New-York tribune., 1910-02-13
syERDRUP CHANGED PLANS.


number of years ago in London, in
.4s course y a polar address Commander
pesrv objected 10 the plan OF Captain
.,,erir1lp 10 attempt 10 enter the polar
region by rcute which he had announced
-baf he himself intended 10 follow. As a
result Of this contention that an explorers
announcement of an intended expedition by
given route pre-empted that route TO his
GRn use. Sverdr7lp changed his plans and
eypl0red EIIesmere Land. DR. Bruce has
announced that he hoped in 1911 to under
take oceanographical work in the Welden
and Bjscoe seas the mapping of the coast
- east and west Coats Land. and jour
re- across Antarctica to King Edward VII
Land Coats Land Is on the opposite side
q the continent from King Edward VII
Land. where Captain Scott viii enter, and
about 2,0G6 miles distant
Tie American expedition, which is TO be
financed by the National Geographic So
c.,tv and the Peary Arctic Club, il is ez-
lected ell start in July. The Peary Arc
tc CIu5 has offered the use Of Peary's ship,
+he Roosevelt. and after The National Geo
-rznIlfc Society has provided s5eeeo tow
ara he expenses OF the expedition the
fvg societies VIII Join in obtaining the
kr.gal or $4,000 which viii be required in
addition Captain Bartlett and the other
members % Commander Peary's party VIII,
i Is expected, man the expedition, Captain
Bartlett being in command.
Tie British expedition, headed by Cap
is;n Scott, il is expected, viii also start in
July. This Is one OF several expeditions
nov aimed Al the conquest Of the South
Poe Some time ago Captain Scott an
uouuced that he would Try again for the
homer which he failed 10 win On his earlier
irip in The discovery
American interest ia the subject stimu-
lsied British interest to The extent OF a
government subsidy Of S190,ot9 or one-half
q the required sum. OF the remainder
Ss0ea9 has been subscribed. and Captain
scc;t IS completing his arrangements for
starting for the South in July. as it is not
leubted that the other $4,000 needed will
Dc forthcoming. He has men in North
eastern Siberia obtaining the necessary
dogs and ponies OF the type which proved
80 seTTiceable to Lieutenant Shackleton-
Experiments are being made with re-
msrkable kind Of gasolene driven sledge for
hauling the sIedges Of provisions and other
supplies over the great ice barrier.
70 USE HUGE WHALING SHIP.
Captain scou's party viii sail in the
Terra Nova, the biggest whaling vessel in
existence. She is lS7 feet in length and
Las beam Of 81 feet. The displacement is
A tons. She is bark rigged. and also
equipped with q steam engine Of $40 horse
power, which viii drive her At a speed o.
nne knots-somewhat less than the speed
q the I.ustania, but sufficiently fast for
Dosr party.
i is expected that Captain Scott Will at
tmrt % reach the pole by a route some
WAT different from that followed by Lieu
senanr Shackleton, who started from the
neghborhood Of Mount Erebus. al the
rght end % the great ice barrier. Captain
Scott purposes 10 land some hundreds of
nles 70 the east. at the left end Of the
psrrler. IN King Edward VII Land.
There are other expeditions IN the air, so
TO speak. That purposed by DR.. Bruce has
already been mentioned. In January Lieu
tnant Shackleton, the present record
hooer and z comrade Of Captain Scott in
ne discovery announced his intention to
Fy again for the pole. Two officers in the
russian army are reported 10 have pUr-
4ssed dirigioe balloons for the purpose
y Undertaking 4 journey 10 the South
rue through tne frigid air Of that section
I" the earth
looks very much as If the pole would
= 1oanc soons and il is perhaps not too
''h 10 begin discussion Of the appoint
1er' % q conservation commission 20 pro
the deposits of coal, iron. etc. there
ION unlawful combinations an4 undue
Waste