The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-15

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cut down by the last tive xhsrt saes.
Marvin carried out his instructions i'm
plicitly A considerable amount OF young
ice assisted in this.
At the end Of the tenth march. latitude
g. g. Borup turned back in command OF
the second supporting party. having trav-
eled distance equivalent to Nansens
distance from this far to his farthest
north.
1 was sorry to lose this young Yah
runner. with his enthusiasm and pluck
He had led his heavy sledee orer the
foes in q way that comma ndea every
ones admiration and would have made
mis- fathers eyes slisten.
Changes His Plan.
From this point the expedition COM
prised 70 men, 10 sledgss. and 20 dogs II
slsAg>: from here. and Il Pot Bartlett
and his division in advance to pioneer
the trail
The continual daylight enabled me to
make a moderation here that brought my
advance and main parties closer together
and reduced the likelihood OF their b.
ing separated by open leads.
After Bartlett left camp with Aehder-
son and their division. Marvin and re-
manned with our division % hours long
ar and then followed. When We reached
Bartlett's camp he broke out and went
on ana We turned in. BY this arrange
ment the advance party was travelling
while the main party was asleep. ano
vice versa and 1 was in touch with mr.
advance party every "a hours.
Moves Expeditiously.
l had no reason to complain OF the
going for the next two marches though
for a less experienced party. less adapt
able sledges or less perfect equipment it
would have been AN impossibility.
At our position at the end Of the see
ond march. Marvin obtained a satisfac-
tory sight for latitude in clear weather.
which placed US at S.&. The result
agreed satisfactorily with the dead reck-
oning OF Marvin. Bartlett and myself
Up to this time. the slight altitude OF
tn. sun had made il not worth while to
waste time in observations.
On the next two marches the going i'm
proved and We covered good distances
In one OF these marches a lead delayed
us a few hours. We finally ferried across
the ice cakes.
Makes Record Run.
The next day Bartlett let himself out
evidently. for a record. and reeled of %
miles Here Marvin obtained another
sight on latitude. which gave
the position as S63S tor beyond the farth-
est north OF Nansen and AbruzzD. and
showed that We had covered 80 minutes
of latitude in three marches.
In these three marches We had passed
the Norwegian record Of S6A. by Nam
sen. and the Italian record Of SS.4. by
Csgni.
From this point Marvin turned back in
command OF the third supporting party.
Ny last words to him were: BE care
full Of the leads. my boy"
The party from this point comprised
nine men. seven sledges. and So dogs.
The conditions at this camp and the ap-
parently unbroken expanse Of fairly level
ice in every direction reminded me Of
Casni's description OF his farthest north
Danger Is Encountered.
But l was not deceived by the appar-
emily favorable outlook. for available
conditions never continue for any dis
,ance or any length OF lime in the arc
tic regions.
The next march was over good 60
ing but for the first time since leaving
land We experienced that condition. fire.
Quent over these ice fields. Of a haZy at
mos2here. in which the light is equal
everywhere. All relief il destroyed. and
it is impossible TO see for any distance.
We were obliged in this march to make
a detour around an open lead. In the
next march we encountered the heaviest
and deepest snow OF the journey. through
4 thick. smothsring mantle lying in the
depressions OF heavy rubble ice.
Temporarily Discouraged.
I came upon Bartlett and his party.
tagged out and temporarily discouraged
by the heartracking work Of making
road.
l knew what was the matter with
them. They were simply spoiled by the
good going on the previous marches. l
rallied them a bit. lightened their sledges
and sent them on encouraged again.
During the next march We travelled
through a thick haze drifting over the
ice before a biting air from the north
east. At the end of the march we came
upon the captain camped beside wide
northwest. north and northeast.
The next march was also q long one
1t was Bartlett's last hit He let him
self out over a series of large old foes.
steadily increasing in diameter and
covered with hard snow.
Wind Helps Out.
During the last few miles I walked
beside him or in advance. He was SOL
emn and anxious to go further. but the
program was for him to 20 back from
here in command Of the fourth sup
porting party. and there were no sup
plies for an increase in the main party.
In this march we encountered q high
wind for the first time since the three
days after We left Cape Columbia. 1t
was dead in our faces, bitter and in
Sistent. but l had no reason to COM
plain. il was better than an easterly
or southerly wind. either Of which
would have set US adrift in open wa
ter while this was closing up every
lead behind.
This furnished another advantage of
my supporting parties. True. by SO
doing ii was pressing to the south the
ice over which We travelled. and SO rob-
bling us OF q hundred miles OF advan-
taEe.
Eighty-Four Is Passed.
We concluded We were on or near
the eighty-eighth parallel. unless the
north wind had lost us several miles.
The wind blew all night and all next
day.
At this camp in the morning. Bart
lett started to walk five or six miles to
the north to make sue of reaching the
eighty-eighth parallel. While he was
gone / selected the 10 best dogs in the
outfit and had them doubled.
l picked out five Of the best sledges
and assigned them expressly to the
captains party. l broke up the sew
enth for material with which to repair
the others and set Eskimos at this
work.
Bartlett returned in time to take
satisfactory observation for latitude in
clear weather. and obtained for our DO