ANTARCTIC PLANS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 942, 8 October 1910, Page 5

ANTARCTIC PLANS.

GOLD-SEEKiNG_ QUEST.

By Telegraph—Press Asasciation—CopyrftrMt ';' -'..Sydney, October 7.' Mr. Allen Thompson and Mr.;■:'■ and Mrs. Wyatt,. members of. the Scott. Ante j arctic Expedition, are in Sydney,- and'j gave somo interesting information when > interviewed. '-..' ■'.",. ; i -,;''. : '.. .';•■!. i-..V :.:%

Mr. Wyatt is a London merchant,, who has done a lot of honorary;,work in connection with thei Venture...'■-;. He and his; wifo will make the journey; to the: Antarctic in the Terra • Noya,; and. then return; to New. Zealand.-. will accompany the relief expedition in. December next "year. : ■':.:■ '-.

'."••TJie expedition at a certain point will;; r .. '.;b split into, four parties.■'.. Captain; Scott •,;:,'..':"' will' go to; the'. South .Pole, v and, the; -iA<',[ other. parties: will go :to King ■ Edward the ) Seventh : Land, ■ Victoria" Lahd*": and.;. ,y- ; .\; the Beardmore;Glacier --; ;■ The last; party; besides for.;other minerals, will'make a 'Search;<■'s:?-;' for gold., According to Mr^ the' country; • resembles,;.Alaska-,-'o.afld^;; there, is every possibility of gold,.being'V;;'''-:, found. If discoyeredV'inS;c6mmeroial!-v;/-5,5;; quantities, there' are 1 difficulties;against working it.^;.^r^SW;^,!; v

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Molbourne, '■ - October ">T;. H

Mr'.- -Hughes,;:;the -Federal .'Attorney-. General, promised; a deputation which: mcluded the';wif9;of Captain .Sc'Ottjvito, Bubmit: =; fo.Cabinet;the grant of £5000 .tWards .the. cost of-ths Scott • Aiit arctic, i^editio^;^;;;;':;'^^;