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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 277, 27 November 1935, Page 7

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HOPES FOR ELLSWORTH POLAR STAR’S VOYAGE VALUABLE OBSERVATIONS ißy Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) Received Nov. 26, 11.30 p.m. NEW YORK, Nov. 25. The North American Newspaper Alliance's correspondent at Dundee Island says: There is still no word from Ellsworth and Kenyon, and the party here can only wait by the radio and hope that by this time the Polar Star has arrived safely at the Bay of Whales. A study of the messages reeeived from the craft on the day she departe*! indicated that the had penetrated further into the unknown interior of the Antarctic in one journey than any other explorer since Shackleton ’s dash towards the Pole in 1908-09, and probably further, as the last message reported ‘All well, flying easily,’ by which time he had gone more thau 400 miles into the absolute unknown and his observations of mountain ranges, plateaus and valleys had conrributed a vast amount of valuable information. Undoubtedly he passed into unclaimed territory beyond longitude 80, but until hi? complete notes are received it is impossible to bay how much more he discovered. If the departure had been postponed he probably would still be here, as there has been a succession of fogs, snow squalls and low-hanging clouds,” ADVICE TO ELLSWORTH LOCATION OF FOOD CACHES RADIO MESSAGES SENT Received Nov. 26, 11.30 p.m. NEW YORK, Nov. 26. A North American Newspaper A Ilian •• copywright message from New York >ays that, acting on the possibility that Ellsworth may be able to receive radio communications, even if he •.*annot send them, Rawson sent a message tu Dundee Island giving the location of food depots cached by the Byrd Expedition along the route the lust explorers might take if the aeroplane wer? disabled. According to Rawson’s calculations the Polar Star may have reached the vicinity of Mt. M.iybelle Sidley. He therefore outlined the route from there to Little America, including the positions of the food caches. '