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Show Expedition to Attempt , Rescue of Explorers NOME. Alaska, July II. The expedition to rescue Allen Crawford Craw-ford of Toronto, and his llttls band of British explorers who raised the British flag on Wrangel Island In 1120. will aall from here Monday In the Donaldaon. a refitted trading trad-ing vessel, under command of Harold Noleo. The first stop Is to be In Kot-sebu Kot-sebu Sound where a crack dog team will be obtained. From there a direct course to Wrangel Island will ha steered. Relieving that large tnroade must have been madel on the marooned party'a ammuni-l tion, the relief expedition will: make every effort to reach the! Island this year. It the Donald-1 son Is blocked by Ice, Mr. Noise, plans to leave the veaeel In charge of Captain Hanson, a navigator of long experienVe, and proceed with a party of three Esklmoe over tha pack lea to Wrangel Island. Reports reaching here Indicated that the Crawford party had not left the laland for the Siberian coast. . |