The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-30

~, such Il regular tub Of Il boat that
one marvcls that any one would dare
to 90 to sea in her at all.
1t is only when you meet Lieut..
Shacklcton and encounter her daring
commander, Captain England, and
her chief engineer, Mr.. Dunlop, that
you realize that they mean business
with the Nimrod.
lndomitable courage is shown in
their faces, particularly that of
Lieutenant Shackelton, who has Just
consented to make an exclusive state
ment, in which he fully discusses his
novel and daring plans.
The chief in command of the An
tarctic expedition demonstrates to
you in few minutes conversation
that he is thoroughly in earnest. Con-
tact with Lieut.. Shackelton for n
short while gives one the impression
that reaching the south pole is mere
matter Of course. He is q broad
shouldered, tall, Squarely built young
man, whose frame seems to be one of
iron, while his countenance has that
British bulldog look that seems to
mean success in any arluous adven-
| turc.
The writer met him recently at the
Offices OF the Antarctic expedition in
Regent street, London, and he has
made statement in which he fully
explains why he intends to reach the
south pole. 1t all seems extremely
simple when you know how.
"The south pole, in my opinion, is
more attainablc than the north, for
the reason that in the southcrly di-
rcrtion there arc more extensive
tracts. Of unbroken land,' ';said Lieut..
Shackclton. '"In the northcrly region
You have open water and ice of a
rugged character, whereas around the
south pole there are immense platcaus
of flat land. 1t is for this reason
that we are taking specially built
motor car with us. Some persons
seem to imagine that we have an idea
Of simply landing near the pole and
then driving over in our motor. This
is absurd. The motor is only an ex-
! pertinent and is not intended for rid
j ing i,i atI all. 1t is merely ito. haul
provisions, We have especial sets
of wheels adapted for certain quail
Ties of ground; the material Of which
| tho nntnr iS onnct 4 r,,ni nj b,c kn,r nc
pccially hardened for low temporal
ture. But we are mot depending on
4 our motor car. 1t will haul more pro-
visions than will dogs or even ponies,
and as We shall only ,lss it over
ground that we Ina I've first travelled
and it will only 60 twenty-five miles
day or thereahouts, stopping when
the ponies stop, it is altogether a
practical idea. i: = ! ff}} !
"Anothcr novelty of our expedition
is hc use of ponies instead of dogs
We IhAve been eriticised> for this. but
odr idea is, ink MY opihidn Ia very
good one. These Manchurian ponies
have been thoroughly seasoned tc
t stand very low temperatures in thci,
own homes before we take them out
and there is no reason to think they
will not prove very efficient.
cor course, one thing may be said
against honics and in favor of dogs
dogs will eat dogs, but ponies won 7
.:at aonies. Perhaps you don't catch
tho .lrlft Of my meaningq In an emcr.
gency. with provisions giving out and
dogs dying, we can feed the live dogs
on the dead ones :, But with ponies
we cannot resort to this measure
From a.practical point Of view, how.
ever, the ponies will carry more
weight, do more work and eat less
: food than any other animals for this
| purpose. -,
! "F"r reasons which it is not permis.
siblc at present to- divnl4,c, King Ed,
, ward VII. Land, at the eastern ent
, of Ross great ice barrier, has beer
; selected as the base of operations II
, place of the headquarters Of the Dis
, covery expedition at the other end oi
the barrier. I'm many respects the
. change will be welcomed by "co~ra
phcfs. McMurdo Strait, where the
Discovery wintcred. was the centre OF
extensive explorations, lasting for ;
couple of years, and we will have
. around King Edward VII. Land
which has merely been sighted as {
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