Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-21
BY RUSSELL OWEN.

By Radio to The star and New York Times.
LITTLE AMERICA, Antarctica, jan
uary Ala Photographic surveying
flight to Discovery Inlet was made yes
terday, the first flying day since the
bay was mapped just after the eastern
fight Capt. Mckinley. with Harold
June as pilot, surveyed the coast be-
tween here and the inlet and also photo
graphed the inlet and the surrounding
territory.
Sea Smoke Over Water.
The temperature dropped suddenly
last night and was 8 above this morn
ing, bringing with 1t clearer skies than
We have had for long time. There
were clouds to the south over the Bar
rier and apparently some sea smoke
over the water at the mouth of the
bay. Soon after the plane took OF they
reported clouds to the west of Discov-
cry Inlet and at one time thought Of
turning back, but decided they could
DO their work and beat the clouds back
TO camp. This they were able to do
and they have just returned.
Biologists Return.
Over the southern hills of the Bar
rier to the south yesterday morning
appeared long, black line that moved
slowly toward camp dipping out Of
sight into hollows and reappearing, al
ways a little nearer than before.
1t was the southern geological party,
led by DIR. Laurence M. Gould, coming
In from a sledging journey which, since
1t began, has taken them more than
$500 statute miles, one of the longest
sledgtng journeys ever made In the Ant
arctic. They had been on the trail
for nearly three months.
sunday night word came from Larry
Gould that he would be in this morn
ing, but he was not expected so early.
They have been travelling at night and
when they reached here at $50 o'clock
they had covered "a miles In their last
long push.
They had been over some of the most
dangerous trail that can be found;
over huge crevases 40 and so feet wide,
where the roofs fell in behind the
sleds; clambered up the sides OF noun
tains where slipping snow threatened
to overwhelm them; Skidded across
crevassed ice fields where sleds smashed
against the sides of deep cracks; camped
on places where the Barrier snapped
and groaned beneath them.
They had travelled all the time ex-
cept for three days when they were
SSOA Ah1ounui COlleCCeO mass OF VAL
liable geological data and had come
back In as good condition as when they
started
Glacier Pressure Jared Tents.
The outward journey was almost |
without incident until they reached O |
point 90 miles south Of the mountains. |
There the tension from the pressure |
OF glaciers debouching into the great !
plain OF the Barrier was so great that !
when they fcamped at night they could !
near beneath them the constant report |
OF the ice movement, jars which shook |
the tent.
They headed at first for Liv Glacier, |
but found such terrific crevasses there !!
tnat they were forced to turn back |
after days travel.
The crevaSSes were 40 or so feet wide |
with cracks on the edges where they |
had sagged. They went across them at /
top speed and at different points, each /
man holding to rope some 80 feet |
back OF the sled
DR.. Gould went on the theory that II |
the dogs and sled got across the men /
could cross safely and the plan worked |
Wei, although several times bridges fell
through behind them leaving enormous