The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-14

strain of every dber aud cell. III
hard work which tolloned utder a
occasional burst of burning srnLea IN,
brought intense thirst
) Soup a Luxury.
Forcing the habit of the camel "
managed 10 take enough water befor
starting TO keep sufficient liquid ia tn
veins for the days march, but it wa
difficult to await the melting of the ic,
at camping time
tti TWO sfttlngs evening and morn
ng-each took an average of tbre,
| quarts OF water daily This included
the tea and also the luxury Of an oc
| casiohal soup There was water about
everywhere In heaps, but it was in
| crystals, and before the thirst could
be quenched several ounces of pre.
cfous fuel. which had been carried
thousands OF miles. must be used And
sun thls water. so expensive and SO
necessary 10 US ultimately became the
greatest bane 10 comfort 1t ESCAPED
through the pores of the skin satu.
rated the boots, formed baud of ice
ander the knee and belt of frost
about the waist. while the face was
nearly always incased IN mask OF
lcicies from the breath--a necessary
part of our hard lot In life, and we
learned TO take the torture pniloso.
phieally. From ice 1t comes. to ice
20 hA
the body. when the good preacher pro.
nounees The last words "froln dust 70
dust"
From the eighty. seventh to the
eighty eighth parallel we passed tor
TWO days over old ice without pressure
lines or huMmocks There was no dis
cernihle line of demarcation for the
heids. and II was quite impossible to
determine II We were on land or sen
Ice. The barometer indicated no ele-
Vation, but the ice had the hard. way,
ing surface of glacial ice. with un.v
superficial crevasses The water OBJ.
tanned from this was not salty. but all
OF the upper surface Of the ice of the
polar sea makes similar water. The
nautical observations did not seem 10
Indicate drift, but nevertheless thn
eomDihed fluctuations do not warrant
the positive assertion of either land or
sea for this area
An Air Line Course.
rms Ice gave cheering prospect. A
1laln OF purple aud blue ran I'm easy
induiatious 10 the limits of vision
without the usual barriers of upliftcd
'locES. over II direct air line course
vas possible. Progress however, was
laite as difticult as over the irregular
ack The snow was crnsted witf,
arge crystals An increased friction
educed the speed. while the surface
90 bard for snowshoes. was also too :
weak to give il secure footing The |
3naliness the nionotony, the hardship |
I steady, unrelieped travel We're now |
eenly felt
II Is not often that mans horsepnw |
r IL put to the test as ours was We
7ere compelled To develop a working
nersy to the liutit of uuimul capacity.
my after day We had pushed along
I the same steady pace over plains OF
rUEt Hu7t through a mental desert.
As the eye opeucd at the end of an
~ slunll'er the ire was lighted little
= little, the stomach Was lfled uith
quids aud solids, mostly cold-titough
last for the day, for there could be-
0 halt or waste Of fuel for midday
apding. We next got into harness
nd paced off the days pull under the
sh of duty We worked uutii staEd-
u became Impossible longer In light
inds. shorter in strong winds, but al.
ays until the feet became numb aud
aavy,
Then came the arduouS task of build |
u snow house In this the ewes, no
niger able 10 wink, closed but sUUn
Ie empty stomach complained, and it
as filled up agaiu~ not with things I
at pleased the palate. only hard fuel
feed The inner fires. while the ear
llght thr soft side OF ice to aisueL 4
AiSHFt Flo tlItttSAte III ultLtal IPGFG- | =
ion. nothing to arouse the soul from
! icy iucIosure
10 eat. 10 sleep, TO press one foot -
ead OF the other, was our steady 70
tion, like the horse TO the cart |
Il we bad not his advantage Of All
recHble climate and comfortable
able at night
Where Madness Sits.
Words and pictures cannot adequate
describe the nniudeniHg influence
this Stmeness Oi polal glitter. cUn-
4ru with bitter winds. extreme cold -
d an oSnrworked body. TO me tIiesc
- always the inspiration Of untici-
ton Of The OUTCOME Of ultimate sue
-. but for my young savage cou,
a'uns il was Il torment almost be-
ld endurance. Their weariness was
de evident by lax use Of tie whip
u an Indifferent urging Of the doss
ey were, however. brave aud faith
TO the hitter eili, seldom allowing
fish ambitious or uncomfortable
ssions seriously TO interfere with the
in effort Ct the expedition |