The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-06

tan early in August. DR.. Stein has
travelled along vast salt-covered sea,
identified IN the landmarks described
by Marco Polo, the Italian geogaph-
er Of the thirteenth century, and an
ancient system Of defense sug-
gestIng the Great Wall Of China.
Hardly less interesting are yne great
unexpIored stony desert Of Central
Australia, and the Dead Heart" OF
that island continent
At the North Pole there are 1890.
600 square miles OF the earth's surface
Of which little or nothing is known,
but which such explorers as Peary
Nansen. Mikkelsen. etc. are per
sistently trying 10 discover.
Dr. Frederick A. Cook Is now on his
way toward the North Pole from
Greenland. He originally intended to
seek the South Pole by establishing
base camp on Erebus Island, and
later attempting to 60 south in motor
car.
AS the Arctic regions become bet
ter known the mystery Of the con-
tinent which Is supposed TO surround
the South Pole becomes more en-
crossing and the expeditions to
reach ii more numerous. The area
Of unknown Antarctic land and water
is nearly six times larger than the
unexplored Arctic regions
The new English exploration party,
under e. H. shackleton left London
on their Newfoundland sealing steam
er, the Nimrod. on July 30 last. They
should have already made their irst
landing on the Antarctic continent
King Edward VII Land at the east
ern end Of Ross great ice barrier Is
their base Of operations The explor-
ing party carries with It carefully
planned living hut, IL Siberian ponies,
a team OF IL picked dogs fr0m Canada
and a specially constructed motor car
The closing days OF the Antarctic
summer viii be spent in establishing
J line OF depols 100 geographical
miles 10 the south Of their station
J With the return Of spring efforts vii
be made to extend the line Of depotl
another 100 miles to the south. ol
within 500 geographical miles OF th'
: Pole Then parties VIII attempt e
/ reach the Pole with Siberian ponies
and the motor car
Plans are under way for another
Antarctic expedition by FrenchmeI
under DR.. Charcot. He will seek fur
ther information OF almost unknown
Z Alexander Land. A special ship vii
be built With 100000 francs supplies
by the French government It is ais
: proposed that in addition to usua
: sledges the party shall take moto
g sledges for possible use on the SUI
I face Of an ice barrier. Wandel Il
y land Is to be their base Of operations
s and from this the coast of Alexande
0 Land will be explored as far as poi
a sibIe.
From Buenos Ayres comes wor
n that the ship Austral started sout
s. on Antarctic research work last d
It cember. It is likely that the ArgeI
4 tine meteorological Office viii hav
n meteorological and magnetic sti
B. ton set up on Wandel Island tai
Y year.
4 A second Belgian expedition is ais
II under discussion. II will be con
v manded by Henryk Arctowski. Th
n plan is to reach the edge Of the iC
# pack early next autumn at about Il
n west longitude. spend some months
le photographic and magnetic observ
ID tions, and then penetrate through II
d, ice pack to the Antarctic coast. O
St the return trip the vessel will |
" taken to the Balleny Islands, of q
northern end OF Victoria Land. II
K rest Of the expedition win be devote
rs to westerly cruise to Adele Ian
n. Claire Land and other patches
le coast which 80 by the general nan
O Of Wilkes Lsnd.