These aren't at all the same thing as the current story. The 1906 expedition took three years. The St. Roch took two years. i.e. these were major expeditions o

These aren't at all the same thing as the current story. The 1906 expedition took three years. The St. Roch took two years. i.e. these were major expeditions of the "visit the South Pole" sort, not commercial ventures that took a couple weeks.