The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-24
British Naval Expedition Rs- turns After Terrible Trip
 In the Antarctic
FIERCE HLIZZARDS KEEP
 MEN FROM FINDING POLE
One Hundred Mountains Are Dscov. cred, and Theory of Calm Around the South Pole Is Very
 Clearly Disproved.

London. March 23.-Lieut. E. H. Shack elton of the British navy, commander of the Antarctic expedition, which returned on the barkentne Nimrod to Inver Gar gill, New Zealand today, although he did not achieve his object. succeeded in get ting within Ill miles of the pole
 The Nimrod expedition left England in July, 1907, and after reaching the lee fields and making the most elaborate preparations, the main expedition started on a sledge journey, which occupied 12s days, and traversed 1708 miles southward. The explorers reached latitude SS.263 and longitude l62 east, which was estimated as III miles from the pole.
 Briefly summarized, the results of the expedition are that a point was reached within Ill miles of the south pole; the magnetic pole was also reached; eight mountan chains were discovered, and 100 mountains. Mount Erebus. IS, 12O feet In altitude, was ascended by the party; a new coast and high mountains were lo- cated running west from Victoria land. and the theory of the existence of an area of atmospheric calm around the South pole was disproyed.
 At the point where the expedition was compelled to turn back, the land was 5000 feet in altitude, trending southward in a vast field of snow, no more mountains be- ing in sight.
 second party pushed forward to the southern magnetic pole at latitude 72.25. longitude 154 east. The British flag was 1 left flying at both points. The ascent of Mount Erebus was accomplished with diff fieulty, and geological discoveries of great importance were made. The results at tained have thrown much light on the past history of the antarctic continent. The expedition suffered no loss of life
 Dash to the Pole.
 Lieutenant shackelton thus describes the dash to the pole:
 The southern party, composed of Adams. Marshall Wild and myself. with four ponies and supporting party, con ssting of Broklehurst, Joyce, Marson Armytage, and Priestly, left Cape Royd on October 29, 1908. On November 3 Ne left Hut Point with ninety-one days pro- visions, but were held up four days by a blizzard on White Island. which we reached on November D. The supporting party returned to permanent quarters on November z owing to the bad light among the ice crevasses, Adams and his pony were nearly lost.
 "A few days later we reached the depot at latitude 79.26, longitude 162 east where we appropriated the maize and provisions previously left there. We commenced to reduce our daily rations and travelled south along meridian 16S. over a varying surface of ridges and mountains of snow, alternating with soft snow in which the ponies often sank to their bellies.
 In latitude S1.64 We shot a pony and made a depot of oil biscuits, and pony meat, taking the remainder of the pony meat to eke out our dried rations. We reached the Dscoyerer's southernmost latitude on November 26. Surface now became soft with large undulations. The ponies were attacked by snow blindness, and the second of them was shot depot being made in latitude S2.45. longitude 100. On November 30 we killed our third pony.
 High Mountains Seen.
 Steering south and southeast, we were now approaching high range of new mountains trending to the southeast. On December we discovered a glacier 120 miles long and approximately 40 miles wide, running in a south and southwest erly direction and on December we started to ascend it at latitude S.33, long itude l72.
 "'rhe glacier was full of bad crevasses as the result of tremendous pressure. It took the whole of the next day for us to fight our way 500 yards. There were many dangers to be faced. for al any moment one might be thrown into some unknown depth. As 1t was, on December the last remaining pony broke through a snow lid and disappeared in a crevasse. Fortunately, the single tree snapped and We saved Wild and the sledge, which was damaged.
 "'rhe party hauling a weight of 250 pounds per man.
 ''rhe clouds disappearing on December s, we discovered new mountain ranges trending south and southwest Moving up the glacier, over the treacherous snow covering the crevasses, we frequently fell through, but were saved by our harness and pulled out with an Alpine rope. The second sledge badly damaged by the knife-like edge of the crevasses, but we managed to retain our supplies.
 Up the Glacier.
 similar conditions obtained on our way up the glacier from December 6 to IS. On the latter date we reached an altitude of $500 feet. In latitude S5 degrees 10 min- utes seconds, we made Q depot and left everything there but our food, in strumants and camp equipment, and re- duced our rations to 20 ounces per man daily. On the 26th we reached plateau after crossing ice fields at an altitude of 9000 feet thence gradually rising in long ridges to 1O5Oo feet. Having finished our relay work we discarded our second sledge. There was now constant south erly blizzard of wind and drifting snow. with a temperature ranging from 37 to 70 degrees of frost. On the 27th we lost sight of the new mountains.
 ''Findng that the party was becoming weakened from the effects of the short al lowance of food. the rarefied air and the cold decided to risk making a depot on the plateau. On January we proceeded