New-York tribune., 1909-03-24

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ward tracks for the flags attached 20 the tent
poles had been blown away.
.~Ehe high winds which were blowing at
our backs helped us to travel from twenty 10
thirty miles daily. and reached the upper
glacier depot on the 18th The snow hah oeen
blown from the surface OF the glacier ieaNins
only sitpr,erv. blue ice which presented the
sxreatest difficulties In the descent Ihis was
allow work indeed In the heavy gale. The sieoee
was to-zered h,e stages by means Of the Alpine
t,o,. ana We followed as best could, care De-
sns taken to have the guiding lines weh fas'eneo
Asnd taut.
.,on tie morning OF January 26 our FOOD was
srnished II was SLOW going. Sixteen mics "el0
kpovered In twenty-five hours march as tne sn0"
-,usx two feet deep and there were many 0oh
l-esled crevasses We reached the lower gtaHlei
Sepot in latitude S3:45, on the afternoon "' U'0
9th There We obtained food and were anie To
rroceed with greater speed We reaCheu 'i0
.'C-risi Depot"-named after the dead pohy-o"
February > with no food remaining Nlo was
suffering from dysentery. the effects OF the morse
meat and on February the entire party was
1rostrated from the same disease and unaole 70
move. For eight DAYS the men suffered, but our
rendition improving and helped by strong south
isrlv billiards.. We managed 10 make our way 10
-'c-hinsman Depot" which We reached on teDru-
e-y 13. The food had again run out
FORCED MARCH FOR RELIEF.
..r,. b,,zzsr6 continued with 80 degrees ~
f--ost and we discarded everything except our
lrsnn outfit and geological specimens. and on
lF=hr7,srx 20 reached the next depot. al ouT
tsood being finished The high winds we're now
Izcooupsni MED bv an exceedingly low temperature
hut they were behind and three DAYS later
i've came in sight Of the depot Minna Bluff.
(which had been laid by the Joyce party in Jan
4uarv Here We received news from the ship
Marshall had relapse and a return Of the
F6ysentery, hut though he suffered greatly we
kxnade q forced march Of twenty-four miles. He
was unable to go beyond that and on the 27th
I left him in camp in charge of Adams. while
Wild and made another forced march TO the
shin for relief on March : I returned with a
relief party and all reached the ship at Hut
;point on March in blizzard. The total dis
;zsnoe Of the journey, including relays was LOS
1cnles and the time occupied 126 days
The main results Of the expedition are good
geological collection We found coal measures
sr limestone and a complete meteorological
record. We discovered eight distinct mountain
ranges and more than a hundred mountains
We surveyed and photographed many gla-
xiers and found signs Of former greater glacia-
.ion The South Pole Is doubtless situated on
3 plateau 10000 10 II 600 feet above the sea
Jewel The mountains attitudes range from
$500 to 120oo feet approximately. The violent
a,lzzards in latitude IS degrees show that If the
Ho-caHed polar calm exists IL must he small in
pres or not ooincident with the geographic pole"
Professor David describes the northern partys
tourney TO the magnetic pole which was under
1sken b. himself Marson and Mackay. The
party hauled two sleGges by relays. the total
hpy
made the start on October :, 1908, and had
heavy sledgiug over the consolidated pack ice.
kThey proceeded north IF Cape Bernacchi and
khence. living mainly seal meat. crossed the
s1ordenskield barrier and reiayed 10 the Drysal-
SKI glacier. Thawing ice made the progress
kerry slow and lsborious. The first attempt TO
h,roes the glacier failed owing 10 numerous deep
srhazus but the party succeeded further east
t1n December 6. after extreme difficulties. owing
10 crerasses and drifted STOW, the party once
being nearly lost. they reached the main glacier
between the mountains Larsen and Bellingshau-
zen. From that on it fair travelling TO the
INLAND plateau. the altitude Of which more
khan seven thousand feet.
THE TRAVELLING ARDCOUS
Strong southeriy winds and 20 degrees Of frost,
together with shortened rations, made the trav-
elling arduols They reached the magnetic pole.
S60 miles northwest Of the Drvgalski depot. on
January Is and hoisted the Union Jack. Mar
son determined the position the pole as being
sn the .icinity of latitude 1925. longitude 154-
In the course Of their return. and in attempt
sng TO shoot down the main glacier, the party
became involved in the ice pressure ridges and
rrevasses necessitating the unloading Of the
Kledse and making 2 carry by hand. On Feb
Euary 3 they arrived the inlet in the glacier
near Drysalski depot. The provisions were ex-
hausted, except for few biscuits, and retreat
was cut of by the breaking up OF the sheet ice.
The outlook was serious, hut they were rescued
she following day by the Ninlrod. returning from
Care washington. The duration Of the journey
-.ss 12s davs and the distance travelled. in
Guiding relays 260 miles.
Nsrson triangulated the coast hy theodolite
from EIcMurdo Sound 10 NerygalsHd Glacier.
ssrrnytage Prlest1ey and Brocklelurst made an