Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-05
BOUND FOR WE SOUTH POLE.
Or. r. A. Cook viii Lead Party Into an.afc-
tic Waters.

Nrw YORK, Dee. DR.. +. A. Cook OF
Brooklvn, the ehnoiogist of the Peary ex-
pedition of 1872. il now preparing to lead
an exploring party to the Antarctic regions
next ian He intends, if he can, to solre
the my stery of the Antarctic continent, or
archipelago, WHICH il supposed TO 'prea'
over Il large part of the s ruth Polar area.
DR.. Cook proposes to go south With Al
annie equjpme Mt for carrying ON bis re
scare, Is under condiii IN that will be favor
ahl. for succels. His work in the Arc;i
regions was goo AMI thorough, and he hs'
shown that he possesses those qualities | s
ti2h deg zee which fit him to tskeIhe leader
.!ip in an eype iilion to the Antarctic re-
,i,as. Mr. Astrup, who is now win Pesrs
expects TO return III time To 60 South viz
Dr Couk as second in com nsn'. The cos
f the xp, ditiou " i'll b., aboot $50 900.
DIR Cook las su BAH til lis pl ms 10 III
American Geograp cal Society. lire Is =
summsry If lis schemr, condensed froa
tn. information which he has supplied, ard
which Appeals in the Standard Union ii
Brooklyn:
"Ilv mur,hs for ,xploration will be De
cember. January, February and Ma7.h
The expeoi ion will leave New York about
Sept /. At the Falkland Islands the party
will rerlenish their coal and provision sup
ply. From the Falkland I-linis they VII
tea directly for Terre Louis Philippe !;
n one of the island. off this coast they viii
deposit. one of their lifeb oats, with provis-
iJus enough to reach The Falkland Islam Is.
From Terre Louis Phillippa tn ir move
meuts will depend mnch OH the movements
of those vast pack OF ice drifting around the
mercy of the prevailing winds ami currents
leaving temporary openings in the direction
of the continent nr The pole. DIR Cook .lIl
take advantage of the first practical openIog
TO enter the ice barrier and proct ed IA 4
southerly direction t. the most southor'
point at hich h. is able to reach lard
There h, will search for some harbor for
his vessel, establish headquarters and Dc
GA systematic scientific observations 81
once.
..Dr. Cook does not expect to be able to
engage in much exploratory work during
the Ant4rtic summer of 1894 35, but will
be satisfied to get safely into winter quar-
ters. The winter will be speIt in all :he
scientific researches that may be carried on
in the neighborhood of bis camp. lie vii
take good supply of dogs with him."
DR.. Cook writes COR whole travelling
equipment i'll lie tried and perfected dur
ing the long night: our clothing will be
made almost entirely Of furs and bird skins
that brought with me from Greenland las,
summer. The garWe nts Will be cut on lin
Eskimo pattern, and Ill consist of fur out
s;Ge garments and birfiskin uadergtrments
have little faith in knit clothing for thes
regions. and consider it almost worthless il
extremely low temperatures. We shall
nave an extensive library, from which
monthly mag zines, We, kiie. and daily pt
pers will be served at regular intervals.
AS room ~ tn. sun r-turns our work IL
lie field will begin. The inland party for
nor. suuth-rn,x i,rsli ms viii then star
,n ih-ir jyurney across nh. inland sea; th'
=" irnifii vb.ervarioas will be conlinuef
Al mg the coat ami As much OF the CO.'S
expl.r on .ledges AM in boats as III,
tiUe before our retreat will permit.
"After the return of the iolsni part'
which will be about the 1T of March, ".
viii 81 once begin our retreat. We shall
use every eudeavor 10 protect our vessel
from ice pressure. and try TO keep her from
being j4mmed Or detained in the ice packs
Ii we should be so Unfortunate as TO los
our vessel, our retreat is so planned that by
the use Of com nation of small boat
xhich can be dram tvsr i'c ana sleiges,
we will he able tn r'ach " l'febO It on IN
island off Louis Philippe Land. AMI in this
cross over 10 the Falkland Islands.
After We have crossed the Antarcii
circlr, il The time and weather conditions
viii permit, We shall .nlrsyor 10 study The
mainland aud islands IN he region of Terrs
Loui. Philippe. Leaving here, we shall
p opshIy reach the Falkland islands about
May 1; from there, after stopping at one
or two South American ports, we shall
steam direct for New York"
DIR. Cooks party will not number more
thsn ~ or IA mn, iocluii ing his ship.
crew. Hi scientific corp, i'll number fonr
OF i've men, and the 9th r members of the
parry will be int ligent, educated volun.
teerr. With regard to his sledge quincy
on the inland ice, DIR. Cook says:
II do not expect to prolong the Southern
ledge journey more than three months. On
this joar4ey the glacial phenomena, snow
and ice formation, will be carefully stuiied.
Many other important meteorological and
geological observations may BE- made. A
very novel investigation, aad vne " hich
expect TO devote a great deal of ats ntioa.
il the Antarctic ice cap, With, perhaps, 10
aesrly 5000 miles in diameter. and pro ably
nearly circular in form; irs thickness is .
problematicSi matter. and hiss been a sub
ject Of much theorizing by scientific men.