Show BELIEVE SCOTT HAS REACHED SOUTH POLE a w YORK J Jan ri 22 22 Officials Officials of oth the th Geographical society and various similar or organization interested r In tn polar exploration exploration tion eagerly el ar are awaiting word from Captain Robert rt Falcon Scott who ex expected ex cx- p ct d to reach the south pole Dole on Christmas Christ mall mae day and the they l believe elleve that t when he ha announces th the result of his Is British Antarctic Antarctic Ant Ant- Antarctic arctic une expedition It 1 will be to say that his quest was 1 successful Lieutenant Shackleton reached d the larth farthest lIt lou south h on ott January 9 9 1909 lOl ninety ninety- a seven even geographical miles away from his hla objective point and then turned back ck only because because- he ran short of or provi clone Captain Scott has hItS miles mile to cov cover r from his hili winter quarters to reach the time pole DOle His HIli Journey consisted o of oa a adash adash dash across acron the com comparatively level Ice Ice- to te Ice barrier then up un the glaciers glacier's tide side to th the plateau some feet teet above sea I level vel and then to the pole ole The Scott expedition wa was outfitted as asno asno asno no other e exploration expedition was equipped before The British government government govern sovern ment subscribed to the fund and the British public contributed an equal sum Bum Accompanying him hun in addition to toa toa a picked crew were wera five Ova lieutenants of ot the tho royal roval nav navy two sins ana biologists Three Thre motor sledges 11 were carried In the hold bold of or his vessel essel l seventy tons of r provisions doss don and thirty ponies J |