Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-10
Remarkable Journey to be Under
taken by the Famous M.
ArctoWSki.
WHAT HE PROPOSES TO DO.
Tells the Readers of the saturday
News In an Article Revised by
His own Hands.
speciaI Corresnondence.

Special Correspondence,
~ RUSSELS Feb LIT is Interest,"
* ing to follow the development OF
"A great idea More than six years
have now passed since NJ. Henryk
Arctowski the Belgian explorer. first
laid before the public his daring pro-
1ect FOR mapping out the field of inter-
national exploration in the Antarctic
regions. This was in 1899, when NJ.
Arctowski described his plan before
the meeting of the British association.
held at Dover He was then freshly
returned from the Antarctic regions.
and the renown which already attached
to his name for the valuable work he
had done as a scientist on board the
Belgica on its voyage toward the South
Pole, and during the long Antarctic
night, which the explorers on the Bel
gan vessel We're the first TO brave. Sc
cured him the eager attention OF the
scientific world and that OF travellers
ana explorers.
HIS PROJECT SKETCHED.
NJ. Arctowski's project was then all
ready clearly sketched, both as to tho
great ends TO be worked for and the
means OF attaining them. 1t was no
longer the discovery OF new lands alone
and the observation OF their configllra-
ton for which exploring vessels should
DC ntted out. The geology OF these
lanos, said NJ Arctowski must he
studied, and also the glaciers and the
| condition Of the sea ice which sur
| rounds them, the various physical
| sciences had 10 be utilized. taking ac-
| count OF magnetic and meteorological
| conditions. fauna. fora. etc, labor az
| gigantic az its results must be valuable.
Tor IN the southern hemisphere not only
are there Antarctic lands--islands or
| cohtlnents-totaIy unknown, but a
very large part OF the three nelghbor-
| ing oceans is also unknown.
IN THREE WAYS.
Further at the present day it is inn
possible TO consider the land alone: the
whole Antarctic area exhibits phenom-
ehd winch remain imperfectly known
ana which involve the great questions
or atmospheric circulation. circum-
polar oceanography and magnetic con-
ultlons. Hence, M. Arctowski held that
Antarctic exploration should be con-
Quoted In three ways: first, at fixed
stations arranged between the edge of
the continents OF America. Africa and
Australia and the zone of ice, which
stations should be supplied with all
necessary magnetic and METEOROLOGICAL
instruments, and at which work should
be simultaneously carried on for at
least one year secondly. during the
same year by Polar expeditions set out
from opposite sides toward the South
POLE In vessels strong enough to with
stand the pack and equipped for win
tering; and. thirdly. by circumpolar
expedition planned to proceed right
round the edge OF the pack. and spec
lally equipped FOR oceanographical and
geological work. and including 10 ita
program the survey of the accessible
parts OF the Antarctic coast.
GOT TOGETHER SLOWLY.
AT the moment NJ. Arctowski laid
down this great program the interest
of the public was only beginning to re-
vive In Antarctic exploration, regard
Ing which IL is now so keen. The means
were being got together slowly, and
not without much difficulty for the Ma
tional Antarctic Expedition OF the Dis
coyery, which later under Capt. Scott,
r. ~, achieved such magnificent re-
suits the possibility of the successful
organization of the expedition planned
by Mr.. Bruce--an expedition which has
also since then been brought TO high
ly successful end--seemed at the time
very slight; the German expedition un-
der Drygalski was only being planned
nothing. clearly could as yet be dons