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to drive more than thirty kiidrneters a
day, but 1t appeared that this was too
little for our strong, willing animals. At
so degrees south we began to build snow
cairns of mans height. In order to have
marks on our return trip On the 3ist
stopped there one day and fed the dogs
on as much pemmican as they wanted
We reached the depot at 81 degrees on
the eth of November. where the dogs FOR
the last time got all they wanted to eat.
On the Sths southwark again. with daily
march of fifty kilometers
Depots Are Established.
In order to tighten our heavy sledges
we established depots at each degree OF
south latitude.
The trip from So degrees to SO degrees
became a pleasure trip-excellent ground.
fine sledging and an even temperature.
Everything went like dance.
The 9th we sighted South Victoria Land
and the continuation of the mountain
range which Sir Ernest ShackletOn men,
toned in his chart as running toward the
southeast from the Beardmore glacier,
and the same day we reached 50 degrees
and established here depot No. 4. The
18th we made the interesting discovery
that the Ross barrier terminated in a
blight toward the southeast al SO degrees
south latitude and 1863 degrees west
longitude formed between the southeast
mountain range running from South Vic
toria Land and range on the opposite
side running in a southwesterly direc-
tion-probably n continuation of King
Edward VII I'D
The 1ath .eached 81 degrees where
We establish a depot the 10th we were
~ 81 degrees. where. also. we made a
depot.
From our winter quarters. "Framheim. =
IS degrees IS minutes south latitude. we
&l,n
18th of November. at 81 degrees, we ar
rived at a place where the land and bar
rier were connected. This was done
without any great difficulty. The barrier
here rises in undnlations to about 500
feet Some few big creyices indicated
the limited boundary.
Here we made our head depot, taking
provisions for sixty days on sledges and
leaving thirty. days provisions on the
spot. 8s
Have Hard Climb.
The land under which We lay and which
We now had to attack looked quite i'm
posing The nearest SUBMITS along the
Barrier had a height of from LOCO to
10000 feet, but several others further
south were 1890 feet or more. ae
The next day we began the climb. The
first part of it was an easy task-lfght
slopes and well filled mountain sides. 1t
did not take long time, for our willing
dogs worked their way up. Further up,
met with some small but very steep
glaciers Here We had to harness twenty
dogs to each sledge and take the four
sledges in two turns. In some places it
was so steep that it was difficult enough
to use our skis :"
Some big crevices forced us from time
to time to make detours. The first day
we climbed 1000 feet. the next day mostly
up some small glaciers. camping at q
height of 1850 feet The third day we
were Obliged to go down on a mighty
glacier "Axel .Heiberg's Glacier" which
divided the coast mountains and the
mountains further south.
The next day began the longest part of
our climb. Many detours had to be
made in order to avoid broad cracks and
open crevices. These were apparently
mostly filled up, as the glaciers in all
probability had long ago stopped moving,
but we had to be very careful. never
knowing for certain how thick was the
layer that covered them.
Our camp that night lay in very pic
turesque surroundings at height of
5000 feet. The glacier here was mar
rowed in between the two $4,000 feet
and the Don Pedro Christophersen."
From the bottom of the glacier rose
mount "Ole Englstad''-a big snow
cone 1850 feet high. e
Dogs Do Good Work.
The glacier was very much broken in
this comparatively narrow pass The
mighty crevices seemed to stop us from
going farther. but it was not so serious
as it appeared. Our dogs. which up to
this time had covered a distance of about
100 kilometers. the last days very hard
work. ran this day thirty-five kilometers.
the ascent being > go feet, an almost in
credible record.
1t took US only four days from the
barrier TO get up on the vast inland
plateau
We camped that night at height of
1e,60O feet. Here we had to kill thirty
four os our brave companions and keep
eie,.teen-six- for each of our three
edges. --@t'
We stopped here four days on account
of bad weather. Tired OF this. we set out
on the 18th of November. On the 18th, in
a furious blizzard and in a dense snow
drift. absolutely nothing was to be seen,
but we felt that, contrary to expectations.
we were going fast down hill. The
hypsometer gave us that day descent OF
GO feet.
We continued our march the next day
in a gale. and dense snowdrift got our
faces badly frozen. We could see nothing.
We reached that day Sc degrees, dead
reckoning. The hypsometer indicated a
fan of 500 feet
The next day was similar. The weather
cleared a little at dinner time and ex-
posed to our view a mighty mountain
range to the cast. and not far off-oniy
for a moment-and then il disappeared in
the dense snowdrift.
Sun Comes Out.
On the Goth ii -calmed down and the
sun shone, though it was not. the only
pleasant surprise he gave. In our course
stretched big glacier running toward
the south. At its eastern end was the
mountain range going in soutneasterly
direction. Of the western part of it no
view was to he had, ii being hidden i'll
the dense fog. AT the foot of this gla-
cier. the Devils glacier, depot for
six days was established at 1921 degrees
south latitude. The hypsometer indi-
Gated S,Dyo feet above sea level.
On November 30 We began to climb
the glacier. The lower part of it was very
much broken and dangerous Moreover,
the snow bridges very often burst. From
camp that night We had splendid
view over the mountain to the east.
There was "Helmer Hansen's summit
the most remarkable of them all. II was
1000 feet high and covered with such
broken glaciers that in all proba bility no
foothold was to be found. oscar Wis
ting's" ''Syerre Hassers' and ''Olav
Hjanlands" mountains also lay here.
beautifully illuminated in the rays Of the
bright sun. s
In the distance and only occasionally
To he viewed in the fog Mount Nielsen"