Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-24
LIEUT. SHACKLETON'S'
STORY
Continued from Page 81

pNNh Wy VIC JOsNt party Ill jan
uary. Here we received news from
the, ship.
Marshall had a relapse and return
of the dysentery. On the 26th we
made forced march of twenty-four
miles, Marshall suffering greatly. On
the 2Tth Marshall was unable to
march. left him in camp in charge
of Adams, while Wild and | made
forced march to the ship for relief.
On March 1 returned with a re-
lief party, and all reached the shin
at Hut Point on March in bliz-
card.
The total distance of the journey,
including relays, was 1908 statute
miles. The time occupied was 1876
days.
The main results are a good geo.
logical collection--we found coal
measures in limestone-and COM
plete meteorological record.
Eight New Mountain Ranges
We discovered eight distinct noun
tain ranges and over a hundred
mountains. We surveyed and photo
graphed many glaciers and found
signs OF former greater glaciation.
The geographical South Pole is
doubtless situated on plateau ten
to eleven thousand feet above sea-
level.
The new mountains attitudes
range from 800 feet to 10000 feet
approximately.
The violent billiards. In latitude IS
deg. show that IL the Polar calm"
exists II must be small in area or not
coincident with the geographic Pole.
Professor Edworth David, +. r. s.,
reports:
The northern party, consisting of
Douglas Marson, Il. Sc, Mr.. Mackay.
and self, left Cape Royd for the mag
netic Pole on October 8, 1908. We
picked up depots left by motorcar
fifteen miles out. The party hauled
two sledges by relays, the total
weight. being 600 pounds per man.
with provisions for 90 days. We
reached Butter Point on October 10,
and. leaving a depot, continued north
wards in 60 degrees of frost.
There was very heavy sledging
over consolidated pack ice. North OF
Cape Bernacchi the sea-ice of Gran
lite Harbor was lust strong enough
on October "a, to bear the sledges.
We arrived at the SOUND twelve miles
farther north, on October 30, where,
to save oil, we utilized seal blubbcr.
An Open Sea Found
Farther north, living mainly on
seal-meat, we crossed the NordenskI-
old Barrier and "relayed" to the Dry
galski Glacier. The thawing sea-ice,
compacted of brash and crushed pack,
made progress laborious and slow.
The sea-ice south OF the Drygalski
Glacier was beginning to break up.
A first attempt to cross the glacier
failed. owing to numerous deep
chesms. .r. .."
I'VE crossed farther east on De-
cember 6 and followed n dlficult
route over crevassed pressure ridges.
On December 10 we found open sea
on the north side OF the Drygalski
Glacier. We made depot OF one
sledge and, after cooking supplies OF
seal and penguin to lessen the short
age OF food. turned inland on De-
cember 6 with go pounds OF, equip
ment and provisions. We attempted
the glacier between Mountains Nan
sen and Larsen.
After sledging among the high
pressure ridges, where the sledges
and the party were often nearly lost
In the crevasses, We abandoned that
route. A blizzard then covered the
glacier with deeply drifted snow, and
the sledges were extricated with diff
ficulty. Subsequent violent billiards.
removing the loose snow enabled the
party to ascend the steep slope OF a
branch glacier to the main glacier
between Mountains Larsen and Bel
lingshausen. Thence there was fair
travelling to an inland pltaeau at an
altitude Of over 1000 feet.
Strong southerly winds, so de-
grees OF frost, and shortened rations
made travelling trying.
Finding the Pole
The party reached the magnetic
Pole, $50 statute miles northwest of
the Orygalski depot, on January l6
and hoisted the Union Jack. The po-
sition OF the Pole was determined by
Marson with a Lloyd-Creak dip-circle
as in the vicinity of latitude ~ deg.
20 min, longitude l54 east.
The party, returning, travelled
sixteen to twenty miles daily, and
arrived at the junction of the branch
glacier with the main glacier near
Mount Larsen on January 80. At
tempting to shoot down the main