Evening star., 1935-11-24

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functioning we'll and, so far as checked
was averaging about 125 miles an
hour against a head wind.
The planes wireless was not giving
very good results. Hollick-Kenyon,
who was operating the set, either had
the coupling too close or else his an
tenna was not in resonance, in the
opinion of Walter LanZ, wireless oper-
ator on board the Wyatt carp. Until
the signals ceased they were fairly
strong, and HolGck-Kenyon's sending,
while not always clear, was generally
understandable.
If their plane is down their signals
from the emergency wireless set
should be heard at prearranged times
At the time of filing this dispatch they
had been away for about II hours
and Is minutes. Since they have
gasoline for about 20 hours at the
consumption estimated, they may still
be flying through the polar skies on
the way to the Bay of Whales, to COM
plete the first crossing of the Antarctic
Continent. If they maintained the
speed they set at the start, it would
take them at least II hours to get
there.
Sent Series of Messages.
Soon after Ellsworth left Dundee
Island he ran into a low fog, but he
soon got over it and recognized Cape
Framnaes and Robertson Island. At
GIT Greenwich meridian time) he
messaged:
Would like to name the range we
discovered ION the second flight,
Thursday Eternity Range, and the
three highest peaks Mount Faith,
Mount Hope, and Mount Charity"
At 10:48 he said
= Coming to Cape Northrop. HaZy
toward coast, but clear ahead"
At 1923:
See Cape Eielson and Stefansson
Strait ahead. We are bit too far
to the east. There Is quite a wind up
here now at 10000 feet, and we are
still climbing. 1t Is overcast here, but
seems clear to left ahead"
At 11:54:
Can see Lurabee Channel and Stef-
snsson Strait parallel on 240250 COM
pass. Thirteen thousand feet now and
still going up"
Feels Height Somewhat.
A few moments later Ellsworth mes
saged:
1T is cold up here, % below zero.
Feel height a little. Haven't much
breath. There is a cloud over the
mountains to the left and ahead. The
coast rises slowly from Cape Eielson
upward to the mountains"
At 1915 came five words:
Cape Eielson in three minutes"
At 1898:
Lots Of clouds over mountains to
left. Looks as If there Is no break
ahead
At 1855:
would like to get under clouds.
Machine seems suddenly buoyant. May
be summit. On right Of track can see
O break"
At 1910:
Low country to right. This range
comes from head Of weddeIi Sea to
Graham Land, then north, judging by
clouds there. The range and plateau
must be fairly wide. Am still over 1t.
but think the ground slopes away
ahead"
Sees Big Peaks in Distance.
At 1928:
There is a break ahead and to the
right. It looks az If ground slopes
down that way"
At 13:47:
I'VE are over vast circular (jumbled
word with several domed (jumbled
word)."
At 14:04:
"On left front Is still another range
Of mountains. See big peaks in dis
tance. The country between peaks
seems to be fiat. Looks good for land
ing, but am not landing now while the
going Is good"
At 14:14:
:.Pipe going well, but 1t takes q lot
OF breath in this altitude to get it
going"
At 1880:
Getting better all the time. Not
much wind. Weather seems good
ahead. There are crevasses in places,
but there are lots of places where one
could land. One high peak away to left
about 140 miles"
-. Mountains Thought Sedimentary.
At 1875:
"The big range to the right goes
to the south for a long way. To the
left the country seems fiat (jumbled
vords). Valley seems 10 run from