I Explorer Would Reclaim A relic Arctic Recommends l Colonization of Far N North Areas reas and uHl Cultivation of Vile Wide Territory I 1 ID D TT AWSON A Y V. T T. Sept 1 1 the Arctic explorer who ho hois L' L is in Dawson en route home after five years in the north will recommend recommend recommend mend to the Canadian government plans for the reclamation of the thc Arctic islands and the Canadian Cana wilderness on a vast scale cale he announce announced here toda to to- da day said the regions lie he would recommend be he reclaimed arc are now dormant but out that his plans call for making an area equal to many European nations Intensely productive of civilized ci foodstuffs able to sustain a n large Jarg-e population The Thc cultivation of these lands the explorer declared would supply food for re regions in which could be developed extensive arctic mineral mineral min mm- eral end areas which are arc now waste lands 0 u 0 I V ILI noted Arctic explorer who I proposes to colonize large areas arens in inI newly found northern lands I n n One of or the explorers explorer's s chief chic plans Is to r transplant musk oxen from Crom the Arctic Islands lie Ile says sas the they tire are far far more valuable than reindeer having meat like beet beer producing fat fat- than sheep and giving much milk He lie be believes believes believes be- be this animal I Is capable of ot domestication domestication do do- on a scale to make the whole present producing non-producing portion o of Canada and Alaska the greatest permanent permanent permanent per per- manent grazing area aren In the thc whole world excelling eventually even Argentina Ar Ar- gentina entina and Australia In the production production production tion of ot meat tallow hides rides and wool o 1 I Uon Called Crime The Time destruction of or musk oxen oten in the Arctic has hns been a crime equal to the destruction o of the buffalo buHalo In America according ot of lie said Bald that he believed within twenty years or l less 9 the airplane will so lie tie the Arctic to the center of or the thc continent that all aU sorts Borts o of passenger routes will win be es established established established es- es and the time Arctic coast for tor three or four tour months every year will become one of the greatest summer resorts resort of ot the time world Coronation Gulf Melville lUe Island and other re regions In Including Including In- In elu the region o of the White Eskimo Es Es- kimo now comparatively unknown but comprising 1 areaH areas man many mangy times timeR s tHe size of oC Engl l ilIth ti res resorts its belt he believes The Cane Canadian explorer says saSs that the mystery area rea of ot square miles around the pole still needs exploration exploration tion lie claims that on his recent trip he lie has ha accomplished the time longest t journey Journey journey Jour jour- ney In the history of ot Arctic tion lie traveled d SOO miles In eight months v w In their dash to the pole others others oth oth- er ers covered only miles In a a. round roundtrip roundtrip roundtrip trip of ot three e months on the Ice Pole explorers used the relay system of oC supply supply sup sup- ply ph sleighs while adopted the Eskimo system of ot living entirely off ort the country with his rifle rUle subsisting subsist subsist- subsisting ing lug on seals musk oxen and polar bear lie says that now poll he Is accustomed to the Eskimo diet let he prefers prefers prefers pre pre- fers It to fresh resh fruits e eggs meat or orall all any of or the customary articles o of civilized ch life lie also claims to have discovered discovered dis dis- c covered ere that frozen meats are ju Just t as nutritious as cooked meats meals and and- says sas that E Eskimo never ne have scurvy save when eating white men mens men's s diet did not hear of ot the war I until a year ear aC after cr it It h had irad commenced d. d He le registered here hero today un under er me we Canadian manpower census lie Is II a native born Canadian but for years ears was waa both farmer and n newspaper editor In hm a n small town In Dakota until he tic entered the Arctic eleven en years ago A telegram from Nome om Alaska Just received d by reports that a revenue cutter arrived there from the Arctic brings no word from Stefans- Stefans sons son's lieutenant who started started started start start- ed acro across s the time Ice last t spring north of ot Barter land Inland on the Am ft kan coast to travel eastward for or Melville Mel Iel- Iel ville island The cutter got Jot within thirty miles of ot Barrow on AU August 1 10 15 but could go 10 no further It H returned to ht an and landed trel freight ht and mall mail The schooler Herman passed Point Hope on August G 6 C. C working tow toward rd Barrow