Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-17
TO EXPLORE FAR SOUTH.
Flans of the Scottish National
Antarctic Expedition.
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN VIEW.

Oce"noHraphy and MeteOrOIOrv
VIII Try to Go as Far as Possible
without Being Frozen In the Ice.
Inc Scottish national antarctic OK.
petition, which recently left Scotland
Is under the leadership of W. S. Bruce
y. H. ). g. S., who has already had no
little experience in arctic and antarctic
exploring, says the London King. He
sailed as naturalist with an antarctic
expedition which went from Dundee in
1892. He also accompanied the Jack.
son-Harmsworth polar expedition and
the Prince of Monaco's expedition to
Spltzbergen. Altogether four voya pes
nave been made to the arctic regions by
him since 1896.
MI. Bruce, who Is director Of the
laboratory of marine zoology at the
Surgeons hall of Edinburgh, is a great
ravorite with his fellow students. He
mas dark hair, with rather a swarthy
complexion, and is of slight build.
While stopping at Riddles Court, one
OF the university settlements organ
| lied by Professor Geddes at Edinburgh,
his hobby was to organize small par
ties to tramp out to the open country
Tor the week ends in all sorts and con-
olt1ons OF weather, sleeping out in the
open and collecting and cooking their
own food as if they We're some thou
sands of miles outside of civilization.
He has most charming manner and
ought to make an ideal leader of such
an expedition.
As he says: I'VE must work entirely
IN harmony; from the chief to the crew
we must all take an interest in ex-
ploration. 1t is absolutely no use sail
Ing If one man of the party has made
himself objectionable; it means that
the entire voyage will be disagreeable
to everybody and perhaps mean the
expedition resulting in failure"
Mr.. Bruce has chosen staff and
crew which there is every reason to
believe will work in unison. He has
left the entire control of the vessel,
which, by the way, has been named
the Scotia, to. Captain Thomas Robert
son Of Dundee, an old sea dog hailng
from Peterhead. Captain Robertson !
has had over twenty years experience |
in the arctic regions as a whaler, and |
although this lie his first antarctic voy-
age, he will be well prepared for all !
The scientific staff of the Scotia con- !
sists of six members: r. N. Rudmore-
Brown, botanist, and PlanctOn, nat
uralist; r. G. Mossman. meteorologist
and magnetic observer; DR.. ]. HI. Har-
vey- Prize geologist and medical officer,
and D. w. Wilton, who will assist Mr.
Bruce in the geological work. The ex-
plOring party's work will lie to the
south of the south Atlantic ocean, be-
tween the zones at present being in
vestigated by the Swedish and German
expeditions
The idea at present is to reach as
far as possible south without being fro
zen in the ice and also to specialize in
and meteoro!ogy. A very |
complete set of instruments has, been
obtained for this purpose. Kites will
be used for taking photographs of
birdseye views and cinematographs for
keeping records of the movements of
animals and birds. Two great drums
attached to the stern Of the vessel will
larry 1000 fathoms of cable. A spe-
tally constructed motor engine has
oeen placed on the poop, with four (
niles of piano wire to be used as string 1
or tremendous tubes, which will carry ,
Ielf recording meteorological instru-
nents into the higher regions Of the at I
nosphere. Y
The Scotia, which is bark rugged and {
.omes from Norway, has an auxiliary
crew. The bark itself is of 40 tons, 8
3 40 feet long and draws thirteen t
eet Of water. Her speed under steam q
, seven knots, and she has been entire a
= overhauled and, one may say, rebuilt a
y one of the best shipbuilders on the | {
hyde, and she is now one of the pref \
lest boats that have sailed for the arc q
lc or antarctic regions, being painted d
We white. A
It will not be for the want of outfit Il
hat the expedition will not be sue 81
ese, But the Scottish national antarc- d
|c expedition is still in need Of funds N