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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-03-24

ing was 10 be seen. but We felt that.
contrary 10 expectations, we were go
ing fast down hill. The hypsometer
gave uS that day descent OF GOO feet.
We continued our march tls next
day I'm Il gale and n dense Snowdrift
got our faces badly frozen. We could
see nothing We reached that day 50
degrees. dead reckoning The hyp-
someter indicated n fail OF 500 feet.
The next day was similar. The
weather cleared little Ut dinner time
and exposed TO our view mighty
mountain range to the cast and not far
OF only for n moment. and then II dis
appeared in the dense srowdrlft.
On the 10th il calmrd down and the
sun shonc. though 1t 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 III a
southeas stcrly directions or the west
ern part Of It no view was to be had, II
being hidden in the dense fog. Al the
foot Of this glacier, the Devils glacier,
= depot FOR SIX DAYS was established, 1T
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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 a height of from
1000 To 10000 feet, but several others
further south were l5,opr feet ar more
The next day We hegan the climb
The first part " it was an easy task
light stops AND we'll filled mountain
sides. II did not take a long time, for
our willing dogs worked their way mp
Further up We met with some small
but very steep glaciers Her" "" had
10 harness twenty dogs to each slrdge
aud take the four ~lcdgcs in two turns
In some places II WAS 81 steep that II
WAS difficult enough Ia use our skis.
Some hg cr"yiceS forced uS from
time 10 time to make lrtOurS. The rirSt
Iay we rlirlhol 1iuN feet. the next
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ms possible the remaining nine kilome-
terS.
On Dec. IL there we camped. 1t was
an excellent opportunity. There was
brilliant sun Four OF us took obSer-
vations every hour OF the days TWEEN
ty-four hours. The exact result VIII
be the matter OF "A professional private
report.
This much Is certain-that we OBJ
served the pole as close as 1t Is IN hu-
man power To do 1t with the instru-
ments we had. sextant and an artih-
cial horizon.
On Dec. II everything was In order
on the spot We fastened to the ground
a little tent we had brought along.
Norwegian nag and the Fran pendant
on the top Of IL.
The Norwegian home at the south
pole was called "Polheim."
The distance from our winter quar-
ters to the pole was about l,lOO hilo-
meters The average march day |as
twenty-five kiiometcrs.
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W. made che Interesting discovery tina.

We made che Interesting discovery that
the Ross barrier terminated in n blight
toward the southeast at 81 degrees
south latitude ana l3 degrees west
Longitude. formed between the south.
east mountain range running from
South Victoria land and range on
the opposite side running in II south.
westerly directi probably continu-
alton OF King Edward VII. land.
ON the 18th We reached 81 degrees,
where we established a depot; IN tn"
l6th We We're ~ - degrees. where also
We made Il depot.
From our winter quarters. "Fram
helm" - degrees IS minutes south lat.
itude, we had been marching due
south on the Eth Of November. at 81
degrees. we arrived at place whore
the land and barrier were connected
This was done without any great dir
ticulty. The barrier here rises in IN.
dulallons 10 about 300 feet Some few
big creviceS Indicated the limited
boundary.
Here we made our head depot. tax
Ing provisions FOR sixty days on
SlcdgcS and 'oa, ing thirty days pro
visions on the spot
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Open Water All Winter.

There was very little snow, and
there was open water CLOSE by through
ont the winter. For the same reason
higher temperature had been rNperted.
but il remained very low.
In live months there were observed
temperatures hctWrrn minus 20 and
90 degrees Celsius rs and 16 degrees
below zero -. the lowest temporal
tur". on the lirh of August, being
minus - degrees Celsius II WAS then
calm On Au@ | the temperature was
minus ~ degrees celsius. and there"
Wer" dix met 'r> at Wnd The mean
temperature for the wear WAS minus
- dc"rrc> Celsius IT'S below zero -
had expected hurricane after hur
ricanc, but | observed only two mod
crate storms and many excellent auro
ra auStraliS in an directions.
The sanitary conditions were of the
best all In" winter. and when the sun
returned ON Aug - We met the men
sound i'm mind and body, ready t. SET
about the task that had To hc solved.
Already. the day before, "" mad
brought our SlcdgcS To the Stai 'tn2
place for our march toward the s".dh
Only in the beginning Of September
did the tcmperatur. rise to such an
extent that there was any question OF
setting out
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The Return Journey.

