The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-04-11

already COS us Ave days. It's effects
may yet delay US further which would
Pc BE-, q serious matter. Otherwise every.
hope to find better conditions as we
ADVANCE up the glacier; We are neces-
the season thus far has been very UNI
promising. t
Dec; q; Latitude s. Degrees Z Min,
Four Miles South. Thirty West OF
Mount Darwin.-Largely as a result
patch, the lower reaches of the glacier
We're filled with terribly soft snow.
Men on foot sank to the knee at each
possible to advance had we not pulled
on skis; AS It was the runner sur
curing to be extracted with standing
pulls. For four days we Struggled in
miles mile m a day,' aiiffhhooeusg!HE %waaarHRainnsgin ten f'f te
twelve hours. It is dificult to pitch
camp and load sledges on such sur
grew a little harder, and we were able
did not. come ABREAST Of Cloudbreaker
snow cost us a weeks " Advance. a' '"e
since the 18th we have been able
up To maRe t Hfry go9 10 tMentyethr yer 5tats
ranged to push on from the 85th par
Of afle nro With eight tn men b and twelve units
are @a oniy S SaEF a. ms, days. IS fo %s S shoTt Us
er continues Unsatisfactory We had
to march without sight Of land on
tent fog. in this most creviced part OF
the glacier. Everybody is in the best
of II health alt and and spirits;
riss this note. our position eonsti-
1 niefs 9enot upper per- glacier Ssde depot: Com n
barrier is well marked with snow
are Scott, Lieut.. Evans, wis Wilson, BOW
ers; Oats, Lashley, Petty oficer Evans
pe san; $. 'f Hsis ht''t $3.50 81 Fee u. 81
Of Mount Darwin; I steered southwest
Of pressure ridges and crevfces which
occurred frequently at first n ave
aa tfeuei S;ro bat we t Fsse a faR : p IN als
eastward. The advantage Of this
a19rS fou was d mainly yh felt o on the third rl
distribution Of land Sn masses f frHM ns
Since leaving the depot our marches
miles 2 day: on Christmas day we
the prospect Of Christmas fare gave
US an excellent march, seventeen miles.
f 6If the :, effort MA WAS not 50 hard the
parallel. On New Years eve in lati-
tude SS degrees S. minutes We depos-
built our sledges with new short run
ners, which remarkable piece of work
was performed by the seaman of the
party under adverse conditions. AL
though 1T cost us nearly a days march,
the change amply repaid US. We have
we Desn are ne'e now TO k Withi up 1 9Sr m aHerag Gf d tSa
I am going forward with a party
Lieut.. Evans. The names and descrip-
Scott, +: n; @ Pr: Wilzpo a''y 5. az e.; s SsR.:
mules; Lieut.: Bowers, Royal india
marine, commissary officer. Petty Of
and equipment.
The ADVANCE guard goes forward
p ma5n OF m ancc psevl snod n and the
the weather holds and no unforeseen
9 feS5a te c arise: It. It has sdv been yert DIFF.
ward. Those VITO return are natural
~ y m 1uuse disaps 9inted. Everyone has
O1hSu AAS -NdIueSL. Inc weather on
the plateau has been good as a whole.
The sun has never deserte us, but
tn the temperatures 96 are low NV; about
constant; however. we are excellently
wind undoubtedly improves the sur
face and SO far has worked out very
able that no further news will be re-
ceived from is this year. Our return
must necessarily be late.
(Signed) Robert T. Scott.
Lieut.. Pencil expressed the utmost
confidence in the ultimate success Of
Capt. Scott and his party and declared
that the scientific work being per-
formed by the expedition was of an
extremely valuable character. In ad-
dition to the southern party, the Terra
Nova was compelled, owing to the a
ice conditions. to leave behind Lieut..
Campbells party. who We're landed at
Drygalslxy Barrier and thence sledged
into the interior. Both parties, how
ever. were fully prepared for this err:
argency.- says the commander of the
:nrrs Nova. and no alarm need be
zeal expeditions of the west coast have
produced good results. coal and fossils
which latter had not been discovered
before being found. Th. health of the
members of the expedition is excel
lent, the only exception being Capt.
Evans. who is Commissioning from sour
yey. The Terra Nova returns south in
November next.
ROBERT F. SCOTT.
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