled to depart from
Seattle for Seward February 5.
All activities of the expedition will
be photographed and a properly
chronological record maintained by
Mr. Rossman. When asked if he
would be one of the party "who
would accompany the pilots in their
proposed flight to the Pole, he re
marked, “Indeed, yes!”
Upon the party’s arrival at Point
Barrow it is the purpose of the
leader to appoint ‘ISandy” base com
mander. Once again it will be strict
ly up to the practical experience
of the hardy oldtimer to guide the
destiny of the party on that faraivay
remote northern point, and if his
past record is any criterion on which
to gauge the success of the present
stupendous enterprise, “Sandy” will
deliver the goods. This is a plain
declaration of facts from his host
of Seward acquaintances.
OUTBOUND LIST
PASSENGERS ON
NORTHWESTERN;
VESSEL WAITS IN PORT ARRIVAL
STEAMER STARR FROM
THE WESTWARD
The S.S. Northwestern departed
from Seward yesterday morning at
6:45 o’clock for Southeastern Alas
ka ports and Seattle. The vessel
had a fair size list of reservations
among whom were a number from
Westward districts. The Northwest
ern was held over from its regular
sailing time, Saturday night at mid
night, until the arrival of the steam
er Starr, at 5:30 a. m., yesterday.
Passengers and their baggage from
the Starr were immediately trans
ferred to the big vessel, but no ex
press or freight.
The outgoing list was as follows:
Latouche—Mike Krassmiter, Geo.
Wada, Mrs. Jessie Anderson, Tom
Parish, Ed. Stanley, M. Rothe, Thos.
J. Walsh, Ernest Danielson.
Valdez—Charles Johnson, Rofbert
Carr, A. C. Dowling, Nils Sorby, E.
M. Webb, Jas. Shea and H. W.
Vance.
Cordova—Gus Gelles and E. Salem.
Juneau—D. W. Flannigan and J.
Harmula.
Ketchikan—John Folwansmy and
A. Laum.
Seattle—Frank Mejstrick, J. W.
Beach, Nels Olson, Henry Koford,
John Holmburg, Harry Pearson, An
drew Johnson D. J. Scrimour, R. D.
McOree, Kund J'arrold, Wm. Midge
ley, Catherine A. Forau, Mrs. Bell
Hawkins, Siam O. White, H. Kloss,
G. L. Jones, P. M. Petreson, F. C.
Franklin, F. D. Hyde H. Berr, Rev.
E. Myhrbreger, W. Nonicki, John
Hawkins, Mrs. E. B. Weyftrecht, Jno.
Anderson, Mrs. Elmer J. Smith, T. J.
Arandell, J. J. Nicholis, F. Phelps, A.
W. Moodie, Ed. Pearson and J.
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sisters, Charlotte, Wandafi Loretta,
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throat, James Cox of White Sulphur
Springs, N. Y., coughed up a needle
which he had no recollection of
swallowing.
Harmon Morris of Atlanta is pay
ing his way through college by tak
ing care of children evenings when
their parents wish to go out.
Although a stockholder in a bank,
Jake Shindock of Camden, N. J.,
kept $15,000 in a bureau drawer in
his home, $700 of which he accused
his housekeeper of stealing.
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