The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-17

To STUDY POLAR REGION.

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Well equipped for a scientific study
OF the polar regions. eight hundred
thousand square miles Of which v
have been explored before by man. the
Bartlett polar expedition. the first
purely scientific expedition tn enter
the Far North. will sail from the
United States the summer of 1915.
Scientific research. rather than dis
I%eovery. viii he the first object Of the
scientists. Capt. Robert A. Bartlett
gives the following cou Of how the
expedition will ne fitted out and what
II is expected TO accomplish
II will take bit ten men into the
polar belt with me, including ship's
crew, mechanicians ard scientists,
Each ~ili be a man OF tried caliber.
for once set out there will he no re-
turn ticket 10 the civilized world. at
least under three To- five years. Each
man must he capable of supreme en-
durance and versatility.
Two or three scout type mono
planes. an innovation In polar exPe-
ditions. win be Included In our equip
ment 20 supplement the customary
dogs and sledges. These will he used
for observation purposes from the
base 81 operations. always the ship,
snd might prove invaluable in return
Ing 10 civilization should the cxpedi-
ton meet with disaster.
How the natural forces operate AZ
the pole. whether the perpetually NOV
Ing ice floesl Of the Arctic sea swirl IN
a continuous circle about the pole:
whether their movement il directed by
a constant east wind-so frequently
noted in former sxPsditions-or
whether ~ ocean currents; Just what
atmospheric conditions prevail-these
are some ~ the questions we hope "a
be able to answer before the trip 81
concluded.
"A careful study Of the fauna Gfe
on the ocean floor of the Arctic, with
comparisons with the animalculae 81
%lstence Of other waters will also form
. part of the research work. chart
ing 81 new lands, II such exist. and
soundinRs - the Arctic ocean In vari'
Gus attitudes are further obiectives
Admiral Peary, making deep sound
inFs at the pole. probed for nine thou
I'and feet nearly two miles without
finding a bottom.
our shin, which We hope soon Ia
have under construction, will he built
81 toughest live oak. with special con.
%stfuctiVe features 90 resist the terrific
impact with iqe floes. naturally 10 hc
expected on such a trip. Il VIII -
small 90 permit Of uuick moSinE which
Is often important 70 escape heinr
caught aud crushed between rapidly
approaching ice fields. The shin VIII
carry a most complete equipment OF
scientific mstruments-many probably
~ fffN' ~ NiF NAN'N f"AiN'M lFN
land Geodetic Survey.
Timed foods 81 all kinds. too. cof-
fee ana chocolate, will be- carried u
provide "a varied diet for The long peri
cd ~ which we shall be distinctly out
OF the pale ~ the menu card and the
warm bath. our principal food, how
ever. viii consist NJ seal. walrus and
polar hear steaks. We can az some
convenient place In the Arcta; Mn sev-
erai thousand Of those and pile them
up an the ice. covered with snow, a.
our FOO reserve. They will keep, 81
course, indefinitely. The average
winter t%emperaturr Wa will encounter
viii be s5 or ~ degrees below zero.
this slightly %modcrnting IN me britt
summer.
Starting out from some port ou