We started on the return trip on the
nth OF December. Unusually favor
able weather made our way home com
siderably ea sier than the journey to
the pole. We arrived at our winter
quarters, "Framheim," on the 25th or
January, 1912, with two slcdges and
eleven dogs. all well.
The daily average speed on the re-
turn trip was thirty-siJ kilometers.
The lowest temperature was minus 81
Celsius OBS degrees below zero ~,
the highest minus Celsius (23 degrees
above zero F..
Among the results are the determina-
lion Of the extent and character or the
Ross barrier and the discovery or the
connection of South Victoria land and
probably King Edward VII. land. with
heir continuation in the mighty noun
tains running toward the southeast.
which were observed as far as ~ de-
grees south, but which in all probabii-
ty continue across the antarctic conf
uent.
The entire length Of the newly dis
covered mountains is about so kilo-
meters They have been named Queen
MaudS range"
The expedition to King Edward VII.
and. under the command of Lieuten-
ant Prestud, has given excellent re
suits. SCOTS discoveries have been
confirmed. and the survey Of the Bay
IF Whales and OF the barrier dome by
he Prestud party are Of great interest.
\ good geological collection from
King Edward VII. and South Victoria
and is being brought home.
The Fran arrived at the Bay or
Whales on the 9th OF January. She had
oeen delayed by the Roaring Forties'
IN account of the easterly winds.
On Jan Is the japanese expedition
arrived at the Bay Of Whales and land
ed on the barrier near our winter quar-
ters. We left the Bay Of Whales on
Ian. 80. 1t was a long voyage, with
contrary winds. All are well.
ROALD AMUNDSEN.
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First Start For the Pole.

ON Sept = eight men, with seven
slcdg"S, ninety dogs and provisions for
four months started The ground WAS
perfect Tn" temperature was not bad.
The next day it appeared that we had
started too early. as the temperature Of
the following days fell and was kept
steady between minus 30 and go Gel
sius (JS degrees and 20 degrees below
zero ~. Personally. we did not Suf-
fer AT all from this cold our good furS
protected us But with our dogs it was
a different matter. II would easily he
seen that they Shrunk from day to day.
and we understood pretty soon that
they could not stand the long rum 10
our depot at 81 degrees south.
We agreed ON returning and 10 wait
for the arrival Of spring. The prnNi
sionS were cached. and off We went for
tho hut With the exception or tn"
loss Of few dogs and a couple OF
frozen heels everything was all right.
ONLY in the middle of October spring
came in earnest. SenIS and birds np
pear'.i. The temperature was steady
bet wcrn 20 and 30 Celsius OiS degrees
and So degrees ~.
The original plan that all OF us should
20 toward the south bad been changed
Five men had to do this work, while
the Othrv three were Ia start for the
east and visit King Edward VII. land
This last mentioned trip was not in
Guided in our program, but owing TO
thr fact that the English had not reach
ed II at least this summer, rs was their
intention we agreed that the best thing
to do WAS also to make his trip.
On oct. 20 the southern party started
five men four S!edgeS. fifty two dogs
and provisions for four months every
thug I'm excellent order
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candles. gave us Il brilliant light and
KEPT the temperature up to 20 degrees
Celsius (6S degrees F. throughout the
winter. and our excellent ventilation
system gave us all the air we wanted.
In direct communication with the
lut and dugout on the barrier We're
workshops. packing rooms. cellars for
provisions, coal. wood and oil. plain
bath, steam bath and observatories.
Thus we had everything within doors
the weather should be too cold and
stormy.
The sun left us on the 2od of April
md did not return until four months
ater The winter was spent in chang
ng our whole outfit. which on the de-
Dot trips was found to be too clumsy
and solid for the smooth surface or
he barrier Besides this, as much
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-03-24
A Splendid Mountain View.

