ARCTIC EXPLORATION.

North Otago Times, Volume CIII, Issue 13652, 21 August 1916, Page 2

ARCTIC EXPLORATION.

NEWS OF BTEFANNBON'S EXPEDITION. VALUABLE SCIENTIFIC BESULTS. i\ew.zealand"scientist's AVOBK. (Per Cakle—Press Association—Copyright) (Australian nncl N.Z. Gable Association.) NEW YORK, August-17, -■ Part of the Stcfannson Expedition, including Dr.Jeiniess, :i New Zenlander, has returned to Nome, Alaska, The schooner Alaska left Bernard Harbour on July lilth, and readied Herselit'l Island on July mil. During 1915 a detailed survey of the coast line was completed, a river explored for 75 miles and geologically examined. Surveys were made cast from Cape Barron, around More Bay and Arctic Sound, by laundi and canoe, returning by sledge. As a result Bathurst Island charts have been rectilied, and over 15(1 islands charted. The geological results are encouraging. A great copperficlil has been mapped. Dr Jenness spent from.April to November, 1015, sledging and packing with primitive Eskimos in the interior of Victoria Island, and made, an extensive ethnological • and arcliieological collection, including phonograph records oi' folklore. . ' There is no official news of the northern /section of the expedition, but WiJkiiu reported that the schooner was Veached at Cape Kellet. Another schooner was unable to proceed further north than tl|c unnamed island west of Banks Island. The ship.Polar Bear, under Stcfannson, unsuccessfully attempted'the voyage west of Banks Island in 1915, but was forced to return, and wintered between Banks Island and Victoria Island. Plans were made to spend 1010 in obtaining more information about the laud discovered by Stcfamison in 1915; Stcfannson and his party started exploration in May and intended to remain as long as possible and spend the summer at the Northern 'lslands, rejoining the Polar Bear at Melville Island in the fall. It is expected that the Polar Bear will spend the winter of 19101917, at Melville Island. The northern party intended to return in 1916," lint' hardly anticipated that was possible,.owing to tlic scattering of the parties.. .The explorers are well supplied for two years, The scientist of the southern party brought manytons'of specimens, The re-mapping of the Bathurst Island region corrects errors by Sir John Franklin. Dr Anderson' reports that Stefaunson ' may not return until 191 S. After remaining with, the Stcfannson party, 'AYilkins made-a trip.over the ice and joined the southern party, Stefannsou told him that the new land discovered might be described as another Greenland. CAEEEE OF DE JENNESS. (Per Pren Association) . WELLINGTON,' August 18. Mr (}. L. Jenness, of Lower Hutt, hao received a cable message stating that his son, Dr .Diamond Jenness, is safe, Dr Jenness is a New Zealander. He was born iu AVcllington, and educated at Wellington College and Victoria College, where he graduated with honours in classics and gained numerous scholarships. In 1908 he went to Oxford, entering Balliol College, and taking up the study of litera hunianiores and anthropology. In the latter he obtained a diploma in 1910. His work attracted such notice that in 1911 he was selected by the Oxford University Committee of Anthropology to lead an anthropological expedition to New Guinea. The adventures of this expedition amongst the primitive peoples of Papua* and the I valuable work done, arc yet fresh in the memory of scientists.