The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-12-23

This land has an irregular mountain
GUS sky line, is perhaps eighteen hun
dred feet high and resembles In 1t,
upper reaches the highlands of Hell
berg island. The lower shore line was
at no time visible.
From "a degrees 90 minutes. extend
! Ing 10 50 degrees IL minutes, close tC
tie one hundred and second meridian
the coast Is quite straight. It's upper
surface is fat and mostly ice capped
rising In steep cliffs to about twelve
hundred feet The lower surface was so
fndistinctly seen that we were unable
to detect glacial streams or ice walls.
Both lands were hopelessly buried
under accumulated SHOWS.
We were eager to set foot on the
newly discovered coast, for we be-
lieved then, as proved by later expert
ence, that these were the earth's north
ermost rocks, but the pressing need
for rapid advances in the aim Of our
main mission did not permit Of de-
tours. Resolutions were REINFORCED
and energy was harbored to press on
ward for the pole in an air line.
Fair Marches Made.
Every observation, however, indicat-
ed an easterly drift, and a westerly
course must be continuously forced to
counterbalance the movement. A cur
tain was drawn over the land in the
afternoon Of March 81, and we saw
no more of it. Day after day we now
pushed along in desperate northward
efforts. Strong winds and fractured,
irregular ice increased the difficulties.
Progress was slow.
In one way or other we managed to |
gain fair march between storms dur
ing each twenty-four hours. In an oc-
casional spell of stiffness mirages |
spread screens Of fantasy out for our
Curious cliffs, odd
shaped mountains and inverted ice
walls were displayed in attractive col
ors. Discoveries were made often, but
with clearer horizon the deception was
detected.
On April 3 the barometer remained
|
The weather became settled and clear.
The pack became a more permanent
glitter Of color and joy. At noon there
was now a dazzling light, while the
sun at midnight sank for but a few
under persistent northerly
laze leaving the frosted blues bathed
II monday splendor.
In these days we made long marches.
The ice steadily improved. Fields be-
anne larger and thicker, the pressure
ines less frequent and less trouble
ONE. Nothing changed materially. [
The horizon moved; our footing was
eemingly solid crust of ice, but it
hifted eastward. All was in motion.
)ften we were too tired to build snow
ouses, and in sheer exhaustion we
ivouacked in the lee of hummocks.
Iere the overworked body called for
leep, but the mind refused to close the Z
We.
In Lifeless World.
There was a weird attraction in the
of our surroundings which
reused the spirits. We had passed
eyond the range Of all life. For
lany days we had not seen sugges-
on of animated nature. There were
o longer footprints to indicate other
fe; no breath spouts escaped from !
he frosted bosom of the sea.
Even the sea algae of the surface
'aters were no longer detected. We !,
ere alone, all alone, in a lifeless ,
orld. We had come to this mental .
ank in slow but progressive stages.
S we sailed from the barren areas of
lie fisher folk along the outposts of :
the complex luxury Of the .
etropolis was lost and the brain call :
for food
Beyond. in the half savage wilder :
,ss Of Danish Greenland, there was !