os ▁began ▁arriv ing ▁from ▁the ▁south . ▁Among ▁them ▁was ▁O ot ah , ▁who ▁had ▁accompanied ▁Pe ary ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁on ▁the ▁historic ▁first ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁P ole . ▁ ▁In ▁March , ▁the ▁Ha ig - Th omas , ▁Wright , ▁Hamilton ▁expedition ▁visited . ▁They ▁shared ▁the ▁h ut ▁while ▁chart ing ▁port ions ▁of ▁Ell es m ere ▁Island ▁and ▁conduct ing ▁bi ological ▁and ▁gla ci ological ▁studies . ▁In ▁a ▁combined ▁vent ure , ▁Schloss bach ▁and ▁Wright ▁made ▁a ▁ ▁ice ▁cap ▁survey ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Et ah . ▁It ▁was ▁probably ▁the ▁longest ▁continuous ▁traverse ▁over ▁that ▁region ▁to ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁Paul ▁F url ong ▁and ▁Roy ▁Fitz sim m ons ▁tre kk ed ▁across ▁Smith ▁Sound ▁to ▁Cape ▁Sab line , ▁Ell es m ere ▁Island ▁to ▁depos it ▁supplies ▁at ▁a ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Mount ed ▁Police ▁cache ▁site ▁( a ▁request ▁from ▁Charles ▁C ams ell ▁the ▁North west ▁Territ ories ▁Commission er ). ▁ ▁The ▁Mac G reg or ▁expedition ▁took ▁with ▁them ▁a ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁model ▁W aco ▁bi plane ▁for ▁surve ying ▁and ▁expl oration . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁had ▁a ▁single , ▁ 2 1 0   hor se power ▁( hp ), ▁Cont inental ▁air - co o led ▁rot ary ▁engine . ▁Schloss bach ▁fle w ▁the ▁W aco ▁four ▁times ▁from ▁Et ah ▁mark ing ▁several ▁memor able ▁av iation ▁accomplish ments ; ▁the ▁first