Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-16

more supplies from Hecla to Cape
Colan and Borup went to Markham
inlet on n hunting trip. On February
Is Bartlett left the Roosevelt with
his division for Cape Columbia and
Parr bay. Goodsell, Borup, Mcmillan
and Hansen followed on successive
days with their provisions. Marvin
returned from Byran on February II
and left for Cape Columbia February
II brought W. the rear February %.
The total of all divisions leaving the
Roosevelt were sever members of the
party, 50 Eskimos, 10 dogs and 90
sledges. by February q such of the
Cape Colan depot as was needed lad
been brought up to Cape Columbia.
the dogs were rested and double IA.
toned and harnessed, and the sledges
and other gear overhauled.
On the Fast day of February, Bart.
lett, with his pioneer division, accom-
plished this, and his division got away
due north over the ice on March l
The remainder Of the party got away
on Bartlctt's trail, and | followed an
hour later. The party now comprised
Z members Of the expedition, II Eski.
mos, 1873 dogs and 10 sledges. One
Eskimo and I dogs had gone to pieces.
A strong 'aStcrly wind, drifting
snow and temperature in the minus
marked our departure from the camp
at Cape COLUMBIA, which had chris
tened Crane city. Rough ice in the
first march damaged several sledges
and smashed two beyond repair, the
teams going back to Columbia for
other sledges in reserve there.
We campcd ten miles from Crane
City. The eastorly wind and low tenn
pcrature continued. In the second
march we passed the British record
made by Markham in May 1876
tS2.20), and We were stopped by open
water, which had been formed by the
wind after Bartlett passed. In this
march we negotiated the lead and
reached Bartlctt's third camp. Borup
had gone back from here, but missed
his way. owing to the faulting OF the
trail by the movement OF the ice.
Marvin came back also for fuel and
alcohol. The wind continued forming
open water all about us. At the end
Of the fourth march We came upon
Bartlett, who had been stopped by a
wide lake of open water. We remained
here from March 4 to March II.
At moor of March 5 the sun, red
and shaped like a football by ex.
cessed reflection, just raised itself
above the horizon for a few minutes,
and then disappeared again. 1t was
the first time | had seer it since
October 2.
Fortunately, On March II, the lead
was practicable, and, leaving a note
for Marvin and Borup to push on after
us by forced marches, We proceeded
northward. The sounding of the lead
gave ITO fathoms. During this march
we crossed the Saith parallel and ira
Versed a succession of j~ust-frozen
leads, from a few hundred yards to a
mile in width. This march was really
simple.
On the 14th We got free of the leads
and came on decent going. While we
were making camp a courier from
Marvin came In and informed me he
was on the march in the rear. The
temperature was SO.
.
The ice was grinding audibly In ev,
cry direction, but no motion was Wis,
ible. Evidently it was settling back
into equilibrium. and probably sag
ging due northward with its release
from the wind pressure.
Again there was a few hours sle,r
and we hit the trail before midnight
The weather and going were even bet
ter. The surface. except as inter