Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-24
Lieut.. Shackleion Succeeded IN
Getting Within III Miles Of
The South Pole.
AScENDED MOUNT EREBUS.
Theory of Atmospheric Calm Dis
pro,cd-NIndc Some Radical de-
pururc. ~ 60 Clothing.

cealed iu getting within iI miles of
,i,,. s...,tt, .,..f..
ihD Nlmfod cNpedliloh iell hnhId'A
n july 1907. and after reaching the
ies folds ana r,st,t,,,- tbe ,,,ost ola bor-
I 'l' preparations the mann eApeuliloh
| started ou a. slelge journey that occu-
pf,l lss DAVIS and tr,,.r.o5 3 -oS miles
...f.....,
a'U'''"'Ip' lne explorers reached '''-
! ltute eA.-6 ana longitude lb1 east AT
the highest point the land was 5000
,.
l''' i. "I"'u''' ''e""iIs 7'u'h""'' 'h
vast field of snow, poo mountains
being in sight.
a second party pushed forward t1 tho
enutbefr r14on.fN, paI. I'd latitudo ~ 9,
l,rritula ma .sst -1le Hritieb 0sp
was loff DIVING at Aofb noInts me
Iscsrt az Mount rrsbus v8- se,or,-
p1sbsd with diaiculty ami geological
sIo 49, Oh esgi' ' 5,, 'en5e a gl,
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.e'. "h 'nu.n ilsI't on ln, ptst history
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-E7 .N. 'Np'ot'I'N '' ,Ne N'uiN was
uI'I' l"N,H It'u'' i'l 'n' putl'se o'
sc'losI' ~ uiN'>f IMAM WIN inc Idea
'I I'i.NIht inc N'i' Il-'lI. Ii may
ne said to nave succeeded beyond the
most .angulne expectations.
0h'Dk'eion made some departures
li'lu inc usual preparations Tor
Journ'' across The snow and ice he
iDuh WIN hIn motor car which
could hn converted into "a sledEo and
substituted ponies for dogs. and light
WOODEN clothing tur heavy furs.
Briefly summarized. the results of
Tho expedition are that point was
I'.entQ Nliniu ilI miles of the south
pole. that the magnetic pole wac ole
so reached eight mountain chains
were discovered and ON" hundred
m1HnIaIus
Mount trenus 1880 iect high was
assembled Joy th" party new coast
aud hish mountains were located rum
n.nc west from Victoria and coal
measures were discovered iu the An
torctir continent The theory OF the eN-
isiencr ol am area of atmospheric calm
around the south pole was oispruNeu.
SHActST. proN,s ACCOUNT
soaeNgit9n THUS describes ihe dash
"-rho soiithorn narty. composed az
Adams. Marshall. villa and my self
WIN loui PONIES anu 7uppel lls
party c"lsi-'ins oi bI gehivilvi p,
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a GREAT GLACIER
| .s,...t..- g,,,., ana s,,tb,...t Mo-
were now approaching high range Of
new " G,' D Sa,. , 5,ssoysra5 ri5r.
,o. 1ao mics long and snuroxiulateIv
An 1-Isa Wide running iu "a south
] and soutbwestcrlv direction and on
! nee 6. va started TO ascend 90 at
| latitude 1888. longitude l12 The giac-
/ Zen was FUN OF bad creyHsses. il took
/ the whole OF the next day for us to
/ fight our way 500 yards. There were
/ many dangers % be faced. for az any
| moment one might he thrown into
! some unknown depth. As 10 was. ON
! Dec. z. the last remaining pony broke
/ through snow lla ana dleappefieu
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