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The Nome Daily Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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In Payson, Utah, on Dec. 31, Master Sergeant Stanley R. Morgan, who recovered Will Rogers and Wiley Post's bodies after their 1935 crash, announced plans for a 10,000-mile land trip around North America's northern rim via the Northwest Passage, using a modified auto, to prove overland travel feasibility in the Arctic.
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Payson, Utah, Dec. 31.
Plans for a ten thousand mile land journey around the northern rim of the North American Continent, were revealed here today by Master Sergeant Stanley R. Morgan, Signal Corps operator at Point Barrow, who recovered the bodies of Will Rogers and Wiley Post after their tragic crash last summer.
The trip will depend, Morgan said, upon his ability to secure financial backing. He will leave from Seattle and proceed to Pt. Barrow. From there his route will go East through the historic Northwest Passage to the northern tip of Hudson Bay, down the west coast of Hudson Bay to New York and thence back to Seattle.
The automobile to be used on the trip will have skis and a tractor tread, similar to the one Morgan constructed for use in the Barrow region, but in addition will have a special steam attachment to keep the lubricating system operating in extreme low temperatures. The purpose of the trip will be to demonstrate the feasibility of land travel other than by dog team in the far North.
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Payson, Utah
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Dec. 31
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Master Sergeant Stanley R. Morgan revealed plans for a ten thousand mile land journey around the northern rim of the North American Continent, depending on financial backing. He will leave from Seattle to Pt. Barrow, then East through the Northwest Passage to the northern tip of Hudson Bay, down the west coast of Hudson Bay to New York, and back to Seattle. The automobile will have skis, tractor tread, and a special steam attachment for low temperatures. The purpose is to demonstrate feasibility of land travel other than by dog team in the far North.