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Show MACMILLAN FINDS RUINS . J OF VIKING SETTLEMENTS . j OF PRE-COLUMBUS PERIOD SYDNEY, Nova Scotia, Oct. (I. Commander Donald MacMillnn, head of the MacMillnn Navy Arctic expedition returned here today, announcing an-nouncing that next year he would attempt another expedition, this time to explore and excavate old Norse ruins in Labrador. MacMillnn arrived on his ship, the Bowdoin, at 0 a. m. He told the United Press: That his explorations this year convinced him the Norse Vikings had visited tbe North American continent con-tinent before Columbus discovered America. That he discovered ruins of Viking Vik-ing settlements at Nnin, Labrador, which are similar to those in Greenland. Green-land. That lie is convinced the dirigible rather than the airplane is the best vehicle for future aerial exploration explora-tion of the Arctic. ... MneMillan said he was unable to remain at Nain lonp enough to make more than a general survey of .the ruins, he found, there but that, this survey "established con clusively the fact that the Vikings had settlements !-n Labrador, similar simi-lar to those discovered in Green-jland. Green-jland. Discussing tbe future of aerial polar explorations, MacMillan snid he believed that airplanes are practical prac-tical to a 'certain extent" lint the roughness of the ice makes them very uncertain factors. "Not only it is dangerous to take off on the rough, broken surFace of the ice," he said, "but once landed land-ed it is often imnosiblo for them to get a run to permit the planes iis-ing iis-ing again." The chief value of the airplane. MacMillnn said m Arctic exploration explora-tion is for continuous flights away from a main base, to a given point and back again wi'brmt alighting. The Bowdoin h:.d an eventual pasage to Sydney from St. George Newfoundland. SmtplK's were taken tak-en on here immediately on arrival and MacMillan said be expected to leave at 4 p. m. today for Wise-asset, Maine.. ' . |
