Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-23
FAR NORTH WILL
BE EXPLORED BY
AIRPLANE PARTY
Survey Hoped to Establish
Existence and Extent of
Lands Around North Pole
and Gather Other Data.
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New York Dec. 22.--An eXpedi-
ton to be led, by Captain Robert A.
Bartlett. noted explorer, will be sent
to the polar regions next June to
survey the North Pole by airplane,
according to an announcement here
tonight by the Aero Club of America
The plan, it was said, was conceived
by Rear Adimarl Robert e. Peary,
discoVerer of the pole.
The purpose of this expedition
which it was said would be the most
completely equipped ever sent out,
will be to explore, survey and photos
graph the UNEMPLOYED parts of the
Arctic regions and establish the ex-
tent or non-eXistence of land or lands
in that region. 1t is also intended
according to the announcement. to
explore, the upper air and the bot
tom of the Polar basin.
Results of inestimable value to the
United States and to science surely
will be obtained from this expedition
said the announcement, which added
that the club would raise $4,000
to finance the trip
The North Pole has been discov-
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 n great deal of scientific research
in the Polar basin. of which over t.
10000 square miles remain unex-
plored, and they would want to have
a laboratory on the ship where the
flora and fauna from the ocean bot
tom win be kept until the return of
the expedition. Little or no data has
been obtained from the bottom of the
Polar basin and no meteorological
surveys have been made in the Polar
region"
Asserting that with the coopera-
ton of the leading geographical and
scientific bodies assured" it is plan
ned to have the expedition leave the
United States next June, the am
nouncement continued:
There are six weeks OF fair wealth.
er in July and August when, even in
the Polar regions. it is seldom lower
than sixty degrees above zero The
plans are to have a ship go to Etah,
about six hundred miles from the
North Pole, in June, when the ice is
sufficiently broken to permit the shin
to cross Melville Bay. The ship
would carry a large seaplane or land
airplane for the final flight across the
top of the earth and for exploration
of the uneXplored Polar regions, as
well as smaller planes for the scout
ing flights
Immediately upon arrival at Etah
a base would be established and while
waiting for the ice to break up fur
Their north to permit the ship to 90
as far as Cape Columbia, the small
seaplanes would fly to Cape Colum
Heb n a.,
large plane which is to be used for
the flight across the top of the world
from Cape Columbia on the Amer-
can side over the pole to Cape Chel-
yuskin, on the Siberian side, and for
exploration over long distances.
For the six weeks after the mid
die of July when the weather CON
ditions are best for flying in the Po-
lar regions, the large plane as we'll as
the small planes, will be put into SER
vice and the important work of the
expedition will be done"
Asserting that only ono seventh of
the earths surface has been accur-
ately mapped and two thirds only
mapped from rough sketches. off
Gals of the club stated that by use
Of airplanes it would be possible to
do in twenty years what would re-
quire 200 years by usual methods.
Captain Bartlett. who will lead the
new expedition. commanded the
Roosevelt on the Pearv expeditions.
While CAPTAIN of the Karluk which
was crushed in the ice in January,
1919, he led the II members of the
expedition to Wrange1 Island, then
crossed over to Siberia with one Es-
kimo and returned with relief
party. He was also commander Of
the Macmillan relief expedition and
last winter was commanded by Sec
rotary Daniels for his extraordinary
achievement in taking the ship Fav-
ofite out of the ice from Halifax.