South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-21
TO USE AEROPLANE
IN EXPLORATIONS
The SOUTH POLE
British Expedition to Sail Next
June Will Be Gone
Five Years.

LONDON. March 21.-For the
first time IN history. according 10
announcement made here recently
by John i. Cope. r. r q. s.. an
aeroplane viii be used in IN attempt
flight 10 tho South Pole cone will
sail from London in June on the
Terra Nova. as head OF the British
Imperial Atlantic expedition. and
VIII spend five years in the Antarc-
tic studying conditions. The expedi-
ton is purely scientific.
The flight will be made. Cone an
nounced. about Christmas Day this
year. and will be accomplished I'm
two stages. The aeroplane. carry
ing three men. sledge. provisions.
tent, and al equipment TO enable
tho airmen 20 walk la-K 20 their
base in event OF any accident hap
pening during their Journey. will
start from the Great Ice Barriers in
the Bay OF Whales and fly 10 the
foot OF the great ice mountains.
where N re are peaks which rise
90 more than 1900 feet. There all
surplus stores and petrol viii be
landed so as 10 tighten tho machine
Tor the flight over the mountain
range.
Not a Mere stunt
This flight" Cope said. is not
being made merely as a stunt If 7
may use that word. Il IS intended
10 take photographs from the air
during the whole Journey, and 10
chart the interior"
After the flight 10 the South Pole
has been accomplished. Cope said.
the aeroplane will be taken back TO
the ship. and at Wellington. New
Zealand will be overhauled. The
ship will bring the plane back 20 the
ice in the following summer season.
and during the next four seasons 1t
viii make flights over the continent.
Fly using an aerOplane Cope is con
vinced that the scientists accom-
panying the party will be able 20
accomplish in ono season as much
work as could be accomplished in
four seasons by the methods hither-
10 adopted
During the time that the Terra
Nova is circumnavigdting the Ant
arctic the aerOplane will be in use.
flying from the ice to lands hitherto
unexplored and uncharted.
PaSs Winter on Barrier.
For TIE first time in history. Cope
announced. three scientists will pass
"A winter on the Great Ice Barrier.
studying the meteorological condi-
LUIS anu UBot4 NeAAADAA 1Aa AAttI40 Will
be established at many different
parts OF the continent Geology also
will be an important feature OF the
expedition. 10 Is intended to inves-
tigate the resources Of the Western
Mountains a huge range which is
OF the same geological structure and
period as the Andes Of South Ameri-
ca. where valuable mineral deposits
exist. Rubies. copper. coal. manga
npse. granite and marble have been
round I'm the Western Mountains,
and in the bed OF the ocean gold al
so has been discovered Prospect
ing can be done. Cope asserts, in the
summer season, and when the
claims have been established work
underground can be carried out all
the year round: but. OF course. ship
rnents could only be made during
the brief summer season. Aviation
will. ne Is convinced. play an import
ant part in the development Of the
Antarctic. for its use will greatly
Increase the period during which
shipments OF cargoes can be made.
Mr.. Cope added that among the
officers and men who are TO accom-
pany him on the expedition are
many who served on previous expe-
ditions. including Ernest Joyce. who
was with Capt Scott and the Shack
Teton expeditions. Joyce Will be
second in command Of the British
TnDeriaI Antarctic expedition