Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-23
WILL USE A|RPLANE
IN GIGANTIC HUNT
FOR NORTH POLE
Expedition Led by Captain
Bartlett to Leave
Next June.
PLAN TO PHOTOGRAPH
THE UNEMPLOYED ARCTIC
Will Also Explore the Upper
Air and Bottom of
Polar Basin
AERO CLUB PROVIDES MONEY
Six Weeks OF Fair Weather in July
and August Provides Oppor-
tunity for Operations.
AERO CLUB PROVIDES MoNEl


NEW YORK. December o2-An ex-
hcd!tion, TO be led by Captain Robert
y bartlett. noted explorer. viii be
sent 10 the polar regions next June to
survey the North Pole by airplanc. ac-
cording to AN announcement here to-
night by the Aero club OF America
The plan. 1t was said. was conceived
by car-Admiral Robert L. Pcary. dis
covcrer of the pole.
The purpose Of this expedition
which. II was said. would be the most
completely equipped ever sent out, will
oc TO explore. survey and photograph
NE uheNplored parts OF the Arctic re-
iohcHistcnce of land or lands in that
region"
1t is also intended according 20 tho
air and the bottom Of the polar basin
hcsuits of inestimablc value TO the
~ be obtained from this expedition.
said The announcement. which added
thn, the club would raise S25o.ooO 10
cred but the major par; OF the work
s,n,,, SUI remains 10 be d9nc,' the AN,
reary and Captain Bartlett want to
DO great deal OF scientific research
100000 square miles, remain unex-
plored. and they would want TO have
q laboratory on the ship. where the
VIII be kept until the return OF the
eSpcdition Little or no data has been
s1hiained from the bottom Of the polar
baSln and no mctc0roioEica surveys
nave been made in this polar region''
ASSERTING that with the co-opcra-
scientific bodies assured. il Is planned
10 have the expedition leave the United
states next June. the announcement
SIN WI.E,IIS Y, Fam <St,SrIs1-p N-rse,r-.
DURING TWO MONTHS
There arc six weeks of fair weather
IN July and August when. even in the
polar regions. II is seldom lower than
80 degrees above zero. The plans are
20 have ship go TO Etah. about GOO
miles from the North Pole. in June.
when the ice is sufficiently broken 10
nsrmit the ship to cross Melville Bay.
The shin should carry large sea-
light across the top of the earth and
for exploration OF the uneXporcd polar
regions. as wcll as smaller planes for
he scouting flights.
Immediately upon arrival at E.tah
base would be established, and while
far as Cape Columbia the small sea-
planes would fly TO Cape Columbia and
establish base there for the large
plane which Is to be used for the flignt
across he top Of the world from Cape
Coiumhih' on the American side over
the pole. to Cape ChclyuSkin, on the
Siberian side, and for exploration over
long distances
LARGE SEAPLANE TO HUNT
FOR STERIOtS POLE
For the six weeks after the middle
Of July. when the weather conditions
are best for flying in the polar re-
gtons. Inc large plane as we'll as the
small planes will be put into service
and the important work OF the expc-
dition will be done"
Asserting that only ono seventh of
the carth'S surface has been accu-
rately mapped. and two-thirds only
mapped from rough sketches. officials
OF tho club stated thai by use of air.
planes il would he possible to do in
twenty years what would require 900
years by usual methods.