The Rich Hill tribune., 1909-09-16

afuFe wae 20 below 8er0.
The following morning. March Is. 3 cent
Hansen with tis division north 81 pio-
neer tran for aYe marches, and ~.
Goodseil. according % fha prorram. start
"a back 10 Capn Coiumbia
hcMiilHn Turns Back.
~ niEht Marvin and Borup came spin
rlng iu with fheif men and hoFs steam
INK ir the bitter or IKE a squadron -
pattn-ahips. 1hrir arrival relieved me-
o. az anxiety - % ouf oii supply.
10 fhe morning ] discovered that Mac
Mlilap's foot was badly frost bifteu. The
miehap had occurred tH'o Or three days
before. but MacMiian had said nutilug
about Z ln The hope that % sgala come
out al right
A glance az the injury showed me that
The only thing was 10 send him hack 70
Cape Columbia az once. The arrival of
Marvin and Borup enabled me 20 spare
sufhcient men and dogs 20 SO back with
him.
Lose Is Serious One.
This early ioes of Macmillan was Fari-
0usiy disappointing 60 me. He had q
siodge al the way from Cape Columbia.
and with hi1 enthusiasm and the powers
and physique Of the trained athlete
had confidence in him for az least the
ssth parallel. but there was no alterna-
tive.
The best slsdVss and dogs were select
the standard. The sounding gave q
depth of Is fafboms
We were over the continual shelf. and.
as I had surmised, the successive leads
crossed In the ffth and sixth marches
composed the big lead and marked the
continual shelf
on leaving the camp the expedition
comprised is men. y sledges and 10 dogs.
The next march was satisfactory as re-
CARDS distance and the characfer Of the
going. In the latter part there were
pronounced movements an the ice butn
visible and audihie.
Some leads were crossed. In one %
which Borup and his team took a bath.
and we were finally stopped By ar i1n-
practicable lead opening in front uf us.
We camped Ia temperature q % de-
grees below.
came upon Hansen and his party In
camp. mending their siedges We de-
voted the remainder Of the day 80 over
hauling and nendinE sledEes ana break
Ing Up our damaged ones for material
Make Forced Marches.
The next morning put Marvin In the
lead 10 pioneer the tran. with iustruc-
lions 20 make two forced marches 90
bring up our average which had been
cut down by the last fwD short ones.
Marvin carried out his Instructions irn-
pHcltly. A considerable amount Of young
Ice assisted in this
Al the end or the tenth march. latitude
50. Borup turned back Ia command q
the second supporting party, having trlV-
eled distance equivalent 70 NGnsen's
distance from this far 20 his farthest
north
was sorry to lose This young Yale
runner. with his enthusiasm and PLUCK.
lie had led his heavy sledge over the
Toes IN a way that commanded every
ones admiration and would have made
his fathers eyes glsten-
Changes His Plan.
From this point the expedition com
prised 80 men. 10 sledEee. and ~ dogs. u
was necessary FOR Marvin 90 take
sledge from here. and I put Bartlett
and hts division in advance % pioneer
the traii
The continual daylight enabled me 10
make moderation here that brought my
advance and main parties closer together
and reduced the likelihood o. their be-
las separated by open leads.
After Bartlett lelt camp with Hcnder-
son and their division, Marvin and 4 re-
mnincd with our division % hours long
er ana then followed. When we reached
Hartietts camp be broke cut and went
on and we turned in BY tkis arrange
uent tho advance party was travelling
while the maiu party was asleep. and
vice versa and 7 was On touch with my
advance party every - hours.
Moves ESPeditiousiy.
I had no reason o. complain % the
[ vulgw Tor the ncEt two marches though
for a less experienced party. less adapt
able sicdgea or less perfect equipment IL
would have been an impossihiuty.
AZ our position az the end OF the sec
ond march. Marvin obtained a 6ausfac-
tory sight for latitude IN clear weather.
which placed us az SIS The result
agreed satisfactorily with the dead reok-
oninE OF Marvin. Bartlett and myscif
Up 80 thls time, the slight altitude of
the sun had made & not worth while 20
waste time IN observations.
On The next tive marches the going im-
proved. and We covered good distances.
Ia one OF these marches lcad delayed
us a Few hours. We finally ferrIed across
the Ice cakes.
Makes Record Run.
Tho next day Bartlett let himself out
evidently. for record. and Feeied on -
miles Here Marvin obtained another
I satisfactory sight on latitude. which gave
the position aa SIS Ter beycnd the farth-
eat north uf Nanscn and AbruzEi1. ana
showed that We had covered s. minutes
/ % latitude in three marches.
In these three marches Nc had passed
/ She Norwegian record of ssia hy Nan
sen. and the Italian record OF @2l by
| CaFnL
From thIa point Marvin turned back IN
/ command cT the Dira supporting parfy.
/ My last words 20 him were. BE care
/ fui of the leads uiy boy"
Tho party from this point comprised
nine men, seven siodgca. and a. dogs
/ This conditions az this camp ana tho ap-
| paVntiy unhrCkcn erpanso 90 fairly level
/ Ice in every dircclaa reminded me %
/ Cagnin description of his rritest north.
Danger Is Encountered.
But 4 was not deceived hy che appar-
] entity favorable cutlonk CIR aNgllshiu
l conditions never continue for any ais.
] tancs or any length of time in the are
/ uc regions.
| The next march WAS over good 60
/ ing. bug fog thc nrst time since leaving
/ land we experienced that coudiuoa. fire.
I gurut urcy these ics fields. az hairy as
! mosphrre, Ca which the nStt Is equal
I everywhere. AN rtuef ls destroyed. and
/ Nc is Impossible 60 see Tor any distance.
We were Chl.sc3 in this march to make
| dctour around an open lead ln the
I next march Ne encountered tEs heaviest
and deepest snov of the iougars througa
/ a thick rwotberias mantle lying iu The
| dgprcssicus of heavy robbie icc