WILKINS AGAIN SOARS INTO THE UNKNOWN.

Shannon News, 13 April 1926, Page 4

WILKINS AGAIN SOARS INTO THE UNKNOWN.

ATTEMPT TO SUCCOUR OVERLAND PARTY. VANCOUVER, April 10. Capt. Wilkins and Lieut. Eielsen left Fairbanks this morning in matchloss flying weather, carrying two tons of freight, including 150 extra gallons of gasoline for a later trip ac.oss the Pole. Eli route, they will attempt to relieve the Ross party. Capt. Wilkins expressed doubt that they would be able to locate them amid the difficult country and tangle of rivers where they are held up. He declared: “It will be like looking for a needle in a haystack. It is very unlikely we will be able to deliver clog feed. Our flying height will be at least five thousand feet and we might strike serious trouble if we descended within a hundred feet of the ground to drop paokages.” He hopes to return from Barrow on Monday or Tuesday. Another message fr6m Fairbam.es states that Capt. Wilkins hopped off this morning in 'his aeroplane Alaskan cn his second trip to Point Barrow. The main object of this flight is to succour the party endeavouring to carry supplies overland to Point Barrow- from the Alaska railroad and who are reported to be starving. Wilkins is planning to drop food when the party is sighted.

WILKINS REACHES POINT BARROW (Received This Day, 10.35 a.m.) LONDON, April 11. The Norge arrived at Pulham, Vancouver, on Sunday. Captain Wilkins , has arrived at Point Barrow. He failed to find Rossman, but Smith rejoined later .with ample supplies for the dogs.