The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24


LONDON, Dee. 2i.-Dr. John l.
Cope. commander OF the British inn
perial Antarctic expedition, has sent
the following message for Port Stan
ley. capital of the Falkland Islands:
Sailing rom here December 30
with fun equipment M dogs. Hope
to land at Grnhnm's December "a.
All the party we'll. Expect to hear
from us In rs months. Good bye
Commander cope with four COM
p~anions purpose spending Is months
In surveying and charting the western
shores of Wcddell Sea and In carrying
out scientific work In the Antarctic.
The party will live during h entire
period In tents and huts and Will de-
pend for fresh meat on seals and
penguins.
Heal Adventure
Ju,es Ncr ie, by the widest stretch
Of his Imagination, never conceived
Of an adventure in the realm OF fic-
ton more thrilling that that under
taken ny the British Imperial Ant
arctic expedition headed by Com
mander John 14achlHn Cope, who.
with five ships and their crews, start
I'd In September. 1920, on Il five-year
quest to solve the riddle of the great
unknown South Polar sea.
Copa's reputation FOR daring and
bravery was established when, as
aurgeon and biologist Of the Sir
Ernest ShacHleton expedition he and
eight of his comrades In misfortune,
all hope Of rescue abandoned, lived
for two years in n little hut establish
ed by the intrepid Scott, amid the Icy
wastes OF Ross Island. They were
marooncd whom the Aurora the
Mnwson expedition ship OF 1916, was
driven away from them during u
blizzard. Their final rescue conati-
tuted one OF the most intercsting
chapters In polar explorations.
The expedition, backed by 415O,Opo'
has for lts purpose, the circumnnviBa-
ton of Tho Antarctic continent, n
dash ia the South Pole, the eNplora-
ton of more than 1900 miles sof terri
tory never before trod by civilized
man, the discovery OF new whale fish
ing grounds, the study of weather CON
ditions and the extent OF South Polar
mineral deposits, especially OF man.
gnnose. coal. granite. marble and
ruhiea. Commander Cope declared
before sailing that for ak months ol
the year the climutc of the northern
area of the Antarntic is no more
rigorous than hat of Alaska or Sibcr'
ia.
Left England Sept. %.
Cope's ship the Thor L., left Eng
land on September IS, 1920 n iron
Norfolk, va, Where the commune
stepped aboard her, on the following
October 90. The Thor on the wa,
to her base, stopped at M%ontevide'
and then went to Deception lslandl
In the Falklands, where motion pic
lures were made OF whales disport
ing themselves at sea and being har
pouned FOR their ambergris and bon'
and oil. Late in October, 1920.
J second ship left Cardiff, Wales. TO
tho Falkland Islands. Three whalel'
OF 1000 tons each and one whal'
catcher OF goo tons also accompanied
Il THE explorers from their base.
The personnel OF the expedition In
cluded also ~. q. Lester, navigator
Thomas w. ~Bngshowc, g%cologis'
Captain George II. wilkins, chief u
the scientific staff who accompanied
, the Sefansson expedition In the sam
capacity, and 100 men. An alrplan
called the Kangaroo" so c%onstructe
that II can land IN thu Ice by mean
/, OF sklds was to be employed In tn
dash to the South Pole. The goa
wa expected to % reached In
Right OF from 20 to 81 hours instea
u Of a tortuous journey Of many month
: on sledges. The flight was TO be ur
, dortaken in summer and was not I
/, be n nonstop Journey.
, The "KnngroO" carried, besides fV