When Captain Wilkins set out from Fairbanks, Alaska, to establish a depot at Point Barrow, the starting point for his Polar flight, over a month ago, it was considered that he had a good advantage over other rival explorers who were endeavouring to solve the great Arctic riddle. 11l luck, however, dogged him from the start. He had a sequence 'of mishaps in taking stores to his base, and his dash to the Pole is still awaited. Meantime two other renowned explorers, Lieut.-Commander Byrd and Captain Raold Amundsen, claim to have flown over the Pole, and to a certain extent solved its mystery. The top picture shows the arrival of Wilkin*' "plane " Alaskan " at Point Barrow, Eskimos and villagers welcoming him. The other illustration is a view of a snow-covered lagoon at Point Barrow.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 114, 15 May 1926, Page 21

When Captain Wilkins set out from Fairbanks, Alaska, to establish a depot at Point Barrow, the starting point for his Polar flight, over a month ago, it was considered that he had a good advantage over other rival explorers who were endeavouring to solve the great Arctic riddle. 11l luck, however, dogged him from the start. He had a sequence 'of mishaps in taking stores to his base, and his dash to the Pole is still awaited. Meantime two other renowned explorers, Lieut.-Commander Byrd and Captain Raold Amundsen, claim to have flown over the Pole, and to a certain extent solved its mystery. The top picture shows the arrival of Wilkin*' "plane " Alaskan " at Point Barrow, Eskimos and villagers welcoming him. The other illustration is a view of a snow-covered lagoon at Point Barrow.