The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-09-17

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Some leads were crossed, in one OF
which Borup and his team took q bath.
and we were finally stopped by an Inn
practicable lead opening in front Of US.
We camped in q temperature Of SO de-
grees below.
At the end Of two short marches we
came upon Hansen and his party In
camp. mending their sledges. We de-
voted the remainder Of the day to over
hauling and mending sledges and break
ing up our damaged ones for material.
Make Forced Marches.
The next morning put Marvin in the
lead to pioneer the trail, with instruc-
tons to make two forced marches to
cut down by the last two short ones.
Marvin carried out his instructions inn
plicitly. A considerable amount of young
Ice assisted in this.
At the end Of the tenth march, latitude
1923, Borup turned back in command Of
the second supporting party, having trav-
eled a distance equivalent to Nansen's
distance from this far to his farthest
north.
was sorry to lose this young Yale
runner, with his enthusiasm and pluck.
He had led his heavy sledge over the
foes in way that commanded every
ones admiration and would have made
his fathers eyes glisten.
Changes His Plan.
From this point the expedition COM
prised 20 men, 10 sledges, and 70 dogs. It
was necessary for sMarvin to take a
sledge from here, and put Bartlett
and his division in advance to pioneer
the trail.
The continual daylight enabled me to
make a moderation here that brought my
nj n~1ki 1I@ k14v.
and reduced the likelihood Of their be-
ing separated by open leads.
After Bartlett left camp with Hender-
son and their division, Marvin and I re-
NAMED with our division 20 hours long
er and then followed. When we reached
Bartlett's camp he broke out and went
on and we turned in. BY this arrange
while the main party was asleep, and
vice versa, and was in touch with my
advance party every "a hours.
Moves ExpeditiousIy.
I had no reason to complain of the
going for the next two marches, though
for q less experienced party, less adapt
able sledges. or less perfect equipment it
would have been an impossibility.
At our position at the end of the Sec
ond march, Marvin obtained a satisfac-
tory sight for latitude in clear weather,
which placed us at S54S. The result
agreed satisfactorily with the dead reck-
oning Of Marvin Bartlett and myself.
Up to this time, the slight altitude Of
the sun had made it not worth while to
waste time in observations.
On the next two marches the going i'm
proved. and we covered good distances.
In .one Of these marches a lead delayed
US a few hours. We finally ferried across
the ice cakes. spA. H we
Makes Record Run.
The next day Bartlett let himself out,
evidently, for a record, and reeled Off 20
miles. Here Marvin obtained another
satisfactory sight on latitude, which gave
the position as 1888 (or beyond the farth.
showed that we had covered so minutes
of latitude in three marches.
In these three marches we had passed
the Norwegian record Of 86.14, by Nam
sen, and the italian record Of 1874, by
Cagni.
From this point Marvin turned back in
command of the third supporting party.
My last words to him were: BE care
full Of the leads. my boy"
The party from this point comprised
nine men, seven sledges, and 60 dogs.
The conditions at this camp and the APP
parently unbroken expanse of fairly level
ice in every direction, reminded me of
NABu1 - uS6CIlplAOu " Ills IArIn0SC north.
Danger Is Encountered.
But I was not deceived by the appar-
emily favorable outlook, for available
conditions never continue for any dis
tance or any length Of time mi the arc
Nc regions.
The next march was over GOOD 60
Ing. but for the nrst3 time since leaving
land we experienced that condition. FREE
quent over those leo fields. Of haxy at
mosphere. in which the lijEht Ii equal
everywhere. All relief Is destroyed, and
It 10 impossible to see for any distance.
We were obliged IN this mairch 70 make
detour around an open Lead In the
next march we encounteredathe heaviest
and deepest snow oE the tourney. through,
z thick. smothering mantle lyingsfn the
depressions Of heavy rubble ice. .
Tempo arily Discouraged.
came upona Bartlett ;ands Ills party,
faggedA out and temporarily diScouraged
e cH re nsartrack'InE ss work e making
. 7 knex3 what nass th. mattsr with
them. They were simply spoiled ~ the
good going 3OnI the pfevfous marches. 6 /
rallied them q bit. ightened, their slesiges
and sent them on encouraged again.
q During theV{ next march WEI trayoied
through thick haze drifting over the
ice before q biting ali sfrom tho north
east. AZ the end Of the march We came
upon the captain camped beside wide
open lead with q dense black water lslsyy
northwest. north and oftheast. .s rs d
The next march was also d long one.
TWAS Bartlett's last hit.S He let ahirn-
self ont over q series of larg Old Hoes,
covered with HARD snow. u. S.
Wind HELPS Out &