Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-23
OVER THE PREClPlCE.
Tragic Adventure In II Blizzard In
the Antarctic.

the Antarctic.
Here is an adventure in the antarctic
regions taken from Captain Robert F.
SCOTS '.1he Voyage of the Discovery"
Nine men are returning from a sledge
expedition in binding snowstorm:
"An unusually violent squall prevented
us from seeing even one another. i'm
mediately ordered chain to be form
ed at right angles and extending across
our track, each man keeping in touch
with the rest, with the idea Of inter
cepting Hare, who was missing, when
he came on We shouted and blew
whistles, and while this was going on
Evans stepped back on to patch Of
bare, smooth ice and shot out of sight
Immediately Thinking the slope to be
one of the short ones so common in the
folds of the hills, Barne sat down and
deliberately started to slide in Evans
track. In moment or two the slope
grew sleeper, and soon he was going at
pace which left him no power to con-
troll his movements. He whipped out
his clasp knife and dug it into the ice,
but the blade snapped off short and
failed to check his wild career. In q
fash the ice changed to snow, which
grew softer until, in smother of fly
Ing particles his rapid fight was ar
rested and he stood up to find Evans
within few feet Of him."
| A third man Joined them in similar
fashion: Realizing the impossibilty
Of ascending again by the way they
had come, they started to descend, but
| within four PAGES Of the place at which
| they had been brought to rest they
found that the slope ended suddenly in
a steep precipice, beyond which they
| could see nothing but the clouds of
| whirlng snow. Even as they recoiled
| from this new danger and dimly real
lied the merciful patch Of soft snow
| which had saved them from it, yelp-
ing dog few past them, clawing madly
! at the icy slope, and disappeared for
| ever into the gloom beyond" The six
others eventually moved on until they
Etoo, found themselves on an awkward
slope: "Their leader suddenly saw the
precipice beneath his feet and far be
low, through the wreathing snow, the
sea.
another step would have taken hin
over the edge. He sprang back witt
cry Of warning, and those behint
him, hearing it, dug their heels instinct
lively into the surface, and, with on,
exception, all succeeded in stopping
What followed was over in an instant
Before his horror stricken companion
had time to think poor Vince, unable t
check himself with his soft fur boots
past the leader and disappeared.
Vince was never seen again, but Hare
the first missing man, staggered bac
to the ship two days after the others
remembering nothing between strue
) Cling to patch of rock for shelter an
waking thirty-six hours later covere
with snow
II are Chameleon.
The American chameleon, email IL
ard, inhabits various parts Of the soutf
3 ern United States. The little anims
! has the remarkable habit Of quickl
and completely changing its color
varying from brown to yellow and pal
green. Its food consists Of insect
. The little animal is perfectly Harmless
!. to higher forms Of life, is often kel
as a pet and has been worn attache
I to chain as an ornament. The TOT
9 are provided with adhesive pads, whit
D enable the lizard to run upon amO0t
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