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Lieut.. E. H. Shackleton Of British
Navy Has Successful An
tarctic Expedition.
DISCOVERED MAGNETIC POLE
His party Made n Dnsh OF 1,70s Miles
with Motor Chr and Ponies
Found Thesc More Effective
Than Doxs-Endurcd
Great PrivatiOns.


ton Lieut., Ernest n. Shackleton of
the British navy. who left his perina- |
rent quarters last autumn for dash TO
the pole having succeeded after an. ardu- |
Gus slcdgc journey Of LOS miles when
&c cupicd 1876 days, in reaching within i'll
niles OF the south pole. or '"i miles
nearer than attained by H.. discovery
expedition" of which he was an ofncer.
As the expedition to the south was I'M
dt ~ akcr rather for the purpose of geo
graphical survey than with the IDEA
o. reaching the pole itself, 1t may no
said to have succeeded beyond the most
AaNUulne expectations.
Pronting ny former experiences IN the
Artartic regions. when all the dogs sue
cu,nhed to the strain and rigors OF the
climate. Lieut.. Shackleton made some
d, partures from the usual preparations
fC.- a Journey across tho snow and ice
~, took with him motor car when
could be converted into sledSe, ana
substituted ponies for dogs and light
wooden clothing for heavy furs
The main expedition. of which Lieut.
Shac<leton was in command. reached
latitude sS23 longitude 1852 east.
while a second party pushed forward
TO tho southern magnetic pole reach
INK latitude 7a.25; longitude 154 east
The British flag was left flying at
both points.
The narrative Of Lieut.. Shackieton's
achievements shows that the oXpedl-
! ton endured the greatest trials and
1 priyations The motor car, which was
| useful in the preliminary expeditions
! failed on the uneven surface Of the
| barrier ice. Briefly summarized the
results OF the expedition are that
point was reached within III miles
of the south pole; the magnetic pole
was also reached: eight mountain
chains were discovered and 100 noun
tains Mount t.rcbus, 1a,.20 feet In
altitude. was assembled by the party
a new coast and high mountain were
| located running west from Victoria
Land and coal measures were dlscoN-
lered In the Antarctic continent. Inc
theory of the existence OF an area OF
atmospheric calm around the south
pole was disproved.
Lieut. Shackleton thus describes the
dash to the pole:
The southern party. composed ol
Adams. Marshal Wild and myself will
four ponies. and q supporting party. con
sisting of Brocklehurst. Joyce. Marson
Armytage and Priesty, left cape RoyC
on October 20. 1905. on November We
left YiaIt Point with 9l days' provisions bu
We're held up on White Island which W.
reached on November .. for four day.
by n blizzard. The supporting party T."
turned to the permanent quarters on No
venher Z owing to the had light amonl
the ice crevasses. Adams and his pom.
, were nearly lost.
, "A few days later We reached the
> depot AT latitude 70 26 longitude 100 east
where We appropriated the maize an'
other provisions previously left there
! we commenced to reduce our daily ra
: tons and travelled south along meridian
n les over a varying surface of ridges anC
n mountains of snow alternating with sof
rnow in which the ponies often sank t
their bellies,
I'm latitude Sl.0a we shot pony mt
s made q depot of oil, biscuit and pom.
y nent. taking the remainder of the pom.
d meat to exc ont our dried rations. w
reached the "Dscovery's" southerros
n latitude on November %. The surfnc
@ now became soft, with large undulation'
The ponies were attacked by snow Blind
h ness and the second OF them was shot
d a depot being made in latitude s.. 4
longitude 10 one November
y we killed oud third pony.
+, Steering south and southeast we wer
@ now approaching a high range Of ne,
e mountains. trending to the southeast. O
i December va discovered glacier |.
miles long and approximately 1" mile
% wide running in a south and southwest
Aa-
& started to ascend tat latitude sss
ID longitude 172. The glazier was full OF Ia
ar crevnsscs as the result OF tremendou
ia pressure II took the whole Of the ne,
a dav for us to nght our way fNo yard
There we're many dangers to be face
for ut any moment one might be throw
into some unknown depth. As il was q
December :, the last remaining pon
n broke through a snow lid and disappea
:" cd In crcvasse, Fortunately II
ie swingletree snapped and we saved Wi
TO and the sledgc whi"h was damaged, TT
se party was wow hauling 81 weight Of .
pounds per man.
Al The clouds disappearing on Decemh
N 6 We discovered new mountain range
ir trendine south and southwest Mov!
rp the glacier over the treacherous snc
sc fell through but were saved by our hH
Ie ness and pulled out with an alpine roI
lis second sledge WAS badly damaged
Gil the knife-like edge of the crevasses. h
Oh We managed to retain our supplies, +
comher 49, we reached an altitude
II 500 feet In latitude IS degrees ~ mi
I"t utes three seconds We made a depot a
ne lett everything there hut OUT food.
n struments and camp equipment. and
IT. duced our rations to 20 ounces per m
daily. on the osth we reached n plate
after crossing ice falls Mt an altitude
900 feet, thence gradually RISING IN 10
ridges to 1850 feet. Having finished c
nd relay work We discarded our seco
TT s,odge There was now n constant sou'
erly blizzard of wind and drifting sn
In with n temperature ranging from 81
Of 70 degrees Of frost. On the 9th we i
sight OF the new mountains. A
'' FELT LACK OF FOOD.
rep Finding that the party was peco'
ere weakened from the eHects OF 'c M
allowance OF food the rarited air ana
cold. | dcciden 10 risk making de
but Oh the plateau. On January we p
49," ceeded with one tent. utilizing the pc
IAN of the second teIj for guiding mare;
an. our return The sutta'e now became
soft ana tho blizzard continued Tor