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MACMILLAN WILL
EXPLORE GREAT
REGION OF NORTH
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 22. (/P)
The primary object of the MacMil
lan Navy Expedition, sailing from
Maine Saturday, is to make a hydro
graphic survey by airplane of the last
great unknown region of the northern
hemisphere, that territory lying be
tween the North Pole and Alaska, and
covering one million square miles.
Scarcely less in importance will be
the exploration of little known re
gions such as Ellesmere Island, Grant
Land, Baffin Island and sections of
Labrador, as well as the ancient set
tlements of the Norsemen, on the
western edge of Greenland. In addi
tion plant and animal life, metero
gical conditions, and other scientific
questions of the far north will be stu
died.
Due to the high mobility given by
airplane, however, the expedition in
tends to be absent little more than
three months, as it is estimated that
an airplane in one day can accomplish
in exploration what could be done by
dog sled in more than a month. If
all goes well the party will be in full
retreat to the south by early fall, in
time to avoid the heavy ice movement
which by October 1, will to a large
extent block the pasage of vessels
around northwest Greenland.
The expedition is headed by Donald
B. MacMillan, veteran of many Arc
tic explorations, and is sponsored by
the National Geographic Society,
which has contributed to its support
both in money and personnel, while
the navy will be a participant through
personnel assigned to it on active
duty and airplanes and other supplies.
Heading the navy contingent is Lt.
Commander Richard E. Byrd, of Win
chester, Va., who has selected the
navy personnel and aviation equip
ment and will be responsible to the
secretary of the navy, although work
ing in cooperation with the main ex
pedition. With him are two officers
and four enlisted men of the navy,
while at their disposal are three air
planes of the amphibian type which
can maneuver from the land, ice and
water. Little difficulty in their op
eration is expected, as MacMillan be
lieves the minimum temperatures en
countered will not be excessive.
The expedition after touching at
Wiscasset, Me., and then at Sydney,
N. S., for coal and other supplies, will
go direct to Etah, Greenland, where
the main base will be established.
From there the airplanes will go to
Cape Hubbard on the northern point
of Axel Heiberg land, to establish an
advanced flying base.
Two ships are being used. The
Bowdoin, a veteran of other Arctic
trips with MacMillan, accommodates
MacMillan, scientists and other per
sonnel of the main expedition. The
Peary is conveying the three airships
and the navy section of the expedi
tion. But two of the airplanes will
be used actively in exploration, the
third being held at Etah with the ves
sels as a reserve for possible emer
gency.
The plan calls for two airplanes to
scout northwest from Axel Heiberg
land in exploring the unknown region
and in looking for land which, possib
ly of continental mass, is believed to
lie between Alaska and the North
Pole. Unless land is discovered,
however, the entire unknown region
will not be covered because of the lim
itation of the aircraft operations. At
least 200,000 square miles will be sur
veyed by having the planes shoot out
in three different lines for a distance
of about five hundred miles. The
two will travel together at all times
and if land is discovered the advance
flying base will be advanced to it and
the scouting operations continued
from the new point. In such an event
it is conceivable that the entire un
known area may be surveyed.
At least three separate flights will
be conducted from Cape Hubbard, and
if land is not discovered the expedi
tion will then retrace its steps, mak
ing side trips over Elesmere Island,
Grant Land, concerning whose inter
ior little is known, and possibly to
Cape Columbia, at the northeast ex
tremety of Gjant Land above Green
land.
Retracing its steps still further to
the south the expedition intends to
survey from the air the interior of
Baffin Island, that vast mass discov
ered 349 years ago by Sir Martin For
bisher, the English navigator, and con
cerning which there is little known
scarcely much more than in the days
of Queen Elizabeth. From there the
expedition will visit the old Norse
settlement of 1500 years ago near
Gothaab, Greenland, and then cross
to the northeast coast of Laborador
for a survey of its little known inter-j
ior and for study of the ruins of an
ancient settlement there believed to
be of Norse origin. The expedition
will then return to Wiscasset and
should be back by late fall.
Everything possible has been done
to assurel the safety of the expedition.
The National Geographich Society
points to the fact that MacMillan in
his many visits to the Arctic, never
has lost a man, and Secretary Wilbur
says he is satisfied the expedition has
been planned on sound, safe lines. No
effort to reach the North Pole is con
templated, MacMillan being contented
with Peary’s effort in that respect and
the Geographic Society and the navy
being interested primarily in the scien
tific questions awaiting study in the
Arctic.
To that end a complete equipment
and scientific personnel has been brot
together. The airplanes will carry
thorough mapping apparatus by which
the regions may be photographed and
plotted from the air, and an assort
ment of motion and still cameras. Ar
rangements have also been made for
obtaining color photographs of the re
gions to be visited as well as their
plant, animal and fish life.
All told, including the crews of the
two vessels, there are over thirty men
in the expedition, MacMillan is assis
ted by John Remartz, of South Man
chester, Conn., and E. F. McDonald, of
Chicago, president of the Radio broad
casting league of America, as radio
experts, while among the scientists
are Dr. Walter N. Koelz, an ichthyolo
gist, and Lieutenant Benjamin Riggs,
of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, an
expert on topography and tides.
