Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-23
Five Great Expeditions in
Antarctic Regions Are Due
to Be Heard from at Almost
ANY Moment.
DR.. COOK NOT
AMONG THOSE PREeENT

sender may bo au Engllshman. o Nor
wcginn. an Australian. n German or
Japanese. Five expeditions, carrying
the standards of as many different
countries. have been battling against
the cold and Ice Of the Antartie for
more than two Years, and the first OF
them is expected to come In touch
with the outside world" about this
time.
Stewards island. south OF New Zea-
land. Is the first haBitatl0n that viii
be reached by the explorers on their
return trips A telephone connects
the Island with New Zealand. where
cablegrams will be- sent out
Five Bands Hunt Pole.
In this great aye-cornered compot-
ton the most celebrated contestants
are Captain Robert Falcon Scott Of
England and Cuptaiu ROAD Amund.
sen Of Norway The Australian, Nav
son, Is leading a third band. and the
Japanese and German expeditions
complete the entry list In the unpre-
lcodented race. Never before have so
many expeditions been In either polar
region at one time
Competition is called the lfe OF
trade" said Sir Ernest Shackleton to-
day, "and ! believe that the spirit oil
contest must have exercised such an
influence over the rival expeditions
as 20 spur at least one OF them 70
achieving the goal" Sir Shackleton Is
tho English Antartic explorer who. in
1909. attained the "farthest south,
getting 10 latitude So degrees 20 min.
utes south, or within 10 miles OF the
pole
My national pride makes mo hope
that scott will beat out Amundsen,
be- said, and 4 have such confidence
IN him that I believe he has reached
the pole whether Amundsen has or
not. | know so little about the Ger
man Australian and Japanese expedi-
lions that ! cannot Justly speculate on
their success, but ] do not believe
personally. that any OF them has done
, as wen as either Scott or Amundsen
Captain Scott LEFT England on June
| ., 1910. wavins gOOdby to his wife and
bahy az CardiR. Wales. lie babe fare
Wen ia civilization at Christ church,
New Zealand on November %, an1
since then nothing has been heard
from him. His ship. the whller ic
ra Nova, has returned TO New Zea.
land and is awaiting the telephone0
command 10 go TO stewards Island
Fand get her master and pilot, and his
brave companions.
The Scott expedition Is the hes,
equipped that ever entered the south
polar regions. Fitted out by govern
ment appropriation OF 100000, added
to a popular subscription OF the same
amount everything that could posi-
bly, be- OF use was purchased over
a hundred Of the best Siberian sledge
dogs, as well as three motor slcdges
form part OF the equipment, and In
the party are several OF the foremost
scientists, geogfaphers and astronom
ers In Britain
According 10 the plans OF Captain
Scott, outlined before he departed on
his polar quest, he would establish
/. two bases on The Antartlc ice barrier
, one az MacMurdO Bay. the other "a,
King Edwards land. or some iJt
miles apart 10 he, II possible, con
nected 10y wireless telegraphy Each
OF these bases woald be about 500
statute miles from tho South pole. and
by means of them both ends OF the
barrier would be explored IL u
known that the MacMurdo bay post
was securely established by Captain
Scott the news having been brought
back to New Zealand by his ship, the
! Terra Nova.
How much more has been accom-
, plished by The Englishman and hii
marty Is largely a matter for coniec
= ture From he MacMurdo bay Dase
. over 500 miles 10 the pole. the rca
work of tho expedition had 20 be done
The explorer declared he expected q
take from ill 10 100 days to make the
journey no aud from the base.
, Sentiment blays a part In the plans
OF Captain Scott. who said before lcav
Ing that ho would have white men
with him I'D The pole. lie commented
on the fact that Commander Peary
bad a slaglc lone negro with him
Scott declared that he would have
l6 men with him on the final dash, in
GLIDING the sclentists Of the party
So well proyisioned rs the Scott eN-
pedltiOn that IL would not be neces
sery for him 10 abandon the attempt
In event tha, the FIRST dash did not
meet with success. He could return
% the base % supplies, rest during the
"On season and return 10 the task
= refreshed the next six months
in fact we shall jolly well stop
there till the hing Is done" said Cap
tain Scott lust before he cut loose
from civilization.
Captain Scott Is a veteran explorer
having attained great success on MS
memorable Uyasion of the Antartic
In 10000 when be reached the then
"iarthest south" getting 10 latitude b2
degrees rs minutes, 33 seconds south,
on within $50 miles Of the pole
lshachletons Expedition OF 1893 was
the only One bat has surpassed this.
The NORWEGIAN, Captain Amundson'
lAntaruc Uis previous fame was
lachleyed at me other end OF the
world Ono of his greatest accom-.
lplishmenis was tho negotiation of the
lrreat Northwest Passage. Captain
/ AmuudaCn'g shin the Gram" ls also