BYRD EXPEDITION

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 13, 29 December 1928, Page 7

BYRD EXPEDITION

BASE AT DISCOVERY INLET. ELEANOR BOLLING’S NEXT TRIP. Wellington, Dee. 28. Close touch with the Byrd expedition ia being maintained by the second in command, Mr. R. Brophy, who is still in Wellington. He received a radio message from Commander Byrd yesterday morning, reporting the arrival at Discovery Inlet, and from this he concluded that the Bay of Whales, where it had been proposed to establish the expedition’s base, had been found full of ice. Commander Byrd reported that Discovery Inlet still contained a great deal of ice, but evidently, remarked Mr, Brophy, it is going to he clear much earlier than the Bay of Whales. This possibility had been foreseen by Commander Byrd, whose plans provided for establishing the base at Discovery Inlet should the ship be unable to get into the Bay of Whales. Mr. Brophy said that Commander Byrd would probably get an aeroplane ashore as soon as possible in order to make observation flights. He would also put the dogs ashore to exercise them after their confinement on the ship. It had been proposed, added Mr. Brophy, to take a further supply of fresh meat south in the Eleanor Bolling on the next trip, but Commander Byrd had reported getting an adequate supply of seal meat, so this would not be necessary.

Mr. Brophy will leave Wellington to-night for Dunedin to' supervise the loading of stores and equipment into the Eleanor Bolling, which is to leave for the Ross Sea between January 5 and 10.