THE COURSE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 11 September 1909, Page 1

THE COURSE.

! He y will'follow the ■ north coast of I Grant Land. as "far west as Cape ColumI bia .and- possibly* ibeyondy instead of ; ! leaving the land at Point Moss. Whert: _r i hi;'leaves the land-tie-course taken will be more west^of north than before, in order to'j cburiterftc^ or "(Blow"'for the easterly selljf the ice between the north. coast of Grant,.Land and.the Pole,.discovered din-ing his -last'' expedition. , As- ..... o*,hev esse'ritial Viodificati'-u'; vriil.be'a . ' more ; rigid massing -.of thft^le^ge diY^' ::. fions en route',"in"order io-prevent the possibility tnats.ar portion, oi- the party, may be separated from th'tf rest ...by the . movement ."of the' ice, with insufficient -■- supplies -for .the ..protracted ,^d,vance, -: which happened.in tbb test expedition. The expt<Kei\ !9..taking lightrsounding .•■-; apparatus; with.-his- advance'; parties.jand will make evsry"effort U> obtain a jino * ' of sounclmss" from "the'riorth-coast of - Grant Land tpiW Pole, "which* may ,dc- ; . termine "the* general future of sea-depths • in this legloji, ■ and;tlie:position of-th^,., continental shelf north, of .Grant Land . .-ml Greenland. - An effort wilr.slso be .--.- --n-ads to obtain tidal observations at sa- _■-. lient points on the long stretch of coast - line, beiw.ean Cape Morris jJesujv and Cape Thomas;'HiibVard (nearly '7Meg. of longitude")..: .Tlis.-e operations, he remarks;' should throw additional light .. Hnon the present-discussion of tides in '.:. the cental Polar sea. and on' their ie-,.---■!ati6n~to.nnk»Qw.n:land masses In'the at >. prcsent'unexplpred ■area. ' 'His'personal ; knowledge of the- entirs coast between thes? .limiti .and the ability to traverse. ' 'ii at jcomp>ralively. irgh-rate.;of vsp.eed -. will, he beiievesrniake such febkrVatioas .. possible.."-;'"TA>- A"%: * -•- ■