El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28
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SCOTT B0bT
New Expedition to Explore
Southern Land Of Ice to
Start in August.
WILL NOT TRY TO
REACH SOUTH POLE
ONION, Eng, Feb. 28.-The

ONDON Eng, Feb 2S-The
steamer Discovery, which the
late captain Scott used in his
first Antartic voyage. has been char
tered by the British Antartic expedi-
tion which is to be commanded by J.
Foster Stackhouse, and viii leave Lon
don about the first of August for the
far south. Mr.. Stackhouse, whose ex-
ploratDry work has heretofore been
confined to Iceland, will make no at
tempt to reach the Pole. His main
purpose viii be to determine the coast
line Of King Edward VII land on one
side Of the Antartic circle, and era
ham land on the other. Between these
two sections of discovered land
stretches a vast and practically unex-
plored region The expedition viii at
tempt to determine whether this inter
Xening space is land or sea. Whether
King Edward VII land is part Of the
great Antartic continent or merely an
island or group Of islands set in She
May BE Great Continent.
The existence Of Graham land, and
Of Coats land, Enderby land and Kemp
land on the Atlantic border of the
Great Ice barrier. as well as the dis
CoveTy of land south by lieutenant
Elchner of the German expedition in
1911, support the continental theorT.
On the other hand, the great area OF
Pack ice massed on the north and west
coasts Of King Edward VII land points.
Mr.. StackhOuse suggests, to the drift
Of ice nOrthWard from the WeddeI
sea to the Ross sea, presumably
through a strait separating King Ed
ward VII land from Graham land.
This is the most sOutherly of British
possessions for the whole region be-
tween meridian 20 degrees west and
meridian so degrees west is claimed
for the British crown. The infOrma- /
tiOn which the expedition will obtain I
sealing grounds viii be of great ser
vice to the whaling industry Of the 4
Falkland islands.
rive Scientists to Go.
The crew Of the Discovery viii /
consist of % men and in addition there !
will be five scientists. several Of the /
ships officers also undertaking scien- ]
tific observations. They viii have an 4
aeroplane for Photographic survey /
work and this too viii be useful in /
the leader to choose the best /
route when he wants to advance. Most /
of the navigating and scientific stair
have alredy been chosen. Lieut.. A b.
of the royal navy, who was
navigating officer on the "Nimrod' IN
the Shackleton expedition Will com
maud the Discovery.
Among the scientific staff viii be
lord CongIetou of the Grenadier guards
who has done a great deal of military I
survey work; the Master OF. Semplni
only son of lord Sempil, who has
served his apprenticeship in engineer
ing, and viii have charge Of the met
geological department, the electrical
plant and the motor boat and aero
plane engines; captain A. $. Cantreu,
who has been lent by the admiralty
viii have charge of the survey work.
w. H. Stewart Garnett, NJ A, an eX-
pert on skis and qualified marine en-
-ineer, and d. Hector Pearson, an Of
ficer in the Essex territorials, will be /
one Of the surveyors.
The expedition will be away for
three or four years. From CapetOwn
where the scientific instruments will
be finally tested, the Discovery" will
sail to the Falkland islands, a distance
Of about 5000 miles. Deep sea sound
iugs. which win have considerable
hvdrographical value, will be taken in
these little frequented seas. On the
way the Discovery" will ascertain
the exact number of islands contained
in the Sandwich group and determine
the position of the Shag rocks.