The sun., 1909-01-23
exploitation BY WIRELESS.
Suggestion for Those VINO Seek the
POle.

To TEE EDITOR or THE SuS-Sir' Tour
article outlining the plans by which Amund
sen in the gallant old Fran hopes 10 CART
out to successful concluaion Nans-u's
original scheme was very interesting
Amundssn expects by entering the PACK
further to the eastward Of Sansens poip'
OF entrance to be carried In the very pe,r
neighborhood Of the pole. let me Offer 4
eugEestion that think vii make succst,
an absolute certainty. provided the TrAm
Ia still able 10 resist the ice pressure dur.
ing her long enforced voyage. =
When Eanson discoyerod 10 his charrir'
that the drift was carrying him Far 10 The
south OF the pole IL will be remen1 bered thai
with one companion and a number ~
sledges he left his comic rtable quarters ard
struck out over tho ice pack on his memor.
able dash Knowing TO certainty tha, hs
would never regain his ship, but must make
his retreat to Franz Josef Land, he was
compelled TO turn hack after achieving the
then highest record. and reaching trsnl
Josef land In the early summer encoun-
tered rotten ice and open water, so thai Il
landing was effected Surely in tho annals
OF adventure thore was mover a more brill
liant exploit then this.
Since Nansen's time the world has moved
on and many gcientifc improvements have
been made. The development Of wireless
telegrapby would enable Amundsen should
he fnd that the drift was carving him om
hundred miles and return, and a, the sans
Lime remain always IN conmunicat ion with
figure on q quick dash noTthwsrd and \
long southern retreat, but being always "
comm icetion " ith the ship. his northwaro
march could safely be extended toamontt
or more II necessary. Furthermore, /.
could reasonably be predicted tha, the ice
encountered would be fairly coherent, un-
II would not be advisable for the sleising
party TO equip themselves with Transmitting
apparatus, owing to the weight, but It would
aerial, by which hourly or at Least dsilv
messages could be received from the chin
specifying her location. The sledginz part,
tjoo oi bs H tnef n ss ssosTs99hiss n9 P
with as much certainty as they could per
manent land Equipped in this wsy wonld
Ryssdlc, Rsdh for tmnnndsen absolute success
very small auxiliary yawl, built in lsec. hs
achieved the seemingly impossible. With a
modern vessel like ths Fran,
tried out. and with a scientifically perfect
ahead Of him I feel assured.
barring accidents. tbat he will reach he
bearing on this suggestion II is inter.
csting TO recall that the Jeanette exped.
ton ,Wns Gite1 ont by Mr.. Edison with
or so Of Ursula ted wire so that the explorsrs
could loeve tho ship for that radius sad
re9dily find their eav hack. The Jesnnette
isolated Edison electric light plsn's.
belongs scheiue was Identical with Nan
sens, involving the entering Of the PACK
so as 70 he garriGd across the polar sea
with the drift Unfortunately, however,
the Jeanette was too weak structualv
~ resist the ice pressure. Nansen's varv
obvious suggestion that a vesse! suitable
for polar work shopld be so strongly built
hat When ice pressure lie encnuntefed the
ice and not the vessel should yield was IN.
Tort tunately not perceived bv DeLonG
FRANZ l.. DTPR
ORANGE, n. ~. January o.