Darrow b bitt t was not hot sl sighted by hy the tho cutler cutter The Tho cutter reports adverse lc Ice conditions for vessels rounding Barrow Barrow Brrow Bar r row from the eastward and consequently consequent consequent- 1 ly no word from rom Stef ship Polar Polar Po Po- Po- Po lar Bear was received He lie IB is hopeful that a change of ot wind win will open the therOR therond road rond for tor ships around Barrow before the lIe freeze freeze up which In average crage years comes In September One day a Is Js enough to break the Ice open New Nc Lands in Nol North Ia i Mapped l ed by hy Discoverer Disco ur discoverer of the tho blond blon E Eskimo Ijas BP nt o l over r five rt years exploring and studying barren barren bar bar- ren Arctic wastes for the Canadian gc go j t. t A new continent or lr large c Island w was as found h by on the tho trip Just closed The rue new land is jl north of or Prince Patrick island and I was aa found in Illness hastened the end of th the ex ec expedition C Reports received recel from Stef- Stef anason In 1017 j said be lie hoped to mal make further explorations In 1918 1018 and 1019 and end leis his travels In III 1020 instead of going northward however howe spent most of the 1918 1018 summer In a Hospital at Fort Yukon Alaska Just Inside time the Arctic Circle recovering from an attack of or typhoid which brought him inland from the tho Arctic lu iii March Maich 1918 Stefan last Jt saw Raw the outside o world when he sailed from Victoria B Be C. C June ln 17 1913 1013 at the head hend of ot nn an expo expo- In search of ot new lands Jand which had been heen reported to have e been een seen Been I far to the north of any explored area Ho lie also intended to stu study r tho the topography topography topo topo- graphy and ocean current currents of the north nn and gather flora Clorn and fauna n lm Score ort of 01 Occur One of at hl his original party was Capt Continued on Page Pago 2 W UW I c Ic RECLAIM c i I 4 Continued From Page 1 I Robert nobert Bartlett who hall had been Rear Hear Admiral R R. R E E. Peary's Pears Arctic sailing master Another was Dr R. R M. M 1 Anderson Anderson An An- derson deron with whom had studied at the University of oC Iowa About bout n a score of or tho the men who left with have o die died from various causes among amone them suicide exposure and disease When the expedition left lett It was aboard the Karluk an old steam whal what cr On Its arrival at Nome Alaska bought other boats and sent Dr Anderson and a number of ot the party to the Coronation Gulf Gul country countr to study tudy tho the land and amid the natives es The main expedition continued north In search of or new shores After the Karluk carrying Stefans- Stefans son eon rounded Point Barrow Darrow up at nt the corner cornor of IC the continent It was gripped by the tho Ice lee and apparently frozen frozen en In for the winter and four companions went ashore to hunt When they the returned the Karluk had been ticen carried away by b- ba a storm Crushed hi b by Ice cr believing belle the the men aboard u under der Captain Bartlett were safe dismissed dismissed dis die missed tho the loss loaa of the Karluk as an In Incident Incident Incident In- In and set out ut eastward afoot Tho Karluk arluk It was learned later was carried carrle car car- ned ried westward by the Ice fee and crushed by the floes east cast of nell Wrangell Island leland which is north of or western S Siberia Themen The Tho men took to the tho Ico Ice and several were never v r seen een again Pressing eastward spout spent the lime 14 1313 win winter tor with Hh the tint Anderson party and In the summer of or 1914 1 discovered the new lands The 1915 1015 and 1916 summers rs were spent exploring and mapping the coun tr try For almost t two years ears nothing was heard from Irom son and It was wal believed belie he lie was worl working n his way way- sa east east- ward Su Suddenly enl ho he appeared near Herschel Island Islan off ocr the tile Canadian ArcS ArcI Arctic Arc Arc- S I tic tlc coast in lOiS HIlS reported he had ha haf f found und more moro new islands One of ol the lie secondary objects of Std Stef- trip was to navigate to the lie northwest passage to the Atlantic and end his trip with an ascent of or the St. St Lawrence rence river to Montreal In 1917 or 1918 In this ho tailed failed for reasons reason not nOl clearl clearly determined Although the war hail had not start started cd I 1 left lert In ll 1013 13 he plans to enter war v ork according t tp re- re 1 lorts and will tour the th United Slates States Cana Canada a giving i letters for Cor or the benefit benefit ben ben- of or the tho Re Red lIed Cross Although he hopes to go JO back to the Arctic he lie has hasho ho definite plans t