The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-17
A SOUTH POLE EXPEDITION.
All Arrangements Completed for the
Antarctic Enterprise.

LONDON. Dec. 16.-At last all arrange
ments have been made for the much
talked of Antarctic expedition in which
Germany and England will take part and
| which is to start for the South Pole next
August. Ever since the project was first
broached there has been much speculation
as to the precise manner in which the en-
terprse would be conducted, but nothing
definite was learned until a few days ago,
when Sir Clemens Markham. President of
the Royal Geographical Society, and guild
ing spirit of the English branch CT the ex-
petition returned from Berlin where he
had been consulting with the German sci
entists and officials and arranging with
them the programme which is to be car
ried out. ..r.7.z ara pyattst
According to this programme the two
expeditions, as soon as they arrive IN the
south, will separate and each viii thence
forth confine itself to the work and to the
territory assigned to it. For this purpose
the Antarctic region has been divided into
four sections or territories. or these the
first is the Victoria territory. which ex-
tends from 80 degrees east to 1SO degrees
and includes Victoria Land. the second is
the Ross territory and extends from lSG
degrees to 80 degrees west the third is
the Wedell territory, extending from so
degrees west TO degrees the fourth
extends from degrees % H. ,rees east
of the Enderh- terri.p -v. VII includes
Enderby Lane
Tire British ayuruI--E' 4as reed to
nav Gi5. 600 S. ~ i-Ha cost OF
the expedition, ava a. ,ll Mt has
been collected by sub. .n from
various sources. II.a HI. money
will suffice to ma ,sf.- t.. 'Lsu for
two years in the Ir. gCf a region I'd it
is claimed that gta.. ould
suffice to pay all -NpnE -le eX-
pediticn there for -Aer sa ls re-
suit of This latter 81 ralIeu ari. a- p ms
for raising this CO 0gJ ara ul~ lg
discussed.
The ship which the ssv vI.- a-r
the expedition and
the Discovery. is TO H.. 4Jr tlr
and. if all goes well, s ne rf E. lu-
in March. On account Taia' -U..
weather conditions p l.
South Pole, strength W hr .t1
Characteristic. and. wh
viii be more like whalil f'rsG
ordinary English ship. T.
concerning whose name h5
yet been arrived at will .
and presumably will be mo Lr
Fran. AT least, such is the
and it seems somewhat stra
the fact that the Fran was
calm waters and could c. .
make any headway in the An
English explorers. however.
confidence in their German
and are satisfied that their yes
it may be modelled after the
nevertheless be well equipped t
angry storms that rage so freq
the South Pole.
the leader of the English expedition VIII
be Captain Scott. of the royal navy, a man
about thirty years Of age, and one who.
although he has not had any practical ex-
perenae as an Arctic explorer, is consid-
cred TO be admirably qualified for such
work. and hence enjoys the full confidence
of the public In England the general
opinion Is that a man who is forty years
old or over is too old 10 cope successfully
with task like this. which requires great
bodily strength ard the utmost energy.
Englishmen do not forget that Sir James
Ross was almost forty when he started on
his famous Antarctic expedition, but they
point out that during his earlier years he
gained much experience for such work. and
therefore at forty was really in the prime
of his life. They also point out that Peary
was only twenty eight years old when he
started out with his first Antarctic eXpe-
dtion.
The first intention OF the English was to
have the expedition Of 1901 commanded by
Captain Egert0n, VINO led I'm Antarctic eX-
redition several years ago. and who is now
forty-live years Of age. bat he declined
the honor. and strongly advised the Royal
Society TO take Captain Scott
as his substitute. His suggestion was at
once adopted. and Captain Scott. who was
on duty on board the Majestic at the time
was at once relieved from work in order
that he might have ample leisure TO pre-
pare for the expedition. Young as he is.
Captain Scott has an excellent record as
scientist.