New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-14
SEEKING THE POLES.
Peay 10 90 North Again and Eng
RshmcR South.

After interruption OF three years the mo-
ropoly o. popular interest enjoyed by the North
pole al again ne broken. With view to
,sarninG acmething more than mas been hitherto
discovered about the reg. IN s,Irroundi,, ito
.o,,tbera rival expedition sill sail rro,
r-nglar4 near Tie close of the present month
Tho venture VIII be conducted 10y lieutenant
: = Shackicton. who accompanied Car+o.n
Scott ca , similar mission IN 1901. and reached
hcme n 1871
In beth Arctic and Antarctic exploration the
wor. naturally divides Itself into two inpor;sr.
stages II IS first necessary to reach DIV chin,
q convenient point for the transfer Of food In
strIments and other requisites. and then. within
A few days or a few months. push onward frono
this base with the aid of other means of trans
portat'"n. III" distance To be traversed on the
second part of The journey IS apIarentlv shorter
in campaigns Ike Peary's and Wellnlan's than
IN most of the undertakings like ShackietOn's
PeaIy base of operations on the north coast Of
Grant Land has been near or beyond the SD
parallel of latitude Spitzbergen. from which
N'!ln.an hopes TO start next month is above the
Sfh. Ieplitz Bay, Franz Josef Land where
ire Duke Of the AbruZzi wintered in preparation
for the effort made under his auspices is not far
nom the Slst. In the opposite hemisphere
mere are Few places where ship pass be-
H"iiu me ibln parallel. Indeed. the barrier OF
floating ice which skirts the Antarctic continent
is usually encountered even further away from
the South Pole.
To some extent. however. the apparent disad-
vantage under which research in the Southern
Hemisphere is conducted is offset by another
difference between the two regions In one
case the explorer must cross an eXpanse of
ocean, while in the other land iniervenes be-
tween his base and his goal. In both hemi-
spheres the surface presented is icy. In the
III
IN motion In the south it rests on a solid foun-
dation. Owing 10 the greater stability of the
highways be followed in the latter instance.
in the Southern than in the Northern Henri
sphere Peary's progress has repeatedly been
checked By The opening of dangerous gaps in
his path Furthermore. though the opportunity
has never before been improved. the conditions
which exist in the Southern Hemisphere render
feasible the of an automobile. whereas such
a vehicle could hot be operated over the Arctic
ice pack. Peary, hansen Cagni and other rec
ord breakers in the North have relied on dogs
and sledges for transportation Baldwin, who
took the first Zieg!er expedition TO Franz Josef
Land. added Siberian ponies his available
resources. Shackleton Will take dogs. ponies
and one two specially designed automobiles
one OF the most interesting questions which his
expedition viii help 10 solve relates to the pos
sible superiority OF the last mentioned facilities
over those enjoyed 10y Scott. who used dogs
An egually-perhaps an even Notwithstanding
rrohle-u is: How will the performance Of the
automobile compare. in respect 10 practical Elf
cheney, with Wollnans flying machine? Both
will generate their power with gaSolene