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Show uv POSTOFFICE OPENS NEAR NORTH POLE OTTAWA, Ont.. Nov. S As tho re-1 suit of recent voyages of exploration In the north, Canada now claims t h most northerly postoftlce In the world v Craig Harbor on Kllsmore Is'and. only 850 miles from the pole. Another An-other now postofflco In the northlatid is at Pond's inlet, on Raffln Island. Roth vv.r.- established by the Canadian Cana-dian explorer, Captain Lternier. during dur-ing the latest tour of his schooner, tho Arctic. An Inspector and six mon of tho Royal Canadian mounted police arc at Craig harbor, where 1 hey have established es-tablished a post, while four' representatives repre-sentatives of the famous police corps roprcsent law and order at PondVl i inlet. Sergeant Joy of the "Moun- j ties" has been in the district a e.ir Inv estigating an Eskimo n, order The Rernler expedition was sent for the purpose of taking the first steps in an extensive program calculated calcu-lated to maintain efficiently Canada's sovereignty in the vast northern region, re-gion, known to be rich in mineral deposits. The vessel carried materials for the construction of houses and provisions Tor the maintenance of posts. According to a statement issued oj the Canadian department of the interior, in-terior, it Is the Intention of tho government gov-ernment to establish additional posts year by year, and to continue scientific sci-entific and exploratory work. A patrol pa-trol ship will visit thp npvv northern I posts annually taking In supplies and ! mall to thft men left there. A repre-' 1 sen tad ve of the air board accompa- nld the expedition and will report on the possibilities of aviation in tno I north. With particular referen. e to patrols, and exploratory and survey . work. |