Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-14

like a frozen sea, appeared a IGN
slopins ice plateau filled with small
hummocks. The walk over this frozen
ice was not pleasant. The ground I'M
der us was quite hollow, and it sound
ed as though We were walking on the
bottoms of empty barrels. AS it was,
a man fell through, then a couple OF
dogs. We could not use our skis on
this polished ice. Sledges had the
best of it.
The place got the name the Devils
Dancing Room" This part of our
march was the most unpleasant. Or
December 9Th we got our greatest
height, according to the hypsometer
and aneroid, 10. $50 feet. at 81 degrees
40 minutes south.
On December 9Th we came out of
the bad weather. Once again the sun
: smiled down on us. Once again, we
l could get an observation. Dead reck'
oning and observation were exactly
alike-SS degrees SO minutes 1875 Sec
| onds south.
Before us lay an absolutely plain
4 plateau, only here and there marked
with a tiny sastrugi. In the afternoon
t we passed SS degrees % minutes
r ~(Shackleton's farthest south was 81
degrees 25 minutes. We camped
n and established our last depot, depot
e number TO-, From 80 degrees % min
e utes the plateau began to slope down
very gently and smoothly toward the
other side.
d On the 9th of December we reached
II az degrees 80 minutes; on December
ID 10th, SO degrees Sc minutes; Deem
n Der 18th, SO degrees Is minutes; De-
cember 18th, SO degrees 80 minutes;
december 18th, SO degrees As min'
st utes.
ID Tn to this time the observations
ID and dead reckoning agreed remarka'
se bly we'll, and we made out that we
"a onebt to be at the pole on December
I'd 14th in the afternoon.
i'd That day was a beautiful one-a
or light breeze from the southeast, the
at Temperature minus % Celsius ga
hit degrees below zero ~Fahrenheit) and
gs the ground and sledging were perfect.
err The day went along as usual, and at
he 3 D. m. we made a halt. According to
he our reckoning we had reached our
'e- declaration. All of us gathered around
ot- the colors-a beautiful silk fag-all
1e- hands taking hold of it and plant
90 ing it.
The vast plateau on which the pole
en- is standing got the name of h King
IS. Haakon VII. Plateau" 1t is a vast
Cd plain, alike in all directions; mile
lot after mile during the night WI circled
gs, around the camp.
a In the fine weather we spent the
he following day taking q series OF OBJ
his servations, from 6 a. M, to Z p. m
ing The result gave us SO degrees 81
&c minutes.
In order to observe the pole al
the close as possible we travelled as neal
md south as possible, the remaining
kilometers.
ght On December 16, there we camped
kill It was an excellent opportunity
ms, There was a brilliant sun. Four o
of us took observations every hour O
the days twenty-four hours. The e2
act result will be the matter oil a PR
ac- fessional private report,
on This much is certain: that we Of
Gus served the pole as close as it is i
rift. human power to do it with the instr
cen, ments we had-a sextant and an art
eta fetal horizon.
hill. Norwegian Flag Marks Spot.
800 On December 18th, everything VIZ
in order on the spot. We fastened
The the ground a little tent we ha
Iner brought along, a Norwegian flag, an
Y a the Fran pendant on the top of it
asst, The Norwegian home at the Sout
ent, Pole was called "Polheim." The di
,nse lance from our winter quarters to I'll
ned pole was about 1,400 kilometers. tt
4 it average march a day was 20 kiiom
} he tiers.
big We started on the return trip {
At the 18th of December. Unusually
tain vorable weather made u way hon
rec considerably easier than the journt
no to the pole. We arrived at our whit
Iden quarters, "Framheim," on the 25th
this January, 1912, with two sledges al
,pot, eleven dogs, all well.
1921 Among the results are the detern
-pso- nation of the extent and character
sea the Ross Barrier, and the discove
II to of the connection or South VICTOR
t of Land and probably King Edward V
lger- Land, with their continuation in t
dyes mighty mountains running toward t
amp southeast, which were observed
view far as SS degrees south, but which
here all probability continue across
the Antarctic continent.
was The expedition to King Edward v
with Land, under the command or Lie
prob Prestud, has given excellent resul
,und. SCOTS discoveries have been CT
irmed, and the survey of the Bay
also Whales. and of the Barrier Dome
| the the Prestud party are of great Int
est.
nate A good geological collection fir
cared King Edward VII. and South Victo
SEN" Land is being brought home.
about On January 18th the Japanese
petition arrived at the Bay
ound- Whales and landed on the barr
sur near our winter quarters. We
VS. in the Bay of Whales on January 80.
ecem- was a long voyage, with contr'
with winds.
mber, All are well.
,efore RAOLD AMUNDSEN
Revising II Downward.
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