Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-03-15

alike-Ss degrees, So minutes. 1876 sec
onds south.
Before us lay an absolutely plain
plateau, only here n there marked
with a tiny sastrugi.
Establish Last Depot.
In the afternoon We passed IS de-
grees 90 minutes (Shackleton's fur
thest south was IS degrees rs min
utos). We camped and established
our last depot, depot No. 10. From 80
degrees rs minutes the plateau began
TO slope down very gently and smooth
ly toward the other side.
On the 9th of December we reached
IS degrees SO minutes; on December
| 10. IS degrees Sc minutes; December
II. 50 degrees Is minutes; December
l2. 80 degrees 80 minutes; December
Is, 50 degrees 40 minutes.
I'm to this time the observations
and dead reckoning agreed
bly, we'll and we mad out a we
ought to be at the pole on December
Ia In the afternoon.
That day was a beautiful one-a
light breeze from the southwest, the
temperature minus % celsius GA de-
grees below zero ~Fahrenheit) and the
ground and sledging were perfect.
The day went along as usual. and at
three p. m. We made a halt.
According to our reckoning we had
reached our destination. All OF US
gathered around the colors-a beaut1-
full silk lag-all hands taking hold OF
1t and planting 1t.
Name Plateau King Haakon VII.
The vast plateau On which the pole
is standing got the name OF the King
Haakon VII. Plateau" 1t Is a vast
plain, alike in all directions; mile
after mile during the night We circled
around the camp.
In the fine weather W. spent the fol
lowing day taking a series OF obser-
vations from six a. m. to seven p. M
The result gave us SO degrees So min
utes.
In order to observe the pole as close
as possible We travelled, as near south
as possible, the remaining nine kilo-
meters.
On December 16 there we camped. 1t
a. an excellent opportunity. There
was a brilliant sun. Four Of us o
observations every hour Of the days
twenty-four hours. The exact result
will be the matter of a professional
private report.
territory In the antarctic.
This much is certain-that we OBJ
served the pole as close as 1T is In
human power to do 1t with the instru-
ments we had-a seXtant and an art1-
fetal horizon. On December II every
thing was in order on the spot. We
fastened to the ground a little tent we
had brought along, a Norwegian flag
and the Fran pendant on the top
OF 1t.
The Norwegian home at the south
pole was called "Polheim.
The distance from our winter quar-
ters to the pole was about 1,40O k1lo-
meters. The average march a day was
rs Kilometres.
Start on Return Trip.
We started on the return trip on
the 18th Of December. Unusually "a
vorable weather made our way home
considerably easier than the Journey
to the pole. We arrived at our winter
quarters. ''Framheim," on the 25th OF
January. 1912, with two sledges and
eleven dogs, all well.
The daily average speed on the re-
turn trip was Sc Kilometres; the low
est temperature was minus 81 celsius
(23.S degrees below zero ~Fahrenhe1t);
the highest, minus 5 celsius (23 de-
grees above zero Fa~hrenheit).
Among the results are the deter
mination of the extent and character
of the Ross Barrier, and the discovery
Of the connection Of South victoria
land and probably King Edward VII.
land, with their continuation in the
mighty mountains running toward the
southeast, which were observed as far
as SO degrees south, but which In all
probability continue across b antarc-
tic continent.
The entire length Of the newly dis
covered mountains is about $50 kilo-
meters. They have been named
Queen Maud's Range"
Confirm Scott's Discoveries.
The expedition to King Edward VII.
land, under the command Of Lieuten-
ant Prestud, has given excellent re-
| suits. SCOTS discoveries nave been
| confirmed and the survey OF the Bay
of Whales and of the barrier dome by
the Prestund party are Of great inter
| est.
A good geological collection from
King Edward VII, and South Victoria
land is being brought home.
The Fran arrived at the Bay OF
Whales on the ninth Of January. She
had been delayed by the roaring for
ties on account of the easterly winds.
On January 16 the Japanese expedi-
ton arrived at the Bay Of Whales and
landed on the barrier near our winter
quarters. We left the Bay Of Whales
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