The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-04-05
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AT the end OF the month. telephone
communication was established with
Hut Point through fifteen miles OF
bare wire. This telephone has already
proved extremely useful for reporting
the number parties. pending changes
OF weather. Lieutenant Evans. Gran
and Forde Travelled to Corner Camp to
peratures between minus so and 10, and
Forbes hands were badly frost-bitten.
put are now recovering rapidly. Win
Bowes' simpson and Petty Officer
ascending Ferrar Glacier. We found
by stakes planted by Wright that the
ice stream had moved thirty feet in
seven months. Later. forty-fve miles
northwest Of our stations. we found
part of the glacier tongue broke in
March with the forge depot left by
Campbell intact.
owing to work at the station and
the need OF increasing exercise for the
ponies we have been unable to under
AXE further spring journeys. The
Taylor. Debenham, Gran and Forde,
delayed by Forbes accident, will leave
in a few days for Granite Harbor.
All plans and preparations for the
southern journey are now complete and
despite the accident Of last season we
have great hope Of success. The neces-
remaining ponies has decided me not
to expose them to great cold. We shall
therefore start later than originally in
tended.
The motor sledge party. consisting of
Lieutenant Evans. Bay, Lashley, and
Hooper, started five days ago. with two
motor sledges. dragging fuel and for
age. The motors experienced unex-
pected difficulty on sea ice where 1t
was very thinly covered with snow.
but were last seen going well on the
camp Of last season. They have. there
fore, placed the possibilities Of motor
traction beyond question; The pony
son, Oats. Bowers, Cherry. Garrard.
Atkinson, Wright, Evans, Cream and
Koehane, will start about November /.
motors ponies will be worked with
light loads in eaSy marches to Corner
Camp with full loads and easy marches
to One-Ton Camp and with such pres
teams starting will rejoin us at One
Ton Camp and help to advance loads.
By these means we hope to get thirty
units of food to the foot Of Beardmore
Glacier, a unit being a weeks provi-
sion for four men. Then with three
divisions of four men and twenty-one
the advance to the required distance
if the weather conditions are not who'll
ly unfavorable. OF the ten remaining
ponies one is unreliable and one doubt
full. the remainder being in very fine
form. Officers and men are in splen-
did health, and eager to go forward.
Owing to my decision to postpone
there is an obvious chance that the
most advanced s%outherly party will be
unable to catch the Terra Nova before
she is forced to quit the Sound. I'm
important scientific work done and IA
~cilities offered for further work. L
have decided to maintain the station
for a second year. The majority or
but details depend upon the date OF
our returning from our journey on
home news. and the extent or fresh
transport provided. shall greatly re-
greet the departure of any member, as
we have lived in the happiest social
accord.
large batch of Photographic material
to which a second year might add lit
tie of Importance. Owing to Pointing,
the PHOTOGRAPHIC results or the eXr
our Pole life. Plans arranged for the
scientific work of the expedition AVE
succeeded so far almost in their en-
tirety.
November "a, latitude 81, Is S: We
left Hut Point on the eve Of Novem-
Der 2. having decided to march by
the ponies the benefit Of warmer day
camp this morning. travelling south
for sixty miles we followed the tracks
chimes abandoned. The party had pro-
ceeded onward as directed, were de-
iayed by a blizzard rd nc on on the tb sth mo but
ing Of the 10th. The dog teams had
caught us up some days earlier and
the. whole party proceeded In company.
One-Ton Camp, which we left on the
18th. Having regard to the weight
Of the loads, the heavy surfaces and
limited number of animals, l decided
to march fifteen miles only every night.
eight nights and so far as we can
foresee it should be continued; the
keeping condition remarkably. well.
The first pony has been shot for ex-
pediency but could have Travelled fur.
oats and three pounds of oil cake
daily. We are hopeful of getting the
mems food supply to the Glacier, ac-
cording to program, without great diff
fcuIty. but should be a day or two
later than anticipated.
We found the motor party waiting
at latitude Soh. Two of their number of bier
abandoning Of the motor was the over
heating Of the ~air-cooled engines. Time
did not permit of the defects being
sion of the motors proved entirely sat
isfactory. The machines dragged heavy
loads over the worst part OF the bar
rier service and crossed several crew
ices. Considering inadequate trial,
their success has been remarkable.
With the experience now gained a re-
liable tractor COulQ De CONSTRUCTOR that
would travel anywhere in this region
and save the sacrifice OF m We
are building snow cairns at intervals
Of four miles to guide the homeWard
parties and leaving a weeks provision
at every degree of latitude to the Bar
rier. The surface was extremely bad
and trying to the ponies up to One
Ton Camp, but has been comparatively
good since. The greater lumber OF the
ponies have been dragging over $50
December 10, latitude S3 degrees Is
minutes: After the return OF the mo-
tor party from latitude 81 degrees IS
minute we pushed steadily south.
hopeful for better weather conditions.
A second pony was destroyed at lati-
tude 81 degrees 10 minutes. a third
at latitude 50 degrees As minutes. and
two more at the SD parallel. None
of these animals were exhausted but
were sacrificed to Tighten loads and
give food for dogs. AS we proceeded
the weather grew worse. snowstorms
were frequent, the sky continually
overcast and land very rarely visible.
Under these circumstances 1t was most
difficult to keep a straight course and
maintain steady marches. The ponies
continued to pull splendidly. The ex-
cellent condition they retained under
severe work i attribute entirely to
In spite Of delays We reached lati-
tude SO degrees - minutes within
twelve miles of Mount Hope On Dec.
4. We could have reached the glacier
with FIVE ponies on the following day.
but for the Intervention OF a south
erly gale which lasted four days. dur
ing which we did not sight land. al