The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-14

Tho Cape Colin depot as was needc
had been brnngh mp to Cape Golur
hias The dogs ware rested and dnnhl
ationed and harnessed and th
IsslsdgaB- and other gear oEerhanlsd.
-Four months, OF northerly winds dun
ing the fail and winter. instead o
l'sontherly ones. as during the prevtop
season, led me to expect less opel
water han before but a great deal %
rough ice. and I was prepared to: kew ,
road through the jagged ice for tn,
first hundred miles or SO and the1
cross the big lead IL
III Followed Bartlett's Trails; 81,
On the last day of February Bartlett
with his pioneer; division, accomplish
ed his and his. division. got away dnf
north over the ice on March /. The
remainder of the party got away or
Bartlett's trail, and followed: an hour
later. - 4. !. "A .ss;i z - n 4
The party now comprised seven
members. OF the expedition, 17sEskI
mos, 100 dogs and 10 sledges. One
Eskimo and seven dogs had como to
pieces. A strong easternly wind, drift
ing snow, and temperature In the
minus marked our departure from the
camp at Cape Columbia. which3I had
christened Crane City Rough Ice in
the first march damaged Z several
sledges and smashed two beyond re.
pair, the teams going back to Column
bia for other sledges In reserve.
We camped 10 miles from Crane
City. The easterly wind and low tenn
perature continued. In the second
march we passed the British record
made by Markham in. May, 1s76-s2.a0
and were stopped by open water.
which had been formed by the wind
after Bartlett passed.
. In this march we negotiated The load
and reached Bartlet!'s third camp.
Borup had gone back from there. but
missed his way owing 10 The faulting
OF the trail by the movement: OF the
Ice. -. ,.5.s 81. s. .tt,..isg
q Halted BY Wide Lake
Marvin came back also fp. moro
fuel and alcohnl. The wind continued.
forming open water Ell about u4- At
the end Of the fourth march We came
upon Bartlett who had stopped by a
" de lake OF o7en water. Wa remain:
ed here from March 10 March IL.
~ AT noon of March the.sun. red and
shaped like football by excessed re.
Election, Just raised itself above the
horizon for few minutes; and then
again. 1t was the fret
time had seen 1t since October. 1.
. now began to feel good deal of
anxiety because there were no signs of
Marvin and ,Borup. who should have
been there for two days. Besides they
mad the alcohol and oil which were in.
for us. We concluded
that they had either lost the trail or
were imprisoned on an island by open
water. probably the latter. Fortunate
Iy on March II, the lead was prac-
ticable and leaving a note for Marvin
Ind Borup to push on after us by
forced marches. we proceeded north.
ward.
The sounding of tho lead gave LII
During this march We cross
ID the efghty-fourth parallel and ira
'ersed e succession OF just-frozcn- leads
rom a few hundred yards to mile in
width. This march was really simple.
Free of the Leads.
On the 14th we. got FREQ of the leads
md came. on decent going. While We
we're making camp a courier from
farvin came and informed ME he was
m the march in the rear. The tenn.
ezra ture was So. O.. aas'
The following morning March 1d)
sent Hansen with his division north
o Pioneer, a trail for. five marches.
nd DR.. Goodsell, according to the
rogram, started back to Cape ColEnl-
la. At night Marvin and Borup came
pinning In with their men and dogs
leaning in the bitter mir like
quadron of battleships. Their ar.
Lvnl relieved me of all anxiety AS to
ur oil supply. las
In the morning 1 discovered thnt Nc.
lillan's foot was badly, ifrostbItten.
his mishnp had occurred two or three
avs before. but, Mcmillan had said
othlngs about it; in the hope that 1T +
onld come out all right. T.
Return Was Imperative.
A. glance ut tho injury showed ME
lat the only thing was to send him
ack to Cape Columbia at once. The
rival OF Marvin and Borup enabled
e to spare sufficient NEIL and dogs
, go back with him.
This early loss OF Mcmillan was Sc
ously disappointing to me. Hc had
edge all the way from Cape Colum-
a. and with his enthusiasm and the
,wers and physique Of the. trained
hlete. had confidence In him for ut
asst, the eighty-sixth parallel. but !,
ere was no alternative.
The best sledges and dogs were Sc
cted and the sledge loads brought up
the standard, The sounding gave