THE ANTARCTIC
CAPTAIN SCOTT'S EXPEDITION, I J By Cahle<—Press Association.—Copyright, '| Sydney, October 7. I'M Messrs Allan Thompson and (members of the Scott expedition) anj Mrs. Wyatt are in Sydney, and gaflj ' | interesting information. 4 J Interviewed, Mr. Wyatt, who ii (K i?j London merchant who has done a lot of ~«£ honorary work in connection with Hit*A venture, said that he and 1 his wife wouM ijs make the journey to the Antarctic in the ,1 Tera Nova and then return to New Zea* '.s land, and accompany the relief < \pedi« & tion in December next year. The expedi* J tion at a certain point would split into , v « four parties. Captain Scott would go to' the Pole, and the other parties to King .'J Edward VII Land, Victoria Land, and :| Beardmore Glacier respectively. The ,'jj last party, besides prospecting for buxh-S erals, would make a search for gold. .jl According to Mr. Thompson, the coun-' ™j try resembles Alaska, and. there is every;'-J prospect of gold being found., If discover*\l ed in commercial quantities there will i| be no insuperable difficulties in working!
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 154, 8 October 1910, Page 5
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