Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-12-27
AIRPLANE SURVEY
OF The NORTH POLE
NOTED EXPLORER TO HEAD MOST
COMPLETELY EQUIPPED ak
Results Of lnestimabie Value 20 tho
United States and TO Science Ex-
peeted to Be obtained.-Pian
Conceived by Admiral Peary.

New York.-An expedition to be led
by Captain Robert A. Bartlett, noted
explorer. win be sent to the polar re
glons next June to survey the north
pole by aeropiane, according to an
nouncement here. December -. by the
Aero Club of america. The plan. IL
was said. was conceived by Rear Adj
miral Robert e. Peary. dlscoverer OF
the pole.
The purpose of this expedition.
which. il was said, would be the most
completely equipped ever sent out, will
be to explore, survey and photograph.
the unexplored parts OF the Arctic re-
gions and establish the existence or
non-existence OF land or lands In that
region" 1t Is also intended. according
to the announcement, ito explore the
upper air and the bottom of the polar
BASIN"
Results of InestImable value to tho
United States and to science surely
win be obtained from this expedition.
said the announcement, which added
that the club would raise S25O.O00 to
finance the trip.
"The north pole has been diseov-
cred. but the major part of the work
still remains to be done," the an-
nouncement states.
"Both Admiral Peary and Captain
Bartlett want to do a great deal OF
scientific research in the polar basin,
of which over 100000 square miles
remain unexplored, and they would
want to have a laboratory on the ship.
where the flora and fauna from the
ocean bottom will be kept until the re-
turn Of the expedition. Little or no
data has been received from the bottom
Of the polar oasin, and no meteoro-
logical surveys have been made In the
polar regions"
Asserting that with the co-opera-
ton or the leading geographical and
scientific bodies assured" 1t Is planned
| TO have the expedition leave the
| United States next June, the an
nouncement continued: There are SIX
weeks OF fair weather in July and
| August, when, comparatively speaking
the cold is not extreme.
s'The plans are to have ship 10 II
Etah, about 600 miles from the north
pole, In June, when the Ice is suffi
GENTLY brokans to permit the, ship -
cross Melville bay. The ship wouic
carry a large seaplane or land air
plane for the final flight across the tor
OF the earth and for exploration Of tlda
unexplored polar regions, as well ~
smaller planes for the scouting flights
Immediately upon arrival at Etah
base would be established, and, while
waiting for the ice to break up far
Their north TO permit the ship to go a
far as Cape Columbia, the small sea
H planes would fly to Cape Columbia ant
establish q base there for the larg'
plane which is to be used for the fligh
across the top OF the world, from Gap'
Columbia on the American side owe
the pole to Cape Chelyuskin on the 81
berian side, and for exploration Owe
long distances.
.For the six weeks after the middi'
ne Iuly. when the weather condition.
ere best for flying in the polar re
gions, the large plane, as well as tn
other planes, will be put into seryicl
and the important work OF the expedi
ton will be DONE"
Asserting that only one-seventh o
the earth's surface has been accurate
Iy mapped, and two-thirds only mappe'
from rough sketches, officers OF tn
club stated that by use OF airplanes
would be possible 10 do IN twent'
years what would require 200 years b
usual methods.