The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28
Frozen Gales az the south.

ANlllllNF4NlA 'NlA'l ~ ~ ~ So
that area Of the Antarctic which lies
to the south Of the Australian CONT
nput. II was in this region hat
Wilkes Of the United States Explor-
ing Expedition made his daSh into the
ice q me sc~vcntN-iivc years ana
either found or did not find the Amt
arctic, continent. Whether II vas ice
cap or icy barrier or continental mass
tha, wilkes discovered has long re-
manned u theme of bitter polcmiCS N
arctic geography. The English geo
rraphicnl auth. rites Stp'itly main
tanned tni, thc American had been
m,-ied 10y impacted foe; some went so
far "a To- make tho accusation of in
territorial misleading IN his report. The
dispute cmbittcrel the career Of the
American Admiral; II seemed so cruel
that after all his h%ardshirs IN III found
vessels ~ the dailN risk Of life his
discoveries sh uid he challenged.
since 1870 there has hec1 almost
no lttcmpt at exploration In the area
Of the Antarctic which was the scene
If Wilk.S'S discoveries. there have
been M data to confirm or -
rerlte his report. II j. only now
hat W., have not only the results Of
an oceanographir survey hu; the
record ( n %sojourn and careful
slcdge exploration or the legion Of
the Wilkes problem This he's neHn
carried out successfully by the well
equipped parry under OF
Sir DnrGiAS MtwSoN. whose report in
" volumes just appears under the
TIN. Tn, nom, Of the Rh::drd 81. Il
I..ppincot, Company. Philadelphia. II
from the Australian quadrant that
Wilkes reported his discovery Of land
far from TIE pole. II is In the same
quadrant that Mlwsun has been pros
cutting his researches.
, II. establishes beyond al ~pcradvcn-
tlrc that land is there 10Y his sledG-
in@ parties have traVer>ed its sh"i"
limo through almost it: whole length
within the Australian quadrant The
land that Is now proved To- exist may
have been seen ny wilkes. some Of II
NawSun acknowledges that the great
American rally did soc. Vet in other
uiaccS where Wilkes reported land
Mivyln's ship found soa readily nav
..dhlc. There can he 10 u Of the
priority of Wilkes in the discovery or
Autarctica. but it will hc necessary n
correct his report OF land at several
points. The determination hy the
Australian expedition is compete. not
t. hc gdinSaid. FOR il las happened 10
tn M to sail, over some spots where
Wilkes recorded land dimly seen in
the driving gale. yet Il has equally
been their privilege to travt rsc many
niles ~ the land nt his discovery. not
merely land infcrcnt.al beneath the
81 cicr Slopes hut land standing ont
&C tn" ice cap in all is strength ~
re- Ky p|re,ip,cs and huttrcss,- firm
auiIrst the sea and IL" planning rivers
Of ice. i ~ q pleasure 90 tind this
satisfactory ending of tho long prob
i,n ana to- Anuw that d,spi, In" nat
urLl .rrors in detail tho vail ty If tn"
discovery 10y Wilkes has been in t1c
ma.n established beyond dispute.
II wa no; an immediate pr 'i'v' OF
the Australian expedition to Nn;ar'tica
tina, MaWSun should attack the pole
owe oC his major antivitics was 60
max. u reconnaissance Wit the Dip
p.n" needle and 20 conduct studies of
terrestrial magnetism as nearly t. tho
south magnetic pole As might prove
f.. bio. Tbs ;h-mc was Il peculiar
and timely interest 10y reason If the
oNhau.t.v" s,udicS Of terrestrial mag
rrt.-m tY"r rs now IN pros - in The
cruise pc IN" nou-mHgn";" zach;
Curu--.,. tn 'Is. was almost Suc-
ccssfullN carried ont. Both AZ Nav
.ou's winter base and ~ @ western
cam. Established loo mijo- aWav ar
@cyrc,lcnj series uf observations on al
.T, ,.,,yt,Afts .',p1,1tG MAS It,t .llIAf