Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-14
TO The SOUTH POLE.

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tA- Csasa--t sf th~ Aatar~stc n~gt~a-
kxp~~ts - starr IN >~ps-nas<r Merit fsr
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P-~~-asis 10 Flaa r~Sps- Living rA~r-.
SEw NoKx. March ii--Dr Fresseric<
Cook. the wvll-known explorer. has
coa1e forward With n new plan for AZ
eomPAsShiug the conquest of the ant
arctic rrgion- Vita a small hand II
ss-ienttsts he exprcss 10 sail fron New
Xerk September aext AMI il may be
three year. before the expedition re-
turns This project was for the 1rst
time pshlicly announced Saturday
evening BY the doctsr himself Ia an
extended paper read before the geo-
graphical secsioa of the Bry-okiyn In
stitatc - Arts and Sciences
tlr Cosss has sue-cesied IN xulissinx
the active support II various sesentiho
bodies and of private individuals a.
we'll IA his scheme There il M doubt
that the sum necessary 10 ut and send
cut the cxp-ditson-s.5.o .oQ0-wiIl be
completely Subscribed within short
time
Instead of employing a steam whai-
er. a. last years programme called
for. Or Cook expects To secure two
sailing vessels. ~eal-rs. OF about iao
tons burden apiece Seaiers Of this
eaparity are oaly 100 fee, Or - long.
bat they arc stasneh craft. fairly
rapid sailers and superior FOR i.sr
work The provisioning will b. foe
three years, although the intention -
10 return IN tNentv-four months
The scientific eUrps will compris.,
oaiy i've persons. inclndinx the leader.
Il VIII take the vessels three months
- sail the o.ssse odd miles frosn New
York - the Calf of Ers.bas and Ter
ror- The antarctic summer will he
commencing when tins rrnsi.zs.sas Is
reached II clear sea present.. itself
a further southing viii he Attempted
othsrwis-e the expedition will disem-
bars
After erecting 4 Substantial wo.saea
house for a headquarters. ot,scrvatioas
vi-l commence Later on Sle.izinr
parties wiil set oSr over the iuIand -.
- explore a. mach Of the antarctic
eoatancnt - r.sssibi-- For th.. ErSs
t"sr Hao1ths NJ iamplight Viii 10
ue.sss,L
NJ spscsal sstenPs wil. for variuss.
reasous. be alade - hoist sA.. starr
azd Strips 10 the top IT tn. soath
pole Incidentally l. may reasarze.i
that the anfAretis continent coaurisesS
an estimated arr4 q s.asa. at1 s.suar-
nsils-s. 4 s8xth % the ens.r~ sarfass. of
the xlohs- ~ FAR a. known the oaly
inhabitants 4re icehcrTs. glaciers.
~hales- s~sis. Penguins Aai ssaas
other aniualx
In the courSe ef his remarks ~.
ee-a-< refsrred % tAe discovery byCaps
l-ATSsu- % the Dua,i~e sznEa- rsrt.
~ ho foazd On Cap. Sevus.ar. in lass-
tasiss 81 sou;A- Nh.sus dfsy halls. appar-
eEtiT uszsie hy human hsmsss. - sza.A
AMI clay, aasA p--reAed up-oa pillzzS caa-
straetest q ta- sAal< mat~ria-
AAas = the nrsr c~isleaes..- sas.f Fr-
eoo<- '0t hManan exiSi~nee IN tho
antarctic To my uziad human hahsr.a-
tsoa 90 the antarctic sA0r~z i aos I'M
7e~sibl@. aor do ! si.cua {. by anr ssa-azs
Improbable to Gnd there an STATED
srihs u msa- f~cstizg AMI arVzSsizx
fr,sa The liberal "a fA-rns
At the ceaeiE>soa % ID. a1.ir~-.
steFs we're taken - aup-aina = essasssi.-
-. = the s-sti1u Shieh vii aSsiSs IL.
Goa - sad eat as -xp--,lltzea-
~ es-s< = stllA ypang zzan. bSszr
uusisr - In l-ei-rs h r-as th- .ar-
aseon AMI eshaolagi~t q Lleux P-rrxx
aESt ezp-ssi5tion - the no-sA He h.s
guus 20 the Arrtie tNicr since-