Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-03
TO BE
EXPLORED AGAIN
BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION
CHARTERS STEAMEI; DISCON
cry AND WILL LEAVE LONDON
FOR SOITTH ABOUT AUG. /.
%STACKHOUSE TO CAMMAND
his EXPLORATORY WORK HAS
BEEN CONFINED TO ICELAND.
BIT HE WILL NOW ATTEMPT
TO REACH THE SOUTH POLE.

London. March The steamer bis
rovcrv. which the late Captain Scott.
used i'm his first antarctic vl-agc. has
been chartered ~ the British AntaIc
tie Expedition which il IN Ice command
eel bv Y. Foster Siackhousc. and will
leave London about the first OF August
for the far south. Mr.. StackhpuSr. who's
exploratory work has heretofore been
confined to Iceland will make no at
tempt ~ reach the Pole. Ills main pur
pose will bc to determine the coast line
of King Edward VII Land on one side
~ the Antarctic circle. and Graham
Land on the other. Between these two
sections ~ discovered LAND stretches ~
vast aud practically uncNplorcd region.
The expedition will attempt "a reach
the Pole to determine whether this inter
vcning space il land or sea. whether
King Edward VII Land j. part Of the
great antarctic continent or merely Yn
island or group of islands sci in tn
frozen sea.
The existence Of Graham Land. and
of Goats Land Endcrby Land and Kemp
Land on the Atlantic border Of the t;rrlt
Ice Barrier. aS well ~ the discovery nf
land south ~ Lieutenant Filchncr nt ~"
German expedition of 1911. support the
continental theory. On the coasts ~ kirg
Edward VII Land points. Mr. Stuck
house suggests that he drift NJ irr North
ward from the Wcldcll sea 10 the rnsS
sea. presumably through 4 strait So r.
ating Kin. Edward VII Land from era.
ham Land. This L. the most >nrihrrl,
nf British possessions for the whole ~
gion between meridian 20 degree west
and meridian 80 degrees west j. claimed
for the British crown. The information
which the expedition will nhtnin ~ 70
harbnrS. whaling stations AMI sealing
grounds will he If great service 10 the
whaling industry &C the Falkland l..
lands.
The crew of the Discover viii consist
~ - men and in addition 'hc~r VIII 10
five scientists. several of fh" bin ~
hccrS also undertaking sriHu'ifr "h>rr
%vationS. They will have ar rrr nlane
for Photographic >urvcv vllk 'rd This
'ro viii lee useful in curhli"e ~" leader
10 choose the best rnrfr vl y II" wants
az advance. Most Of tbr "T-i~rting anl
scientific staff have alrr1dv hc'n chosen.
J antenant \. T.. Harhpri of tn ROYAL
Navy who WAS navigating rfficr~ 80 the
Nimrod in the ~Sharklcton r~ncdition.
will command the Discovery Tho first
officer will BE- I.i%currnart ri p rf ~. car
>tin. ~ the Rovnl Indian Mrrinr who
has a considerable Lnpnl-i~. SUI
viewing. and the navigating NJ i~.r who
comes from the Samr ~rr i.. ri'l he
Lieutenant Il. Beatty. y ""u>ir ~ rrar.
ADMIRAL David Erffv o. rn.'v -
Ger Tom Green. who Ird with ~.~ft TN
both his Discover AMI Tr-~l Nrvr cx
petitions will lr hart~v-i.
ANON. the scientific ~-rT viil he
Lord tong'CiOa 0f fhr Gr' 60 -.
who has done " r-rai ID ~ u,ilitrrv
survey work. 'hr Nr-frr nf~cmn'fi nnlv
son of Lord ~rmrill. hr~ served his an
premiership ~ rnuirrnrim~ rnff will
have charge of 'he ""'--fn~irs frnart.
wcnt. the clcsirirrl ~ -"i and 'hr .-ntpr
boat and acroplanr engines: Captain 4.
:. cantrcll. who has been lent hy the
Admiralty. will ~ charge ~ the sur
vey work; W. w. >fcwart Garnctt VI.
a. an cNTcrt az rs ard qualified ma.
rine engineer and - HECTOR Pearson.
an officer in the F~~"v Territorials
will H. one = ffhe ~r~~eyor~.
The expedition Ill in away for three
or fnn~ wears From canefnwn where
the scicniisir i"ttrrmen.S will ha final
Nv tested ~ nfSc0rrr~ viii sail ~ the
Falkland islands. 4 distance 90 about
X q FnileS. neen son sarrornfin~s which
will have considerable Autographed