The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-07-17
EXPLORE ~souTH@PoLE.
Mountains as High as Tho Alps Cover
a Vast Area.

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Mountains as Higha as Tho Alps Cove
Vast Area.
San Francisco, July 14.@CaptAin VIII
liam Colbeck OF the relief ship Morning.
tender to the exploring ship Discovery,
now in the south pole regions. la 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 oas line. BY sleds, the
members OF the party got as far south
as So degrees II minutes south latitude,
the farthest south any man has gone.
The morning found Captain R..ssFr..@
Scott, r. N, head OF the DISCOVERIES
expedition. farther south than was ex-
pected.5 After learning 7some$of the de-
tails Of the expedition and giving the
Discovery fresh provisions. the Morn;
found. among other things, that &
range Of mountains as high as the
Alps extends across the Antarctic re-
gton.
Captain Scott came. by one magnif1-
cent dash, within $50 miles OF the south
pole. The nearest dash to the north
pole was made by the duk of Abruzzi,
who reached 1888 north latitude, or
about 240 miles from the north pole.
A Vast Continent.
Captain Scott, commander Of the Dis
coyery, penetrated at least 100 miles
farther south tina any previous K
plorer, and discovered an extensive
mountainous region. hitherto abso-s
lutely unknown, extending to 1920
the and stretches to the pole in a se-
ries of very lofty mountains, which is
considered to be far the most import
ant geographic result Yer achieved in
Antarctic exploration. The Discovery
wintered 400 miles further south than
any vessel had previously wintered.
AL vas we'll aboard the Discovery
when the Morning left. The Morning
found h Discovery June %, in Mac
Murdo bay, Victoria land. 1t had suf-.
fered only one casualty. A 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. It reached Cape Dare
January 8, 1902. 1t was delayed there
by a gale and ice, but q 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 high snow
slopes to extensive, heavily glaciated9
land, with occasional bari, precipitfous
peaks. February 8 the Discovery en-
tered an inlet In the barrier in longi-
tude ia.
A Balloon in the Arctic.
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-
tons made. The ship was frozen In
March O.. The expedition wintered3
comfortably In is sheltered quarters.
The lowest temperature recorded was
81 degrees below zero. Exploration by
Parties were sent in all directions.
One party under .Royds and Shelton!
made a record expedition to Mt. Ter
ror, travelling over the barrier under
severe conditions with the mercury at
So degrees below zero. Captain Scott,
DR.. Wilson and Lieutenant Shackle-
ton travelled nfnety-four miles south-
ward, reaching land In latitude 1917.
longitude 1863, thus penetrating to the
farthest south recorded. The Journey
was terrible. All the dogs died and
the three men dragged the sledges
back. Lieutenant Shackleton almost
died from exposure, but has since re-
covered.
The party found that ranges OF hish
mountains continue through Victoria
land. Foot hills resembling the Ad-
miralty range were discovered il,
longitude 100. The ice barrier presum-
ably floats. It remains horizontal and.
is fed slowly from the landaice. Noun
tains from 10000 to- 10000 feet hiph5
were seen in Latitude 50. the coast line
continuing at least as far as latitude
3d. 20 @nearly due south. AscendinIe;
d glacier on the mainland the party
found new range Of mountains AT
the height of 5000 feet they reachedNaE
level plain, which was unbroken "a.
the westward to the horizon.