On Nov. 80 we began TO climb the
glacier. The lower part of it was very
much broken and dangerous. More
From our camp that night we had "A
splendid view over the mountain 10
the east. There was "Hcmar Han.
sens summit" the most remarkable
of them all. II was i2.O0O feet high
and covered with such broken glaciers
that in all probability no fooihold
was to be found. oscar WiStlnS'S
"Svcrre HaSscl's" and "OlaV Han
tifully Illuminated in the rays OF the
bright sun.
In the distance, and only alternately
to be viewed in the fog, appeared from
time to time Mount Nielsen with 'tS
SUBMITS and peaks about lj,oOO feet
high We only saw the nearest sur
roundings
1t took Ms three days to surmount
the Devils glacier, always in misty
weather.
ON the lSt OF December We left this
broken glacier. with holes and creviccS
without number. with its height OF
mist and Snowdrlft like frozen sea,
appeared light, sloping ice plateau
filled with small hummockS
The walk over this frozen sea was
,,,., ,Io,,an, frbo prnnuI nnJnr ~ U1S
cutie hollow. and it sounded aS though
we were walking on the bottoms of
empty barrels As il was. "A man fell
through. then couple OF dogs. We
could not use our skis ON this pol
iShrd ice Slcdges had the best Of il.
The place got the name The Devils
Dancing Room This part Of our
march was the most unpiraSan ON
Dec we got our greatest height. ac'
cOrding TO the hypSometcr and ane'
roid. 1880 feet, at 81 degrees 10 min
uteS south
on Dec we came out OF the bad
weather Once again the sun smiled
down on MS. CnCe again We could get
an observation. Dead reckoning and
observation were exactly alike-SS &c
grecs IS minutes 1876 seconds south.
Before us lay an absolutely plain
plateau. only here and there marked
with tiny S1Strugi
In the afternoon we passed 81 de
grees % minutes ,Shackleton'S farthest
south was IS degrees - minuteSj. We
camped and csta bished our last depot,
depot No 10 From so degrees - min
uteS the plateau began to slope down
very gently and smoothly toward the
other side
on the 9th of December We reached
IS degrees 80 minutes; on Dec. 10. SS
degrees 81 minutes; Dec. II. 80 degrees
Il minutes: Dec II. 80 degrees 30 min
utes; Dec. Is. 50 degrees - minutes.
Up to this time the observations and
dead reckoning agreed remarkably
well, and we made out that We ought
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-03-24
be at the pole on Dec. II In the an
ernOon
The pok Attained.

That day was beautiful one-a light
breze from southeast. the temperature
minus 23 Celsius D.i degrees below
zero ~. and the ground and sledging
were perfect. The day went along AZ
usual. and at 3 p. IN. We made halt.
According to our reckoning, We had
reached our destination. All Of US
gathered around the colorsa beauu-
ful silk dag all hands taking hold OF
It and planting It,
The vast plateau on which the pole
f. standing got the name Of the King
Haakon VII. plateau" 1t is a vast
plain. alike in all directions. Mile aft
er mile during the night We circled
around the camp.
In the fine weather we spent the fol-
lowing day taking a series OF obserya-
tions from 6 a. m. TO p. IN. The re-
suit gave us 50 degrees - minutes.
In order to observe the pole as close
as possible we travelled as near south
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-03-24
The Journey to the Pole,

