The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-16
CAPT. AMUNDsEN
IS VICTORIOUS.
PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF THE
DISCOVERY OF THE
SOUTH POLE. II
TELLS THRILLING SToRY4
Temperature at the Pole on the Day
OF Discovery Found to BE Only
90 Degrees Below Zero
@a Fahrenheit. \

plorer, has cabled two local news
papers from Hobart. Tasmania, that
he reached the south pole on Dec. II.
1911. $5 VI
The dispatch is as follows:
Pole REACHED fourteenth!seven.
teenth December
Captain Amundsen sent second, ca
BILE denying having telegraphed that
Captain Scott of the British expedition
had reached the south pole or that he
had telegraphed anything at all about
Scott. =
Honor Goes to Amundsen.
The honor for the achievement sof
reaching the south pole must now be
given to the Norwegian explorer until
Lieutenant Scqtt announces the results
of his expedition. r.s
Captain Amundsen has, for many
years, been considered onesof the most.
daring and competent Of explorers. A
sailor from youth he started polar re-
search at the age of Is, when he par
ticipated in the Belgian antarctic expe-
dition under command of Gerlache.
He was first officer of the vessel. and
the voyage lasted from 1897 to 1899.
On his return he made up his mind to
continue polar research, but this time
he decided to go to the north in an
endeavor to discover the northwest
passage. :
He prepared himself for the task by
undergoing a course of two years
study in magnetism and meteorology,
after which he sailed for tho north
from Christiania on board the Gjoa.
with a crew OF only eight men, June!
l6, 1903. E:
Z Proceeding to Lancaster sound he
sailed past Cape Adelaide and. King.
William land and Ross strait. The
vessel wintered in that part. For
many months Amundsen drifted along,
and finally, on August &C., met an
American whaler to the east OF Cape
Bathurst He ultimately brought his
little vessel through theaBehring strait
and thus, for the first time, accom-.
plishedS the northwest passage.
During athesvoyage he determined ex-
actly the position of the magnetic
pole. Altogether he was three years
away: from Norway %.
The Fran, which Captain Amundsen
selected for his latest expedition, has
been used for many years in arctic
explorations. From 1898 to 1896, dur
Ing the expedition, of DR.. Fridjof
Nanse1l;s she covered a journey of
about 1000 miles in the Arctic ocean,
5000 miles of this being accomplished
while she was frozen solid in the ice.
She was not damaged at all during
this voyage. -
kilograms of congratulations in the
name Of King Haakon of the. Nor
wegian government and Of the Geo
graphical society here were forwarded
to Captain Amundsen'Jat Hobart His
majesty has consented to the use of
his name and that of Queen Maud on
the maps of the newly discovered ter
ritory in the Antarctic. This city is
gayly decorated with flags and bunting
In honor Of Captain Amundsen's &C.
complishment.F
ny ROALD AMUNDSEN. '.,
Copyright, 1912, by The New York
Times Company. All rights treserved)
Z Hobarttown Tasmania:-On Feb. 10,
1911, we, finally commenced to. work
our way toward the southwark, from
that day to April IL, establishing three
depots, which in all contained a quanti-
ty Of provisions about /" 5000 kilos.
One Thousand six hundred kilos, in
cluding 1,100 kilos of seal meat, were
cached@in 80 degrees, 700 kilos, in 81
degrees and 800, kilos in 80 degrees
south latitude. As the land marks were
to be seen, these depots were marked
with flags, seven Hlometers on each
side Id the easterly and westerly d.
rections.s
The ground and the state Of the bar
fiAr were Of the best, and specially
well adaptedsto driving with dogs. On
February Is, we had travelled about
100 kilometers..I The weight Of the
sledges was 800 kilos, and the num-
Der of dogs was six for each =sledge.
The surface Of the barrier was smooth
and fine with no sastrugi; the crevices
were local and were found dangerous
In only two places. for the rest long.
smooth undulation. The weather was
excellent, calm, or with a light breeze.
The lowest temperature on these depot
trips was minus IS Celsius or Cent?.
grade (49 degrees below, Fahrenheit.)
On March 4 on our return from the
first trip beginning February 15,. we
found out that the Fran had already
left US. With pride and delight We
heard that her smart captain had sue
ceeded in sailing her furthest south
and there hoisting the colors Of his
country-a glorious moment for him
and his comrades-t the furthest north
and the furthest south good old Fran
The highest south latitude attained
was Is degrees II minutes,
Winter on the Ice Barrier.
Before the arrival Of winter ne had
5000 kilos Of seal meat in the depots,
enough for ourselves and 10 dogs.
Eight dec houses, combination 81
tents and snow huts, were built.
Having cared for the dogs the turn
same to use our solid little hut. II
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