The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-14

was a different matter. 1t would
easily be seen that they shrunk from
day to day, and understood pretty
soon that they could not stand the
long run to our depot at 80 degrees
south
We agreed on returning and q
wait for the arrival of spring. The
provisions were cached, and OF we
went for the hut. With the exception
of the loss of few dogs and a couple
of frozen heels. everything was all
right
Only in the middle of October spring
came in earnest. Seals and birds an
peared. The temperature was steady
between 20 and 80 celsius (6S degrees
and sc degrees Fahrenheit.)
The original plan that all of lis
should go toward the south had been
changed. Five men had to do this
work, while the other three were 20
start for the east and visit King Ed
ward VII Land.
This last mentioned trip was not in
cluded in our program, but, owing to
the fact that the English had not
reached 1t, at least this summer. as
was their intention, we agreed that
the best thing to do was also to make
this trip
On Oct 20 the southern party start
ed, five men, four sledges, fifty-two
dogs and provisions for four months
everything in excellent order.
The Journey to the Pole.
We had made up our minds to take
the first part Of the trip as easily as
possible. in order to give ourselves
and the dogs a rational training, and
on the 23rd we made our depot in 80
degrees south. We went right ahead.
In spite of the dense fog an error
of two to three kilometers happened
once in while, but We were caught
by the flagmarks, and found these on
our way without difficulty
Having rested and fed the dogs on
all the seal meat they were able to
eat, We started again on the Goth, with
the temperature steadily between
minus 20 and 80 celsius a degrees
and % degrees below zero Fahren-
heit.)
From the start it was the intention
not to drive more than thirty kilo-
meters day, but it appeared that this
was too little for our strong. willing
animals. At 80 degrees south we be-
gan to build snow cairLs of a mans
height. In order to have marks on our
return trip. On the 31st we reached
the depot at 81 degrees. and stopped
there one day. and fed the dogs on as
much pemmican as they wanted.
We reached the depot at 80 degrees
on the 5th of November. where the
dogs for the last time got all they
wanted to eat. On the 9Th, southwark
again. with daily march of so kilo-
meters.
In order to tighten our heavy sledges
We established depots at each degree
of south latitude.
Like Pleasure Trip.
The trip from 50 degrees to SO de-
grees became a pleasure trip, excel
lent ground, fine sledging and an even
temperature. Everything went like
q dance.
On the 9Th we sighted South Vic
toria Land and the continuation of
the mountain range which Sir Ernest
Shackleton mentioned in his chart as
running toward the southeast from the
Beardmore glacier, and on the same
day We reached SO degrees and es-
tablished here depot No. 4. On the
18th we made the interesting discoy-
cry that the Ross barrier terminated
In blight toward the southeast at Sc
degrees south latitude and 1853 degrees
west longitude, formed between the
southeast mountain range running
from South Victoria Land and a range
on the opposite side running in a
southwesterly direction, probably
continuation of King Edward VII.
Land.
On the 18th we reached "a tlearees
where we established depot; on the
18th we were at IS degrees, where.
also, We made a depot
From our winter quarters, Gram
helm" IS degrees 3S minutes sv..ih
latitude, we had been marching due
south. On the 18th OF November, at
30 degrees, we arrived at a place
where the land and barrier were con-
nected- This was done without any
great difficulty. The barrier here rises
in undulatiops to about 300 feet. Some
few big crevices indicated the limited
boundary.
Here We made our head depot, TAX
ing provisions for sixty days on
sledges, and leaving thirty days pro-
visions on the spot.
A Difficult Climb.
The land under which we lay and
which We now had to attack looked
quite imposing. The nearest SUBMITS
along the barrier had height Of from
1000 to 10000 feet, but several others
farther south were 5000 feet or more.
The next day We began the climb.
The first part of it was an easy task,
light stops and well-filled mountain
sides. 1t did not take a long time, for
our willing dogs worked their wy up.
Farther up. we met with some small
but very steep glaciers Here va mad
to harness twenty dogs to each sledge
and take the four sledges in two turns.
In some places 1t was SO steep that
1t was difficult enough to use orr 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 small glaciers,
camping al height of $500 feet. The