The expert in charge of color pho
tography is Jacob J. Gayer, while in
general charge of photography is May
nard Owen Williams, both of w?hom
have been assigned by the Geographic
Society. Commanding the Peary is
Captain George F. Steele, of Roxbury
while assistants to MacMillan in nav
igating the Bowdoin are Ralph Robin
son of Merrimac, Mass., and John H.
Jaynes, of Somerville, Mas.
The navy section in addition to Com
mander Byrd consists of Lieutenant
M. A. Schur, of Marshfield, Oregon;
Chief Boatswain Earl Reber, of Chi
cago; Aviation Pilots Nels P. Soren
son and Andrew C. Nold, of Washing
ton, D. ., and Floyd E. Bennett, of
Warrenburgh, N. Y.; and Chief Aero
grapher Albert Francis, of San Diego,
who will observe meterological con
ditions.
The officers will fly the airplanes,
and the enlisted men will assist in the
w'ork and keep the planes in condition.
Except for the wings, one of the
planes is to be carried assembled on
the deck of the Peary to Etah, but the
other twro have been broken down and
will be assembled at Etah.
A complete radio equipment will be
carried, so that constant communica
tion may be maintained with civiliza
tion. Both the Peary and the Bow
doin have high powered standard navy
sets while one of the twro active planes
will have a standard navy set and the
other the short wrave apparatus re
cently developed. The plan is to send
in daily reports of the progress of the
expedition to both the navy depart
ment and the Geographic ‘Society for
announcement to the press.
Belief that land exists in the un
known region between the North Pole
and Alaska is predicated upon tradi
tions of Eskimo tribes, which tell of
some of their people years ago going
out to such land never to return, upon
tidal observations which indicate a
great obstruction o‘f land or ice in that
region, and upon mirages seen from
Axel Heiberg land by both Peary and
MacMillan.
If such land is found the American
flag will be raised and it will be claim
ed for the United States.
The purely scientific phases of the
expedition, however, present an at
tractive field. There are many spec
ies of Arctic fish known to the ex
plorer that have never been studied
by scientists, and for that purpose
color photography will be of invalu
able assistance. If land is discover
ed it is felt certain that interesting
animal species will also be found in
it, for the land will have been cut off
from the North American continent
for centuries. That animal life will
be found there has been regarded as
a certainty, inasmuch as animal life
has been found on every land so far
discovered in the Arctic. Insofar as
plant life is concerned, it is pointed
out that north of the Arctic Circle al
ready have been found 807 known var
ieties of flowers.
ADMIRAL WATSON
DUE AT MIDNIGHT
The Admiral Watson of the Pa
cific Steamship company, Captain F.
Ny strom in command, will arrive
in Seward from Seattle 4 o’clock
in the morning. A large general cargo
is being brought to this city which
will undoubtedly delay her depar
ture for the Westward for a number
of hours. The steamer Wlatson
has many round-trip tourists aboard,
as well as a number of passengers
for Seward.
NASH SERENADED
AT SEWARD CLUB
Mr. Nash, proprietor of the Sew
ard Club, received a pleasant sur
prise yesterday afternoon, when Arm
strong’s Trio” of musicians de luxe,
spent one hour, between three and
four o’clock, rendering a number of
fine musical selections. The trio
consisted of Malcolm Morrison on
the flute, W. J. Armstrong, director
and violinist and Ralph Rust, gui
tar.
JOIN THE SEWARD BRASS BAND
All persons who wish to become
members o!' the Sew*ard Brass Band
are invited to get in touch with W. J.
Armstrong, organizer and band mas
ter. He will be found either in the
Liberty theater building or at Mil
ler’s Barber Shop.
DILL SAILING NORTH TODAY
EN ROUTE TO WESTWARD
SEATTLE, June 20—Senator C. C.
Dill, sailing today for Seward and
a trip throughout Alaska declared
his boyish readings inspired his visit
to the Far North and the seal islands
He recalled Commodore Pribilof’s de
termination to find the northern rook
eries and the discovery of the islands
after years of search amid fogs off
the barren coasts. A coast guard
cutter will meet Dill at Seward and i
take him to the islands on a fortnight
trip. On his return he will visit An
chorage, Willowr Creek mining dis
trict, and Fairbanks, returning via the
Copper River country and Cordova.
J. A. Carmody, formerly engaged
in business at Anchorage, a recent
arrival in Seward from the States,
departs in the morning for the Cook
Inlet town.
The Admiral Sebree, big freighter
of the Pacific Steamship company,
which sailed north out of Seattle
last week, is expected to arrive in
port the first part of the w’eek.
The freighter Cordova of the Alas
ka Steamship company is now on
her way to Seward and will arrive
in port probably in a week’s time.
She is carrying a large general car
go and explosives.
Mrs. Stella Weaver, resident of
Anchorage for the last year, will ar
rive in Sew'ard this evening. She
will make her home in Mrs. Kref
ting’s residence.
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