We had made up our minds TO take
the first part OF the trip as easily as
poSSib,c in order to give ourselves and
the dogs rational training, and on
'hr 23d we made our depot in 50 de
greeS south. We went right ahead
In spite OF the dense fog an error of
two to three kilometerS happened ono"
in awhile, and we were canGhi 10y the
:,ag marks ard 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 26th, with the
temperature steadily bet ween minus ~
and 80 Celsius q degrees and 80 de
greeS below zero F..
From the start It was the Intention
not to drive more than thirty klio-
meters n day. but it appeared that thlS
was too little for our strong, wilinG
animals At 80 degrees south we began
to build snow cairns of mans height
in order to have marks on our return
trip. On the 3lSt we reached th" depot
Mt 81 degrees and stopped there one
day and fed the dogs on as much PEN
mican as they wanted.
We reached the depot at 81 degrees
on the 9th of November. where he dogs
for the last time got all thy wanted 10
eat ON the Sth. southward again, with
a daily march Of 30 kilometers.
In order to tighten our heavy sl2d@eN
we established depots at each degree
Of south latitude
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-03-24
ANDNDSEN 5 OWN
Ee Explorer and Four
Companions With Fifty
two Dogs Climb Over Ice
Mountains to the Pole.
New Range OF Mountains
Located.
~ BY ROAID AMUNDSEN.
Copyright, 1912. by the Now York Times
Company.


Company.
Ian rights reserved
~ KOBART. Tasmania. March 8.
11:2O a. m-On the 10th OF
III February, 1911. we commenc-
ed to work our way toward
the south, from that day to the 18th
Df ( April establishing three depots,
which In all contained quantity OF
provisions OF about 5000 kilos. One
thousand six hundred kilos, including
100 kilos Of seal meat. were cached
in 80 degrees, 700 kiIos In 81 degrees
and 800 kilos in 81 degrees south lati-
tude.
IS no landmarks were to be seen,
these depots were marked with flags
seven kilometers on each side in the
easterly and westerly directions.
The ground and the state OF the bar
rier were of the best and specially we'll
adapted to driving with dogs. On FEB.
- we had thus Travelled about a hun
dred kilometcrs. The weight - the
sledges was 800 kilos, and the number
Of dogs was six for each sedge. The
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-03-24
CAPTAIN ROBERT N. SCOTT, AMUNDsES's 8
BRITISH RIVAL.

very hard work. ran this day thirty
five kiiometers. the ascent being J.tuO
feet an almost incredible 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
lO.6Oo feet. Here we had to Kill TWEEN
ty-four Of our brave companions ana
keep eighteen, six for each of our three
sledgeS.
We stopped here four days on az
count Of bad weather Tired of this.
we set out on the 2Sth of November
On the 26th, In furious blizzard ana
In a dense suowdrift, absolutely moth
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est south latitude attained was rs de
grees Al minutes.
Before the arrival OF winter we had
6,OO0 kilos of seal meat in the depotS,
enough for ourselves and 1lO dogs.
Eight dog houses, combipation OF
tents and snow huts were built.
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Winter on the Ice Barrier.

Having cared for the dogs, the turn
came to use our solid little hut 1t
WA, almost entirely covered with snow
by TIE middle "f April First We had
to gel light AN! air The Lux lamp,
which had Il power OF 200 standard
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-03-24
SOUTH POLE DASH
The Pole Surrounded by a
Vast Plateau Named In
King Haakon's Homer.
Three Days Spent at
Point Farthest South.
Devils Dancing Room"

scientific work as possible WAS done.
aud some astonishing meteorological
observations Wcre takru
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-03-24
Like a Pleasure Trip.

Tho trip from 50 degrees To 81 de
grceS became pleasure trip-eXceilrnt
ground. fine sledging and an even
temperature. Everything went like Il
dance.
ON the 9Th We sighted South Vic
toria land aud the continuation of the
mountain range which Sir Ernest
Shackleton mentioned in his chart aS
running toward the southeast from the
Beardmore glacier, aud on the same
dav we reached S3 degrees and eStab-
lished here depot NJ. l. On the llth
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1921 degrees south latitude The hyp-
someter indicated 5000 feet above sea
lpynl
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-11-15
New Sr;cls Building.

Dr.. J. G. Graves has purci1as~
ed the thirty foot lot adjoining
the Sugar theatre building prop
erty and will erect thereon a
handsome tWo-story building
with plate glass and press brick
front. Lower DeSiard street has
been greatly improved during
the present year by the erection
Of several handsome bindings
which indicates that business on
this thoroughfare is of a perma-
nent nature.
The building to be erected by
DR.. Graves will be 30x9o feet
and will have all modern i'm
p~rovements and conveniences.
He has rot yet awarded the con-
tract, but will do so in a few
days. Monroe NeWs-Star.
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Porto Rico's New Wonder.

