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EXPLORE u POLE.
Mountains as High as the Alps Cove,
a Vast Area.


a Vast Area.
San Francisco, July 14.-Captain VIII
liam Colbeck of the relief ship Morning,
tender to the exploring ship Discovery,
now in h south pole regions. Is here
en- route to London to report. He says
the main work of discovery has beer
the location of between 400 and 500
miles Of new coast line. BY sleds, the
members of the party got as far south
as 50 degrees II minutes south latitude,
the farthest south any mar has gone.
The morning found Captain r. F.
Scott, r. N, head Of the Discovery's
expedition, farther south than was ex-
pected. After learning some of the de-
tails of the expedition and giving the
Discovery fresh provisions, the Morn
ing sailed for home. The Discovery had
found, among other things, that a
range OF mountains as high as the
Alps extends across the Antarctic re-
gion.
Captain Scott came, by one magnif-
cent dash, within 45O miles of the south
pole. The nearest dash to the north
pole was made by the duke Of Abruzzi,
who reached Sc. 33 north latitude, or
about 240 miles from the north pole.
A Vast Continent.
Captain Scott, commander of the Dis
covery, penetrated at least 100 miles
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plorer, and discovered an extensive
mountainous region, hitherto abso-
lutely unknown, extending to 1872
south. He Iifnks this indicates that
the land stretches to the pole in a Sc
ries of very lofty mountains, which is
considered to be far the most import
ant geographic result ever achieved in
Antarctic exploration. The Discovery
W1ntered 400 miles further south than
any vessel had previously wtntered.
All was we'll aboard the Discovery
when the Morning left. The Morning
found the Discovery June 90, in Mac
Murdo bay, Victoria land. 1t had suf-
fered only n casualty. A seaman on
a sledge expedition had fallen down on
an ice slope in a blizzard and was
drowned. The report of Captain Scott
up to the time of meeting with the
Morning, states that the Discovery en-
tered the ice pack December %, 1901,
In latitude 81. 1t reached Cape Dare
January 9, 1902. 1t was delayed there
by a gale and ice, but a party landed
January 20 in an excellent harbor, in
south latitude 1880 and deposited a rec
ord for the voyage. Cape Crozier was
reached January %, after which the
Discovery sailed along the barrier with
in a few cable lengths, examining the
edge, from which rose high snow
slopes to extensive, heavily glaciated
land, with occasional bari, precipitious
PSoho. ICo q D LIE discovery en-
tered an inlet in the barrier in longi-
tude 174.
A Balloon in the Arctic.
A balloon ascent was made and
sledges examined the land to latitude
1850. Excellent quarters were found
near Mounts Erebus and Terror, where
nuts were erected and other prepara-
lions made. The ship was frozen in
March 2. The expedition wintered
comfortably in is sheltered quarters.
The lowest temperature recorded was
81 degrees below zero. Exploration by
means Of sledges began September 2.
Parties We're sent in all directions.
One party d Royds and Shelton
made a record expedition to Mt. Ter
ror, travelling over the barrier under
severe conditions with the mercury at
IS degrees below zero. Captain Scott,
Dr.. Wilson and Lieutenant Shackle-
@ Travelled ninety-four miles south
ward, reaching land In latitude SO.
longitude 1853, thus penetrating to the
farthest south recorded. The journey
was terrible. All the dogs died and
the three men dragged the sledges
back Lieutenant S~hackleton almost
died from exposure, but has since re-
covered.
The party found that ranges of |
mountains continue through Victoria
land. Foot hills resembling the Ad-
m1ralty range We're discovered in
longitude 100: The ice barrier presum-
ably floats. 1t remain horizontal and
is fed slowly from the land ice. Noun
tains from 10000 to 1900 feet high
were seen in latitude 80, the coast line
continuing at least as far as latitude
1920 nearly due outh. Ascending
a glacier on the mainland the party
found a new range OF mountains. At
the height of 5000 feet they reached a
level plain, which was u%nbroken- to
the westward to the horizon.