Show SNOW MOTORS TRAVEL SLOWLY Y Wilkins Supply Train l ray Be Forced to Turn Back NENANA Feb 19 19 By The Associated fed PreM- PreM Pres Pre's Pre Fears were expressed d hero today that two snow motors down the frozen Tanana river will break through the Ico Ice It If they Continue on the strum stream The snow motors motor pulling ten of ot for a trans trans- transpolar trans polar polar airplane expedition of ot Cap Cap- Captain Cap Cap- CaptaIn tain lain George H n Wilkins I lift tt No- No nana No-nana nana a week ago on a a mlle mile trip to Point Barrow on the Are Are- Arc Arctic tic ocean The party parly was u two miles beyond Campbells Campbell's road road- roadhouse road house house today having gained only one mile yesterday Campbell Campbells roadhouse 1 Is ii 40 miles from from nana Ne-nana No- No Nonan nan Three of the sledges were dropped there Tuesday The advance party ye yesterday at attempted tempted to go overland to vana Tolo-vana TolO- TolO vans vana 15 18 miles distant but today abandoned this route and took to the river again The distance on the Tanana from Campbells Campbell's to the town of ot Tanana I Is miles mIle compared to U 03 by the tho overland trail The trip overland from Tanina Tanana to the Koyukuk river the neU Mn lap of the tho expedition I Is la condO consid considered ered erod rougher than the trail that has hae been forsaken It Is II a nar nar- narrow narrow row dog clog trail tran that has ha never been used for freighting supplies by any means other than do dog team Captain It Is believed belleve here that Cap Cap- tam tain VII Wilkins kin on reaching here next week will the party to abandon It Its and re- re return re return turn to In th this case cuo the supplies ar ara to be carrle carried to Point Barrow Darrow the expeditions expedition's flying bUe baie by airplane nn nfl |