The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-17
SHACKLETON
SAILS ON HIS
ANTART|C TRIP
Will Explore Petrihed
Forest and Seek to Lo-
cate Lost Island; Lit
tie 20O-Ton Ship Is
Equipped for Two
Years Voyage.

LONDON. Sept. ii.-CBy the Assoc
ciatcd Press THE Quest. the small
ship on which Sir Ernest shackieton
will explore the unchartcd sections
of the south Atlantic. the Pacific and
the Antarctic seas. left the Thames
today onrsthe start OF her two years
voyage.
Large crowds gathered on the docks
to wish Sir Erncat and his party q
successful voyage.
Object of Voyage.
The voyage Of the quest. the quaint
little gO0-ton ship has Tor Its objec-
lives not only oceanographic research
but the exploration Of a pctrifled for
est and the location Of a lost island
-Tunaki--tho adjacent waters OF
which have not been sailed for more
than 90 years In addition. soundings
will ho taken Of the ocean plateau
surrounding Coughs Island In an ef-
fort to determine the truth regarding
"A supposed underwater continental
connection between Africa and Amcri-
ca
Nineteen persons. representing each
of the British seif-governing domin-
ions. are expected 10 be aboard when
the tiny hut siaunch craft. built for
tight corucrs." leaves Capetowr, south
Africa. for two years Of buifcting It's
,ynv through the Antarctic ice.
The Quest which uses both sail ana
steam. and which may cover more
than 10000 miles before iis return
home. was constructed according u"
the personal ideas OF Shacklcton who
has made sevcrt voyages to the Ant
arctic. lie commanded the Brilish
cNpoditlon Of igO5-Qo. which reached
within 81 miles Of the South Pole ana
also the expedition OF l9ii-l5 to We'd
doll sea. its present ship is III feet
long. 2b foot beam and IL feet IN
dcpth She was built In Norway IN
1917 of oak. pine and spruce ana has
bccn tested In heavy ice. Her Hde'
are two feet thick and hcr bows are
~ ,oiId oak sheaihed with steel Hcr
.tc,ming- 'rndtur - 5000 miles ana.
under sail. IN y stiff breeze the quest
can make eight knots She carries
Wireless equipment and an alrplan'
with g5-foot wing spread. she mas
, rinss-cncIoSed bridge and q LOOK
out that resembles n flour barrel
Aviator on Hoard.
N,ior & T.. carr. an Emf ish soldier
81 fortune. the aviator nf tn" rAp"hl %
tinn. plans To- nv above the Anihr'tl'
fngs tn scout out passages "elWecn
the nora through which lhr 0h'-'
may mass Ito IL also the photns
r,pbcr and nhturalist nf the cNprdi'
,inr The hiplhnc he Will u.s. ~ ono
~ oriy three that were ever huNt
Tho other two were flown, rcsn''llN
O.. b, colonel Rnrtcu v G., the I'"-
moor liver from England 70 Mcf'r"-
tsmin and hy sir Ross smith. tn'
firvt man 10 ry from England Ia
Australia
other mcmbor. - the Shncif'inr
rattv besides those already W'h
NFrnUH
ip commando FrHrk NnrSo' com
,,,udcr. Major 4. n Macklin. biol"
rts,. r. Stenhuusc. lieutenant com
,,prdsr. Captnin T. llussoy. m,i'or"l
nrist. j. : ". Mari and y. + Mooney
cabin boys
TN. p.trIfiod forest that VIII hc *
ft,r,d wps found bV shack Teton oi
thr island ~ Tripidnd At c"riaii
raiui whore he landed from Captain
Robert y Sfotts ship IN" Dis.oN'rN
,n,,rr trnu ~ years ago Cough
Island lis eight miles long and 500
foot high and In 1905 whom Nisii''
,nr tb. first time on rccord hv MON
nor. ~ the bruce expedition, we
fnupd to have at least four hitherto
uu,lnsgificd sUccicr Of birds. Tunnh
"a tb, "lo,d" island. has hccu men
Toned In old nautical records hut hp
parcntly has disappeared. spot -
the pacifl, whore 1t is supposed 10 VI
,,iIl be- dredgrd FOR evidence 10 shoN
that 10 In recently submerr"a land.
There is already In the south pola
regions. another British expedition
n ia led by Commander John !. COP
who left Norfolk. Va. on oct.
1920. for q -iX years solourn I'm IN
irr fields The party is aboard
1.0OO-tpn whhlcr. the Thor J., an
three auxiliary ships and number
more than 100 mon one of its pur
rnars IL tho commercial dcyclopmou
ut the mineral wealth Of Antarctic