Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-21 | Page 1 | Two Expeditions Set to Begin Search for Antarctic Explorers

Two Expeditions SetTo SetTo Set SetTo To Begin Search for foro Antarctic Explorers Australian and Wilkins Groups Are Poised to Comb Polar Wastes for Ellsworth Ells Ells- worth and Pilot v WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Dec 21 UP Two UP-Two Two expeditions on opposite sides of Antarctica were to start today in search for Lincoln Ellsworth Ellsworth Ellsworth Ells Ells- worth noted American explorer and his Canadian pilot Herbert Hollick the state department was advised Ellsworth ELsworth and his companion d dis disappeared disappeared dis- dis s- s appeared some weeks ago while on ona ona ona a projected flight light over th the Ant Ant- arctic The Tho state department was sas advised advised advised ad ad- by the American embassy In London that Sir Hubert Wilkins noted Arctic and Antarctic explorer with his ship the Wyatt Earp was to leave Chile with the airplane flown there last week from Kansas City by Henry Merrill The plane is equipped with skis and pontoons as we well vell as wheels and so soLs sois Ls is considered readily adaptable to conditions in the Antarctic On the other side Ide of the Antarctic is the royal research ship I ery cry II which was to sail today from Melbourne Australia in the search for Ellsworth and his companion Through the courtesy of tho the British British British Brit Brit- ish government and the commonwealth commonwealth commonwealth common common- wealth of Australia this ship is equipped with two airplanes similar to that on board the Wyatt Earp It is planned to use these planes Inthe in inthe inthe the search for th the tho lost explorers The expedition is Js now in Antarctica and is in daily radio communication with Sir Hubert Wilkins at This expedition has offered to change its plans so that it may cover such territory territory territory ter ter- ter- ter with its plane as ne is possible o