The cross erected on Observation Hill to Scott and his courageous companions.
Copyright, 1913, by International News Service
PRECEDED BY AMUNDSEN
When Captain Scott and his party reached the South Pole they found that Amundsen had been there before them. Captain Scott is peering into the tent left by Amundsen’s expedition.
THE FUTURE OF POLAR EXPLORATION
The efforts and successes of the last fifteen years in the Antarctic regions ought to, and I hope will, spur us as individuals, as societies, and as a nation to do all in our power to enable the United States to take its proper part and share in the great work yet to be done in that field. There are three ways in which this country could make up for its past lethargy in regard to Antarctic work, and take front rank at once in this attractive field.
One is to establish a station at the South Pole for a year’s continuous observations in various fields of scientific investigation. With the practical experience in methods of travel and transportation now at the command of the United States as the result of our last twenty-five years of North Polar work, this would not be so difficult as it may seem to the layman.
Copyright, 1913, by William H. Rau