Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-10
BRITISH EXPLORERS TO
MAKE A SURVEY OF An
UNKNOWN CONTINENT
AerepIanes Will Be Used to Pick Out
Routes Through lee Fislds-
Expedition to Start
in August.

London. Special: The steamer Dis
covery, which the late Captain Scott
used in his first Antarctic voyage, has
been chartered by the British Antarctic
expedition which is to be commanded
by j. Foster Stackhouse, and will leave
London about the LIST of August for the
far south. His main purpose will be
to determine the coast line of King Ed
ware VII land on n side of the Ant
arctic circle, and Graham land on the
other. Between these two sections of
land stretches a vast and
practically unexplored region. The ex-
petition will attempt to determine
whether this intervening space is land
or sea, whether King Edward VII land
is part of the great Antarctic continent
or merely an island or group of islands
set In the frozen sea.
me existence OF Graham land, and
OIL Goats land, Enderby land and Kemp
land on the Atlantic border of the great
ice barrier, as well as the discovery
of land south by Lieutenant Fflchner OF
the continental theory. On the other
hand The great area Of pack ice massed
on the north n west coasts of King
EdWard land points. Mr.. Stackhouse
suggests. to h DRIFT of ice northward
from the Weddel sea to the Ross sea,
King Edward VII land from Graham
land: This is the most %southerly of
bfitlsh possessions for the who'll re-
s1on beween meridian 20 degrees west
n meridian 80 degrees west is
claimed for the British crown. The in
formation which the expedition will OBJ
taln as to harbors, whaling stations and
sealing grounds will be of great service
to the whaling industry Of the Falk-
land islands.
The crew OF the Discovery will con-
sist OF % men and in addition there
WI be five scientists. several of the
SHIPS officers also undertaking scien-
tit1c observations. They will nave an
aeroplane for Photographic survey
work and this too will be useful in en-
ablfng the leader to choose the best
route when he wants to advance. Most
OF the navigating and scientific staff
nave already been chosen. Lieut.. A. E.
Harbord, of h Royal navy, who was
navigating officer on the Nimrod in the
S~hackelton expedition, will command
the Discovery. The first officer will be
Lieut.. Richard HI. Garstin, of the Royal
Indian marine, who has a considerable
knowledge of surveying, and the navi-
same service, will be Lieut.. r. Beatty,
a cousin of Read Admiral David Beat
ty. Chief Petty Officer Tom Green,
who sailed with Scott in both his Dis
covery and Terra Nova expeditions,
will be boatSWain.
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Lord Congleton of the Grenadier
Guards. who has done a great deal of
military surve work; the Master of
Sempill. only son of Lord Sempill. has
served his apprenticeship in engineer
ing. and will have charge of the mete-
geological department. the electrical
plant and the motor boat and aeroplane
engines; Capt. A. G. Cantrell, who has
been lent by h admiralty. will have
charge of the survey work; w. Fl.
Stewart. Garnett M. A., an expert on
skis and qualified marine engineer and
sex territorials, will be one of the
The expedition will be away for three
or four years. From Capetown where
the scientific instruments will be final
ly tested, the Discovery will sail to the
5000 miles. Deep sea soundings, which
will have considerable photographed
value, will be taken in these little fire.
quented seas. On the way the Dis
covery will ascertain the exact num-
Der of islands contained in the Sand
of the shag rocks. Discussing his plans
MIR. Stackhouse said: after calling at
the F%alklands. the Discovery will pro-
e to h east side of Graham's land.
Here l propose to land a party Of Is
about December 20. Their task will be
to determine a doubt as to the insular-
ity of Graham land. The existence of
a strait between Graham's land would
explain the great accumulation Of ice
between that land and the great bar
rier. This part Of the expedition will
have the assistance Of the airman. He
will, l am convinced. save them much
useless sledge-hauling. They will also
carry out a large amount of survey
work. remaining together 12 or IA
months. Meanwhile the Discovery will
proceed to Larsen's sea and endeavor
to fix the coast between Graham's land
and the base Of the last German expe-
dition about 70 degrees south"