The Forrest City times., 1912-03-15

Hobart. Tasmania.-0n the 10th CT February. 1911, we commenced to work our way toward the south. from that day to the 1lth of April establishing three depots, which in all contained quantity of provisions of about 5000 kilos. One thousand six hundred kilos, including L. 100 kilos of seal meat, were cached in So degrees TOO kilos in Si degrees and 500 kilos in S2 degrees south latitude.
 As no land marks were to be seen. these depots were marked with flags seven kilometers on each side in the easterly and westerly directions. The ground and the state of the barrier were 10 driving with dogs. On February 15thl we had thus travelled about loo ko- meters. The weight of the sledges was 300 kilos. and the number of dogs six for each sedge. The surface of the barrier was smooth and fine with no sastrugi. The creviees were very local and We-e found dangerous in only two places. For the rest. long. smooth undulatious.
 The weather was excellent. calm or a light breeze. The temperature on these depot trips was minus 45 Celsius or Gen. tigrade t49 degrees below zero Fahren- heiD. On the 4th of March. on our re- turn from the first trip, beginning on the 18th of February. we found cut that the Tram had already left us. With pride and delight we heard that her smart cap tain had succeeded in sailing her farther est south and there hoisting the Colors of his country. glorious moment for him and his comrades the fartherst
 
 From. The highest south latitude at tained was IS degrees AT minutes.
 Winter on the Ice Barrier.
 Before the arrival of winter we had 5000 kilos of seal meat in the depots enough for ourselves and ll0 dogs. Eight dog houses. a combination of tents and snow huts. well built.
 Having care for tke dogs. the turn came to use our solid little hut. IL was almost entirely covered with snow by the middle of April. The Lux lamp, which had q power Of 200 standard candles gave Us a brilliant light and kept the temperature up to 70 degrees Celsius t6S degreees Fahcrnhetb throughout the winter, and our excellent ventilation system gave us all the air we wanted.
 In direct communication with the hut and dug-out on the barrler were work shop, packing rooms. cellars for p.e- visions. coal wood. and oil a plain bath q steam bath and obserVatOlicS. Thus we had everything within doors if the w"7ther should be too cold and stormy.
 he sun left us on the 22nd of April [ did not return until four months l7f.r. The winter was spent in changing or whole outfit which on the depot trips WIS found to be too clumsy and solid for f'ooothe surface of the barrier Besides this. as much scientific work as possible was done, and some astonishing meteoro- logical observations were taken,
 Open Water All Winter.
 There was very little snow and there was open water close hY throughout the 
 temperature had been expected, but it remained very low.
 In five months there were observed temperatures between minus 50 and 60 degrees Celsius (5S and 16 degrees Fahr- enheit. the lowest temperature on the 18th of August being minus go degrees Celsius. It was then calm. On the lst of August the temperature was minus 5S degrees Celsius. and there were six meters of wind. The mean temperature for the year was minus 26 degrees Gel Sius GAS degrees below Fahrenheit. l had expected hurricane after hurricane. but l observed two moderate storms and many excellent auroras-Australias in all directions.
 The sanitary conditions were of the best all the winter and when the sun re turned on the 24th Of August he met the men sound in mind and body ready to set about the task that had to be solved. Already. the day before. we had brought our sledges to the starting place for our march toward the south. Only in begin