The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-24
SHACKLETON GOING
BACK TO THE POLE
Will Return to Complete
Discoveries in Antarc-
tic Regions.
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crossing several mountains we reached
a plateau 10000 feet high. Several new
mountain ranges were discovered.
The distance travelled was LOIS statute
miles, and the time occupied I26 days.
In all more than 100 new mountain
peaks were discovered.
Both equipment and food supplies
proved very satisfactory. The Man
churian ponies did as well as was ex-
pected.
The south magnetic pole was reached
in latitude z degrees 25 minutes; longi-
tude Isl degrees. ]. X Davis, first
mate; Forbes Mackay, assistant sur
geon. and Marson made northwesterIy
sledge Journeys lasting twenty-five days
and covering a distance of 124 statute
miles
The winter was mild and the lowest
temperature they encountered was 40
degrees below zero, Fahrenheit The
geological results of the expedition are
as important as the geological. Mt.
Erebus, the southernmost volcano in
the world, 200 feet high, was ascend
ed for the first time
Ascent of Mt. Erebus
A party including Lieutenant Adams,
Sir Philip Brocklehurst, Forbes Mackay.
March 5, 1908, to ascend the great Ant
arctic volcano. On the morning Of
March z they climbed with the sledge
TO an altitude of $500 feet
Carrying the equipment on their
backs, they reached on the night OF
March an altitude of $500 feet. The
temperature was so degrees below the
freezing point. Then a violent blizzard
ragged for thirty hours.
Resuming the ascent on March 9, they
reached the old crater at an altitude of
holes) We're found.
Brocklehurst had both feet frostbitten
and one toe was subsequently ampu-
tated.
The summit was reached on March
10. The active crater is half a mile in
diameter and 5000 feet deep. 1t was
eJecting vast volumes of steam and sui
phurous gas to a height of 1900 feet
Hypsometer readings were taken at
the summit simultaneously with those
from the base station at Cape Royd.
Geological collections were made and
photographs were taken.
Commencing the descent on March 10,
the party glissaded by stages down
900 feet, reaching the sled depot.
Pole on a Plateau.
The geological south pole is doubt
less situated on a plateau 10000 to IL 900
feet above sea level. Violent billiards
In latitude IS degrees show that If the
polar calm exists, IL must be small in
area or not coincident with the geo.
graphic pole.
We commenced sledging on August
II. Messrs- ArInytage, David, and ]
went to examine a great ice barrier
surface. We encountered low tempera-
ture Of 50 degrees of frost.
The southern party, Adams, Mar
shall. Wild, and I, with four ponies and
supporting party consisting OF SI1
Marson, Armytage. and Priestly, left
cape Royd on october %, 1905.
Held Up by Blizzard.
We left Hut Point on November 4:
with ninety-one days provisions. We
were held up on Hite Island on Novem.
Der 5, and for four days by a blizzard
The supporting party returned on No
vember Z.
On November 70 we reached the de.
pot laid out in September in latitude I.
degrees 50 minutes, longitude 168 ca
We took on the pony maize and GRO
visions previously let there and com
menced reducing our daily rations
We Travelled south along meridian
Ies over a varying surface of high
sastrugi ridges and mounds of snow
alternating with soft snow. The ponies
often sank TO their bellies. In latitude
81 degrees 4 minutes we shot the pony
Shlnaman and made a depot of oil
biscuit and pony meat. The remainder
OF the pony meat Ne took on 10 exc
out our dried ratiOns.
Reach Old Line.
On November 20 We reached the Dis
covery expeditions southernmost lati
tude- The ponies were attacked by
snow blindness. On November Is tn,
pony Grisi was shot We made 2
depot in latitude q degrees 45 min.
utes longitude 10 degrees.
On November - the pony Quau wa,
shot. Steering south and southeSst
we Were now approachiTg bieI
range OF new mountains trending IL
the southeast. On Decemsf- , W,
found the barrier Influenced by a grea
pressure and the ridges OF snow anC
Ice turned into land.
Enormous Glacier Found.
We discover-d a glacier l2O miles LON
and approximately forty miles wild
running in south and southwestern
direction. on December we starte
to ascend the glacier at latitude So de
grees % minutes, longitude 172 degrees
The glacier was badly crevassed, a
the result Of huge pressure.
vi DCCF4llbcI D the surface was s
crevassed that IL took the whole dav I
ngnt our way CO.. yards. On Decembe
the pony Socks, breaking through tn
snow lid, disappeared in a crevasse q
unknown depth.
The swingletree swapping, we save,
Mr. Wild and the sleoge, which wa
damaged. The party was now haulin
weight of go pounds per man.
New Mountains.
The clouds disappearing on Decen1b
we discovered new mountain range
trending south and southwest Movin
up the glacier over the treacherou
snow covering the creyasses. we fro
quently fell through, and were save
by our harness and pulled out with a
pine ropes. The second sledge wa
badly damaged by the knife-edge
crevasses. Similar conditions obtaine
on our way up the glacier from Decen
Der 6 20 December Is. when we reache
an altitude Of $500 feet.
In latitude 81 degrees 10 minutes
seconds we made a depot and left eV
eTything there but our food, instrU
ments, and camp equipage, and reduce
our rations to twenty ounces per ma
daily.
on December % we reached a platea
after crossing ice falls at an altitude c