The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-15
Norwegian Explorer Relates De-
tails Of South Pole Trip.
ATTAINS HIS GOAL ON DEC. IA
Haists National COIOrS and Calls
Frozen Spot PoIheim.

Captain Arnundsen's Own Narrative OF
His Attainment of the South Pole,
Dec. 14-17, 1911.
BY RoALD AMUNDsEN.
copyrighted, 1912. by The New York
Times Company. All rights re-
served)
Hobart, Tasmania, March s, 11:2O
q. m.-On the 10th of February, 1911
We commenced to work our way to-
ward the South, from that day TO the
18th of April establishing three de.
pots, which in all contained a guam
tity Of provisions Of about 5000 kilos.
One thousand six hundred kilos, in.
GLIDING 100 kilos of seal meat, were
cached In 80 degrees. 700 kilos in 81
degrees and 500 kilos in 81 degrees.
South latitude.
As no landmarks were to be seen
these depots were marked with flats.
seven kilometers on each side in the
eastefly and westerly directions.
The ground and the state Of the
barrier were of the best, especially
we'll adapted to driving with dogs. On
Feb. Is we had thus travaled about
100 kilometers. The weight of the
sledges was 800 kilos and the number
Of dogs was six for each sledge. The
surface of the barrier was smooth
and fine, with no sastrugi. The
crevices were very local and were
found dangerous in only two places;
Cor the rest long smooth undulations.
The weather was excellent, calm or
O light breeze. The lowest tempera-
ture on these depot trips was minus
Is celsius of centigrade (45 degrees
of March, on our return from the first
trip beginning on the 18th of Feb, we
found out that the Fran had already
left US. With pride and delight we
heard that her smart captain had sue
ceeded in sailing her further south
and there hosting the colors of his
country, a glorious moment for him
and his comrades, the furthest North
and the furthest South, good old Fran.
The highest latitude attained was rs
degrees IL minutes.
Winter on the Ice Barrier.
Before the arrival of winter we had
5000 kilos of seal meat in the depots,
enough for ourselves and ITO dogs.
Eight dog houses, combination of
tents and snow huts, were built.
Having cared for the dogs the turn
csme for US to use our solid little hut
IL was almost entirely covered with
snow by the middle of April. First VIC
had to get light and air. The lux
lamp, which had a power of 200 stand.
ard candles, gave us brilliant light
and kept the temperature up to 20 de-
grees celsius (6S degrees Fahrenheit)
Throughout. the winter, and our excel.
lent ventilation system gave us all the
air we wanted.
In direct communication with the
nut and dugout on the barrier were
workshops. packing rooms. cellars for
provisions, coal, wool and oil, plain
bath, a steam bath ana observatories.
Thus we had everything within
doors If the weather should be too
cold and stormy.
The sun left us on the 22nd of April
and did not return until four months
later. The winter was spent in chang
ing our whole outfit. which on the de-
pot trips was found to be too clumsy
and solid for the smooth surface OF
the barrier. Besides this as much
scientific work as possible was done
and some astonishing meteorological
observations were taken. .. 81.
Open Water All Winter.
There was very little snow and
there was open water close by
throughout the winter. For the same
reason higher temperature had beer
expected, hut it remained very low.
In five months there were observed
temperatures between minus so and
90 degrees celsius (5s and rs degrees
below zero Fahrenheit), the lowest
temperature on the 18th of Aug. beint
minus So degrees celsius. 1t wal
then calm.
On the 14th of Aug. the temperature
was minus So degrees celsius an(
there were six meters of wind. The
mean temperature for the year was
minus 2s degrees celsius GAS below
sero Fahrenheit1.
had expected hurricane after huf
ricane, but | observed only moderate
storms and many excellent auroras
australis in all directions. @
The sanitary conditions were of tn,
best all the winter and when the snI
FOR SALE-Half section choic