ANTARCTIC GEOLOGY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20425, 29 November 1929, Page 14

ANTARCTIC GEOLOGY.

PROGRESS OF SLEDGE PARTY. • NEARING THE MOUNTAINS. . InE"W YORK. Nov. 27. IB.v Mr. Russell O'.ven, Copyrighted 1923 by the New York Times Company and the St. Louis Post Dispatch. All rights for . publication reserved throughout the world. , Wireless to the 2*ew York Times.] BAY OF WHALES, S'ov. 20. Dr. Gould's geological sledging party Is -making better time on the last part </f*the trip to the Queen Maud Mountains. They have lighter loads and the eight' of the mountains ahead to encourage them. Last night they camped at depot fcix, which is at 83 degrees 25 miniates south latitude. Dr. Gould reported that they had no sun for the last 75 iniles of the journey, but with thei wind behind them and the smoother surface they made 18 miles that day. ' " In Little America we are having very uncertain weather. The sky is still overcast'and the wind is shifting all round tlie compass. There, has been a fog and mist-, making such peculiar atmospheric conditions that the men building the beacon for surveying purposes' we:re unable to see tlie outlines of the snowblocks they held in their hand.'-'

STORES FOR EXPEDITION.

; SUPPLY SHIP PREPARING

pY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIX. Thursday.

The Byrd Expedition ship City os New York has taken in over 200 tons 0!' coal, tnd is shipping stores and equipment for tho Bay of Whales. Thanksgiving Day, a great American festival, was celebrated to-day 011 both yessels of the 'expedition. -