The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-02

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Akaroa, New Zealand, Tuesday, April
2.-Lieutenant Pennell, commander of
the Terra Nova, OF the British Ant
arctic expedition OF 1910, which arriv-
cd here yesterday, brought with him a
long and intensely interesting sccouns
OF the work and experiences. of tbs
expedition UP to January 5, last, WRIT
ten expressly for the New York Times.
by Captain Robert SCOTT, leader of tho
expedition. Captain Scott's story Is as
follows: L
ny CAPTAIN ROBERT f. SCOTT.
MacMurdo Sound, October 80, 1911
shortly after the departure of the
depot laying party from Cape Evans
on January 90, 1911. the soa lie broke
At South Cape and severed communica-
ton with the station. The depot party,
consisting of twelve men. eight ponies
and two dog teams, occupied until
January so in establishing a bare camp
at the barried seven miles east-south-
east of Hut Point. Owing to the heavy
weights TO be transported tho main
Part of the supplies were left at this
camp. The party proceeded with sin
sic loads east southeast twentyseveu
niles to spot named Corner Camp.
before turning south to avoid the ere
vases of White Island. Tho snow sur
face proved very soft. making terrible
nard work for the ponies. A three
days heavy blizzard at Corner Camp
was further severe trial to the ami
mails, which were not in good condi-
ton.
On February We proceeded south,
marching by night and resting by day.
The weather was exceptionally bad,
but the surface improving. The three
weakest ponies were sent back, but
these unfortunately were caught In
another bal blizzard and two succumb-
ed With the remaining ponies and the
dogs we reached latitude 20 IL de-
grees on tho 18th. when decided. ow-
Ing to tho condition of the weather
and the animals, to make depot hera
and return We left more than ton OF
stores IT this point. Which we named
One Ton Camp. and which should bo
a great help 10 MS this season. We
then returned To our pase camp with
the dog teams.
FniI IutD Crcyassc.
Whilst cutting Il corner OF W'hits
island in bad light tho whole OF one
dog team fell Into a crcvasse. Nicarcs,
myself ana the sledsc were miracul-
ouslN held up on part of a bridge
across the cYrvassc. along which we
had been travelling and most OF ths
dogs hung by their harness With
great difficulty ard after three hours'
work VIC extracted the animals, One,
which WIS badly injured by falling
sixty feet. aftcrward died,
~ liasr Camp | found every single
pony well. and Visiting Hut Point re-
ceivcd news o! the Terra Nova and
Fran On february -, with mem on
skis, and single pony { started to
take more stores 10 Corner Camp. on
tho outward journey we lassed return
nE rsrtics going well. returning from
Corner caur | was held up byea biz
card on the 2rth. but reached Base
camp ON the ?Sih. found the storm,
had been phenomenal ~ This place.
raging FOR thycc days and causing
enormous accommodations of snow. Shifts
OF wind had hafflcd all efforts TO shelf
or the ponies with snow walls, and tho
animals had suffered very badly. 80 l
decided 10 retire - l!tt Point with.
ont delay
Wilson and Mcars. driving dog teams.
rcHch III Hut Point IN safety. Oats
irun and remained TO try and save
ono pony which had been badly hit
~ The blizzard, whilst Bowers, Cher
-, ~ -" "'io - e4iI. "'td we ioof
hsst ponies. set out to follow tina dogs
Nearing Hut Point. they found hadly
working cracks in the sea ice, and
hastily turned and marched four miles
south
There q. ~ 81 on March l. the
tired condition Of the pom! IS obliged
The. party to cauip. ~ 1850. Bowers.
awakened by a noise, found the ice
broken all around thc camp and moy-
ing With tho heavy swell one pony
had disappeared from the pickcxn& h
line and was not seen again Hastily