From far away Porto Rico
come reports Of a wonderful new
discovery that is believed will
vastly benefit the people. Ramon
T. Marchan, Of Barceloneta,
writes DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry is doing splending work here
1t cured me about five times Of
terrible coughs and colds, also
my brother Of a severe cold ir
his chest and more than 20 others,
who used it on my advice. We
hope this great medicine will yet
be sold in every drug store ir
Porto Rico" For throat and
lung troubles there is nothing
better. A trial will convince
you Of its merit, Soc and $1.00,
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by
all druggists.
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Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, U. S. Land
Office at Baton Rouge, La, Oc-
Der %, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that Henry
T. Tabb, of Vixen, Louisiana, who,
on November Is, 1908. made Homestead
Entry No. $3.50, for sw} Of sw4 Sec
ton 80, towship Is north, range 2
east. Louisiana Meridian. has filed
notice of intention to make Final Three
Year Proof under the Act June 6,
1912, to establish claim to the land
above described, before Clerk of
Court at Columbia, La, on the
3Oth day of November, 1912
Claimant names as witnesses: Henry
H. Banister. Walter N. Reynolds, Ar
thur M. Cook, BALKAN B. Eanister, all
Of Vixen, La.
John F. Nuttall,
oct 25.6t Register.
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Lost or Strayed.

Four head of cattle, described
as follows: l old dun COW, l
light red cow with split in right
and split and crop in left ear, l
dark brindle heifer marked same
as COW, / yearling heifer calf
same marks. Strayed from Har-
die, La. about Oct. 10, 1912.
Any information leading to re-
covery will be rewarded.
w. j. Riddle, Hardie, La.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-11-15

If | wanted to train a child to
be thrifty, | should teach him to
abhOr waste. I do not mean
waste of money; that cures itself,
because very soon there is no
money to waste but waste of
material, waste of something
that is useful, but that you can
not represent in money value to
the waster. There is waste of
water, waste Of gas, and things
of that kind. If you would wish
your children to be thrifty.
would beg YOU to impress upon
them the criminality of waste. -
Lord Roseberry.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-11-15

Is your husband cross? An
irritable, fault finding disposition
is often due to a disordered stom-
ach. A man with good digestion
is nearly always good natured.
A great many have been perma-
nently cured of stomach trouble
by taking Chamberlain Tablets.
For sale by all dealers.
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State of Ohio, city of Toledo,
Lucas County, IS
Frank J. Cheney makes oath
he is senior partner of the firm
Of F. j.. Cheney & Co.. doing
business in the City Of Toledo.
County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the SUM
of One Hundred Dollars for each
and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be- cured by the use of
Halls Catarrh Cure.
Frank J. Cheney.
Sworn to before me and SUBJ
scribed in my presence, this 9Th
day of December, A. D. 1886.
(Seal) A. W. Gleason,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrn Cure is taken
internally and acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces
the system. Send for testi-
monials, free.
E ], Cheney & Co., Toledo. O.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
Estipation.
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President TAFT issued the an
nual Thanksgiving proclamation
on Thursday, but it did not men
ton Tuesdays election as one of
the reasons for it.
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$4?71 Sd
j. W. James, Chm.
}. L. Johnson,
j. W., King

}. l.. Johnson,
j. W, King
The committee made their re-
poet, which on motion carried.
was adopted.
On motion carried, the presi-
dent is hereby authorized to
negotiate a loan with the Fiscal
Argent, the Caldwell Bank, for
the payment of the claims allow
ed this meeting of the Police Jury.
On motion carried. the Police
Jury adjourned until their next
regular meeting, the first Mon
day in January, 1913.
H. II. Rogillio, Pres.
r. R. Redditt. Clerk.