Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03
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glory quite incentive Observations
April placed camp deg sc longitude 81
deg spite long had
advanced miles days. Much of hard
lost in crcuous twists around troublesome
lines and high irregular fields of old ice The drift ice
throwing the with sufficient force
iety with eyes danger and hardhps the double
days of fatigue glitter quickly followed another
The ranging between and as degrees below
Fahrenheit persisteny the freezing of
and though the heat of the perpetual light and
color impressed with
probable make
the frost of the air pierce with more painful sting
HEAVEN HOT IN DREAMS
weird of orgies, seemingly impressive
this te-clouds of steam from the frozen In march
ing golden glitter scalds the face while the
beached The of fire and
burning pain the chill of
camp grip of the knife left painful burns from cold metal
finger With spirits the fire
lighted while oil delighted the stomach In dreams heaven
the other place cold All false; seemed
nearing the chilled flame hades In hard life
there nothing genuinely The congenial appearances
all deception but death offered only cold comfort There
advantage in suicide
We should enjoyed experience
bodily dscoforts combined aching muscles
bearing glacial foliage there could joys the gories
pleasure for retrospect.
We changed working hours from day night be-
ginning usually ending The marches and
prolonged hours of travel with which fortune favored earlier
longer possible Weather conditions
determining the days than the hands of the thermometers
When the threatened the delayed and in
strong blows the shortened way another
usually dial during
forced between winds
travelled night daya hours and all days alike
for had accustomed time of Sundays holiday
landmarks mile posts pass To advance expend
ergy accumulated during sleep pound
pemmican the sole aim in life.
FEWER CREvAssEs SEEN
The observations of April gave latitude 81 deg min,
longitude min The pack disturbance of Bradley Land
less and less noted in the northwa The fields
old foes and less crushed ice With the
improved conditions the fire of racing spirit for brief
spell.
We had passed highest of prede-
and had gained the of the farest north
ourselves The time hand consider seriously
the necessity of early
Nearly half of food allowance had long
marches supplies had been literally than anticipated
and dog teams much reduced in numbers hard
necessity had forced the cruel law of the survival the tes
the less useful dogs fed to the steady working survivors,
Owing the food limits and the advancing could
prudenty continue the outward fortnight longer
We had dragged ourselves 900 miles polar
days Including delays gave
of nearly thirteen miles daily air line in
There remained unknown line of miles before ambi
could be satisfied The average
made the pack would take pole thirteen days.
There food and fuel enough risk this adventure
With usual luck the prize seemed within grasp pro-
longed deep snowfall pack open water
would make effort failure
TAKING OBSERVATIONS
In the diary Of the succeeding days dongs appear
tabulatons of observations
the thickness of the ice examined
for life The technical details for the making
studied and given altitude of up-
lifted and submerged irregularities.
Atmospheric surface temperatures were taken
the barometer noted the formations weather condi-
tons and ice drifts tabuated There
tine Of work. which does appear belongs the
cic details of the history the exploration appear
the later publication of scientific data.
This work. like the effort of the foot daily duty
became less any enter as
active of the AS along seemingly
endless fields of ice the physical appearances
scrutiny watched daily for possible dangerous failure
in strength for serious disability fatal termination
disabled could neither RETURN everv
examination another human
limit of the strain of fiber and CELL The
burning suneams brought