POLAR EXPEDITION
WYATT EARP IN THE ANTARCTIC. CONTINUOUS DAYLIGHT AWAITED. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Montreal, Nov. 4. The Wyatt Earp, the Ellsworth expedition’s vessel, is once more nestled in the familiar Antarctic ice-pack sheltered by Snow Island from a heavy westerly swell in which the vessel wallowed for three days, says a message from the ship. The northern end of Bransfield Strait appears to be blocked by ice. However, the wind is slackening, and the ice is expected to clear soon and leave the expedition a free eastward passage. It is but comparatively early in the Antarctic summer season, and at this latitude there are still four hours’ darkness each night, but the sun is rapidly rising higher, and as soon as there is continuous daylight the expedition will begin to look for early favourable weather to start a trans-Antarctic flight.
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Taranaki Daily News, 7 November 1935, Page 5
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