Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-30
TO DIVIDE A CONTINENT.
England and Germany to Seek Lands
In Antarctic Sens.

Berlin, Sept. 30.-England and Ger
many are preparing for the partition of
another continent-this time the ant
Iaretic continent. Sir Clements Mark
lham. president of the Royal Geographic
raj society, displayed huge map TO the
geographical congress today showing
the boundary lines which divided the
south polar region into four quadrants.
assigning TO England the territory from
100 degrees east to 80 degrees west, and
to Germany from 80 degrees west to 80
degrees east. The plans for the polar
expeditions which the two nations now
have in preparation We're the order of
the day. Besides Sir Clements Mark
ham, Professor Drygalski, leader of the
German expedition; DIR. Nansen, Sir
John Murray, the veteran north and
south pole cavalier and Gen. A w
Greedy participated in the discussion.
1t was unquestionably the greatest SEES
sion the congress viii have.
After the German deep sea expedi-
ton. which returned last spring, two
great problems We're presented in the
Victoria squadron, whether the land
| from the termination of the island to
| Balleny Islands was continuous, and
whether Cape Andare was connected
/ by continuous land with Mount Terror
and Mount Erebus. Future exploration
parties must be prepared to pass over
glaciers and mountains. and eonse-
lquently Sir Clements Markham advised
against the employment of dogs as in
defective and cruel, experience proving
! them to be useless on rough ice, While
men We're available everywhere. The
lice barrier Will be observed from the
ship With captive balloon
The Ross quadrant contains a con-
tinuation of the ice barrier, and the ex-
lplorer's task will be to ascertain lis ex-
tent and outline on the Pacific and
penetrate if possible to the meridian OF
4 Peter island. Graham island or the con-
ltinental projection affords an inviting
Subject
/ In the Weddell quadrant Sir Glenn.
ents Markham's opinion was that the
land mass was largely on the Austria.
1 liam side. The main object of the join
| exploration will be to determine the ex
4 tent and nature of the south polar land
ascertain the nature of the glaciation
4 take magnetic and meteorological obser
vatlons and. where practicable, t.
make deep sea soundings and dredg
ings.
Sir Clements related the progress o
the Royal society's plans. The vesse
which Will carry the expedition will b,
of oak with casing of green heart o
other hard wood. 1t will be l72 fee
long, 33 feet broad with 1,525 tons dis
placement 1t will have a capacity 70
six officers, three civilians and thirty
nine men.
The landing party will include the ex
ecutive officer, a geologist, and ten men
! a house will be prepared for wintering
According to the present plans the tw
expeditions will leave the Elbe and tn
Thames in August 1901, the Englis
, vessel proceeding to the magnetic bas
at Melbourne, thence to the Termination
2 of Balleny Islands, establish the Ian
t party at MacMurdo Bay. return t
5 Melbourne and winter at Lyttletor
Y New Zealand. The second season
: will go direct to MacMurdo Bay t
e examine the ice barrier for a distanc
of 800 miles. returning again to Mel
t bourne and Lyttleton. The third sea
!. son. if the funds permit, a determine
g effort will be made to reach the meri
d dian or Peters island.