ARCTIC EXPLORATION.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 August 1916, Page 5

ARCTIC EXPLORATION.

NEWS OF STEFANSSON'R I EXPEDITION. j j IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES. GREAT COPPER FIELDS LOCATED. Australian-N.Z. Cable Association. 3 New York, August 17. f Part of Stefansson's expedition lias res turned to Koine, Alaska. It includes ■ Jenne.ss, the New Zealander. I The schooner Alaska left Bernard - Harbor on .July 13 and reached Herschel ■ Island on July 28. During 1015 a detail- , ed survey of the coast lines was com- ■ pleted, the river explored for 75 miles E and its geology examined. Surveys were made east from Cape Barrow around More Bay, Arctic Sound by launch and canoe, returning by sledge. As a result the Bathurst Island charts were rectified and over 150 islands charted. The geological results were encouraging. A great copper field was mapped. Jenness spent from April to Novemer, 1015, sledging and packing with primitive Eskimos in the interior of Victoria Island. He made an extensive ethnological and archaelogical collection, obtained phonograph records, and studied the folklore. THE. NORTHERN PARTY. 'ANOTHER GREENLAND DISCOVERED. New York, August 17. There is no official news of the northern section of the expedition, but Wil- . kins reported that a schooner was beached at Cape Kellett and another schooner unable to proceed further north than the unnamed island west of Bank's Island. The ship Polar Bear, under Stefansson, unsuccessfully attempted to voyage wes;t of Bank's Island in 1015 and was forced to return, wintering between Bank's' Island and Victoria Island. Plans were made to, spent 1010 in obtaining more information of the land discovered by Stefansson in 1015. Ste- . fansson and party started the exploration in May and intend to remain as long as possible and spend the summer on the northern islands, rejoining the Polar Bear at Melville Island in the. fall. It is expected the Polar Bear will spent the winter of 1010-17 at Melville Island. The northern party intended to return in IMG, but it is hardly anticipated that is possible owing to the scattering of the parties. The explorers are well supplied for two years. The scientist with the southern party brought many tons of specimens. The re-mapping of the Bathurst Island re gion corrects the errors of Sir John Franklin. Dr. Anderson reports that Stefansson may not return until 1018. After remaining with the Stefansson party W'ilkins made a trip over the ice and joined the southerners. Stefansson told him the new land discovered might be described as another Greenland. EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATIONS. VALUABLE SPECIMENS SECURED. Received Atigust 18, 0.10 p.m. 1 London, August 17. Dr. Anderson, leader of the northern section of Stefannson's expedition, has returned home from Alaska. Over l-> 0 islands were chartered in the region, heretofore mapped as Chapman. Lewis, and Maieet Islands, in Batlnirst Inlet, were a great field. He investigated where the native cooper was widely distributed, and found extensive quantities of valuable ethnological and archaelogical collections, securing over a thousand specimens of birds and mammals.