Show Pioneers Modern Head for Antarctic Hoping to Start New American Colony Byrd Expedition Leaves J In 11 October Mid for Year Two Stay By y CLYDE PEARSON Released by bv Western Newspaper Union N SOME future day the theair theair O ON air nir voyager bound from New York to Australia may spend the night at Americas America's settlement in the antarctic proceeding across the South pole next day to complete his trip During his overnight visit he will chat with American Amer icon ican colonists who spend six sixLo sixto sixto to Lo seven months a year at atthe atthe atthe the southern tip of the world bringing precious ores out of the snow-covered snow mountains and shipping them back home lome by plane and boat If H this idea seems farfetched farfetched far far- fetched to Americans Amer Amer- leans cans it doesn't to the other one Rear one Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Come October and hell he'll head out of Boston Doston on his third trip to the South pole the first such expedition to be financed by bythe bythe the he government since the Intrepid Captain Wilkes was given a vague commission by congress in 1838 to explore new lands It will be the first attempt by any nation to establish a polar land claim on the basis of permanent set sel And it may run Into a alack apack apack pack lack of trouble Conflict ConOlet With Argentina Commander Byrd hopes t to claim for or the United States all of Marie Byrd Land and the adjoining Jam James s Ellsworth Land which together Include In clude elude some miles He also hopes to explore and possibly claim part of the Weddell sea quadrant quad rant and It Is here that tha t he will run against Argentinas Argentina's claims As shown on the map that nation maintains main main- ains her right to a sector extending extendIng extend- extend Ing ng toward the pole from the Faulk Faulk- land land and Islands The territory Is also claimed by Great Britain Inasmuch as Argentinas Argentina's friendship friend ship Is highly valued the state department detriment de de- de will make every effort to respect her wishes at the same time maintaining her new policy of refusing to recognize any polar claim that has not been permanently permanent ly Iy settled Briefly the new Byrd expedition has a year two job Leaving in three Sou MF STALES 4 J E NEW ule EALAND EAST r AUSTRALIA AFRICA ANT ANTARCTICA Shaded ANTARCTICA Shaded areas show slow the section claimed by Argentina and that which w Admiral Ad miral Byrds Byrd's party will explore during the next two years possibly possibly pos pos- sibly staking taking out land claims for lor forthe forthe the United States As shown on the map U U. 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S and antI Argentine interests clash in part of 01 this t section Right Admiral Byrd ships two of them owned by the government and the third third the the veteran veteran vet vet- eran Bear Dear of Oakland Oakland leased leased d on ona ona ona a dollar a year basis the party will establish three bases One willbe will willbe willbe be at Little America Byrds Byrd's old camp In Marie tarl Byrd Lt Land nd Another will be at Palmer Land which Is the hook extending out of Antarctica to I ward South America just west of the Weddell sea The third will be midway between the th two In what is unexplored d territory Can Stay Slay Two Years In early spring when the long antarctic antarctic ant ant- arctic night has passed the three parties will set out In sleds and dog dog- teams to explore the frozen lands of the Interior Unknown territory willbe will willbe willbe be mapped and data will be sought concerning Important mineral re re- sources It has been established definitely def finitely that these wastelands contain con con- tam tain n coal and probably other minerals minerals min min- of more Immediate value to the United States About men will make the trip 60 Go of them remaining at the three s. s a 4 camps for at least a year They will maintain sufficient food supplies for two years however because the shifting ice packs may delay the returning expedition Every modern scientific weapon will wUl be at the party's disposal thanks to a appropriation by congress and assistance of the new United States Slates antarctic service Contributing to its personnel are the Interior state war and navy departments departments de de- de the coast guard and several several sev sev- eral private scientific organizations Build Snow Cruiser The most novel instrument will be bea a pound po nd snow cruiser being developed by Dr Thomas C C. C Poulter Poulter Poul Poul- ter second in command of Admiral Byrds Byrd's last antarctic expedition and anda a member of the new party This giant craft which will travel atop the ice Is 55 feet long It is designed designed de de- signed to cross snow-covered snow crevasses crevasses asses the greatest peril of antarctic land travel It has f 10 foot 10 ot wheels equipped with treads on the the caterpillar caterpillar cater cater- pillar tractor principle and is driven by a brace of diesel engines The boat carries three or four men with ample supplies for several months On Its roof will be strapped a a small airplane Many scientists are now considering considering consider consider- ing the possibility of a permanent settlement Whether or not such colonization Is made depends upon the expeditions expedition's findings regarding the antarctic's value as a future source of minerals as a fishery source and as an observation post for meteorological predictions Congress Con gress will then decide from year to year whether the colony should be maintained Proposes Observatory Admiral Byrd is convinced the settlement would be practical Early in June he pointed out that antarctic weather stations should be constantly constant ly Iy occupied with staffs changed from season to season The south polar region is a weather breeder for lor the whole world south of 01 the equator and indirectly affects us in the north he said Data collected there studied together to gether with that from other parts of the world will be of much practical Importance It should enable our scientists to make range long-range er forecasts with an great accuracy er than anything we know now At antarctic coal mines and Inthe inthe in inthe the vicinity of gold silver and other deposits deposit expected to be found there he expects permanent settlements will spring up within the next 50 years Predicts Aviation Bases Basel Admiral Byrd thinks antarctic aviation aviation avi avi- avi atlon possibilities are enormous Just as Russia and several other nations have considered a Europe Europe- North America airline via the North pole Mr Byrd thinks the time Is not no I far distant when planes will cross the South pole regularly flying between be ba tween South or even North America and Australia And so for the next two years well we'll hear lots about the antarctic as the expeditions expedition's ships come and go and andas andas andas as the magic of wireless brings your you r newspapers constant reports cf d this unique staking land-staking junket into th thel the e l ice crusted wilderness Theres There's only one catch to It An I eyed eagle-eyed reporter recently discovered discovered ered tred that congress appropriated funds to send an expedition to 10 th Iu e antarctic arclie without saying laying anything g specifically cally about getting it back Speaking privately several members members mem memo bers of the party thought this would woul d ds be a good Idea in case war envelop envelops s the civilized world during the next t two years But Dut Admiral Byrd says no one e need worry worry the the expedition is COMing COM tort ing back it It has to walk over th thice the e ic Ice like Eliza |