The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-10
CAPTAIN SCOTS NARRATIVE
. Of ANTARCTIC EXPERIENCES

The state of their equipment now
forced them to turn homeward On
the return journey they were held for
two days by another storm, after
which the temperature fell and re-
manned below minus sixty degrees.
The party returned after five weeks
absence incaEed in ice and suffering
from want of sleep, but otherwise
we'll
Having regard to the darkness and
extreme temperatures, this first win
ter journey in the antarctic remains
remarkable feat of endurance. 1t
also shows the extraordinary severe
conditions that obtain on the great
snow plain barrier during the sunless
season. Since the return of the sun in
August considerable increase of wind
, has been recorded, and temperatures
have remained as moderate in spring
as in winter.
September 1 Meares and Mimintri,
with dog teams, made their headquar-
ters at Hut point, the dogs leaving
for that depot in splendid form. At
intervals since our arrival however,
some obscure disease has robbed us
of four excellent dogs In every case
the dog attacked appeared vigorously
healthy, but died in few hours. 1t
, is thought the cause may be some
: minute thread worm entering the
: brain.
l First Antarctic Telephone Line.
: At the end of the month telephone
communication was established with
Hut point through fifteen miles OF
bare wire. This telephone has al
: ready proved extremely useful for re,
+ porting the movement of parties
L pending changes of weather. Lieut.
Evans, Gran and Forde travelled to
Corner camp to rebuild cairns. They
= experienced temperatures between
minus 60 and TO- and Forbes hands
: were badly frostbitten, but are now
recovering rapidly.
With Bowers, Simpson and Petty
officer Evans, travelled west Septem-
Der Is. Ascending Ferrar glacier, we
found by stakes planted by Wright
: that the ice stream had moved thirty
) feet in seven months. Later, forty.
/ five miles northwest of our station,
NO ri Of erlo nj to-
/ broken in March, with the forage de.
pot left by Campbell intact Owing to
work at the station and the need of
, increasing exercise for the ponies, we
, have been unable to undertake further
/ spring journeys
| The western geological party, con-
sisting of Taylor, Debenham, Gran
and Forde, delayed by Forbes acct
dent, will leave in few days for
Granite harbor.
All plans and preparations for the
southern Journey are now complete
|, and, despite the accident of last sea.
son, we have great hope of success.
The necessity of getting the utmost
out of our remaining ponies has de.
, cided me not to expose them to great
cold. We shall, therefore, start later
than originally intended.
Motor sIedges Do Well.
The motor sledge party, consisting
, of Lieut.. Evans, Bay, Lashley and
Hooper, started five days ago, with
: two motor sledges dragging fuel and
forage. The motors experienced un,
expected difficulty on sea ice where
1t was thinly covered with snow, but
: were last seen going we'll on the sur.
face of the barrier beyond the base
camp of last season. They have
= therefore, placed the possibilities OF
motor traction beyond question.
, The pony party, consisting of my,
self, with Wilson, Oates, Bowers, Cher.
/ ry, Garrard, Atkinson, Wright, Evans
r Cream and Keohane, will start about
{ November l. Independently of the
success of the motors, ponies will be
worked with light loads in easy
I marches to Corner Camp, with full
loads and easy marches to One-Ton
, camp, and with such pressure as nee,
, essary thereafter. Dog teams start,
, ing 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 glac.