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Show Explorer's Party To 'Buy-Fox Skins Captain MaaMlllan ana soma mam bars -a hi araw. From left ta right, Donald M. Mix, radio eaeraterf Captain DenalA Ms atee-Mlllam atee-Mlllam Thsms J. mC. matal Ralph P. K?ie.maMinans , ahiaf assistant, ana1 dsn M. Jaynee, snglneer. , . ; ''" - . .-..., i t a . '. '7 . i i ( , J . j r. - ,-.. . iv'.r. " v'-a'"4 Blue Pelts Expected to Net Members of Expedi- . tion. Large-Sums Eskimos Eski-mos Increase Demands Copyright. 1H. 1a Vnltsd Stats and South America by North , American Newspaper Alliens. All right neervid. NKW TOBX. July t-Tb ds-partur ds-partur from Main for tha Arc-tie Arc-tie of Dr. Donald M. MaoMlllan. famous explorer snd speolal radio correspondent of The Telegram. Introduces In-troduces a asw factor la th market mar-ket la fur futurea. The coat of blue fog sktna has Increased almost Unfold In ths Arctic. One they cost It oenta. If bought from the Ksklms: now, th native ask IU But the southern south-ern priosa Indicate that Dr. Mac-Hi Mac-Hi lien a crew will make a point of bringing all they can. Dr. MacMlllan la the first explorer ex-plorer to allow members of ths party ta keep all th pelt they obtain. Aa the expedition I going go-ing Into the land of the blue foxes, thla decision should mean a considerable con-siderable financial benefit to th Dr. MacMlllan believe that each man. with a line ol traps, ahould get one blue fox a-week. These pelts, raw, bring about I2IA each la the United States, or MM or more a a starting point for ths finished fin-ished place In New Tork. In addition, addi-tion, H la posslbls Is obtain many more by trading with tha Eskimo. Not many years age, th Eskimos would turn over a blue fos skin for a fsw rents worth of goods. Now, however, th price has gone up. The Eskim expects about a dollar's worth. OIL firearms, to-bases to-bases and food are first la ths heart of the Eskimo. Sometimes, however, when their food supply Is largs. they ar agr to Swap for cheap trlnkst and toy. Matt Hanson, ths negro whs stood at the north pole with Peary and who now la a federal employ In the custom house la Nsw Tork, ones had a coat, or koolstsh, made of eleven blue fox skins. Ton could Just about put your own figure ea such a coat la a Fifth avsnu shop window. |