The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-02
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ELLINGTON. y. T.. April L.
N(Ai Captain Robert + Scott's Ant
INV arctic steamer Terra Nova;
H which arrived at the port of
Akaroo. \. H.. today, brought
y / rre than the news that Amundsen had
q ksr Rim 50 The soulh pole and that he
,sN remuin another Year i'm those
!. ',n regions Ia complete The important
~ fsniifc Investigations which were one of
81 thiefest purposes i'll undertaking the
= IplbalIon.
ID ~ Terra Nova brought Il story Of
q tselu experiences In which Captain
~ ~ tt,t and most Of his party narrowly
an bzEid death; the story is plainly fold.
~ pkturing 10 mems minds adventures
re ~ few have passed through, AZ one
go Captain Scott found his camp float
AT \ iSay. The rlaything OF The moving
Ik&ss foes.
1t q lsH striking story begins with The
be f'sllion In winter quarters at McMurdo
= Pa In October 1910. They returned
ys1/ sae on October so and rested. after a
&C. nnlucky start southwark in which
ID Nnan poines, upon which. next to his
Bi 'aF sledges, Scott mad placed most de-
fssnce- Scott says:
q y. pats Story.
ii efo'uy after The departure from Cape
! Q1e' Oh the party who were establish
9 " 0epols for the journey south, the Ice
south OF the cape. severing COM
u -"Ssuon. Because OF the heavy weight
- 4" nua 10 be transported 10 the dcpots.
rurs y'lN consisting of twelve men. eight
o 70 and two DOG teams, occupied until
aN 20 In establishing the base camp
nr| us Ice BARRIERS near Hut Point.
, surface Of the snow was soft,
RlEX "otS was terribly hard for the
ahd heavy blizzard which lasted
Cen e"yS was further severe trial
o. XeaIlion
u ~ February 8 We proceeded south,
e. 'ns at night and resting in the
:" !, ~ Inc weather was exceptionally
o1g, wy 'he surface Of the Ice i'm
J "e'ertheless three OF our ponies,
:. - ''e caught In a blizzard sue
ssa g. oh February 16 we reached
io@ oi latitude south and there
wi & h s',"'"cd 10 make depot, To de-
BJt "n OF stores and return. and We
with the dog teams.
rc alnto crevasse. .
III lE3|, =" Tue way the entire party fell
Eu.. asso except Mears and G
epsS, b. :, as IN charge OF the dogs and
. ,asr1 "a ana were on the slcdgt
~ IL ., mlIacuiously held up on q
oft1 bridge over the crevasse or
81 - Y, e were travelling. The two dos
-. ~ "uhg by the harness and wer,
uaiS D y Injured, No''s' 'o'he were
be &C n,, ARRIVAL al the camp III:
e ~ n ,c,'.E ior three days The cnor
snd snIIdss< q u,r. '''a'lon Of snow. carried here
Ts NJ os inc wind. baffled all effort.
OF ~ l/ts, - 10 shelter the ponies by
r s~ Inn, a"S Of snow. So we decided
8. hut Point. seven miles
4 - remained behind with wv.
!. n, "a, su'e one pony which was suf
|Olit, a. P0lr, =, "iiSculUs On nGaFln.
ser5s et.,ed ~, others OF the party en-
,ss - |tas aehs In the Ice. which wer
ir XAsl sa. enIarginG. Hastily the.
s,tsssstcE satn,,u' Tour miles, AT 4:30 II
j ID hr.s 'hey found that the Sc
- Ks va. a'' around and that III
+ Isussf q. One pony vanished % in n'aVE a crae ae
9 AT /bl.. h''e where they had ben
!. ! es =, With infinite | dfriculty "an 'ss "
Ia'd s the barrier. nn, ''SI found li0t tna
i esss ,ss'l was cnurnins @ '"ul up 'tG the "Is ic
.,,s q the barriers One @ Ct the aIa.~s pn~
isst t!ss<r te bv himself up the barrier
20 p 'e'hg his ski stick in
: . (: y ssd With Ropes.
e. ,so Scott xoea ssmasSa1'e an ,a 0aserG aSysr
II as stopped tenn temporar1v maT% 'ne and aF,' =,
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