WILKIN'S POLAR FLIGHT.
THE FIRST BASE REACHED. (Per Press Association—Copyright.) NEW YORK, March 30. A telegram from Nomej Alaska, says that a wireless message reports that the vanguard of the Wilkins' expedition reached Point Barrow after a fast overland trip of twenty-three dayfc from the railroad terminus. The temperature reached 46 degrees below zero, and four dogs were lost in blizzards. The vanguard, which transported food supplies, is preparing a landing field for the aeroplanes, which are still under- repair at Fairbanks.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLVI, Issue 10704, 31 March 1926, Page 5
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82WILKIN'S POLAR FLIGHT. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLVI, Issue 10704, 31 March 1926, Page 5
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