Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-12
GIVES NAMES OF MEN
WHO WENT WITH HIM
Declares Shackleton Wrong in Say.
ing Same Plateau Was Renamed.
WORK OF LIEUT.. PRESTRUD
Tells of His Expedition. to the East,
When He Paid Visit to
King Edward VII
Land.

Copyright. 1912, by the New York Times Co.
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HOBART, March Ill was privileged
today to go on board the Fran. and again
had long interview with Capt Roald
Amundsen. who furnished further details
of his great dash to the south pole. He
said:
My four companions on the journey
were Helmer Hansen, Oscar Visiting,
Sverre Hassel and Olaf Bjaaland
I'VE all worked well together. could
not have had finer. more loyal or more
determined party.
For food We relied entirely on penn
mican. biscuits. chocolate, powdered milk.
and. Of course, dog meat. The dogs were
fed on pemmican.
In my opinion we had the best and
most satisfying provisions possible. In
fact, from the beginning to the end of the
journey We never felt an undue craving
for something to eat or any feeling of not
having had sufficient nourishment
Used No Alcohol on Dash.
alcohol of every kind was absolutely
| barred on the journey. While staying
| in our winter quarters We had grog as a
treat every Saturday night, but when
sledging we considered 1t advisable to
carry no spirits. Nor did we take any
surgical appliances. with the exception OF
few bandages. We trusted to accidents
not occurring.
| myself were inseparable. In addition
to taking various pictures on the way, I
obtained Photographic at the pole. All
the films were used. and the camera
knd ylyn1I Il oYv1V aNt al,fafD
rapher, but the films have been put into
most trustworthy hands to be developed.
and hopes will turn out satisfactorily.
We lost two dogs in crevices owing
| to the harness breaking. After that the
| harness was strengthened and we suf-
fered no more losses of that kind.
| The dogs proved very suitable FOR the
work, for their weight being so little
| they were able to cross snow bridges
which ponies would certainly have
| broken down. Occasionally the leading
dogs broke through. but the others were
able to hold them up. the harness, after
the first incident. when we lost the two
dogs. invariably holding good.
Regretted Killing Dogs.
II think what touched us most keenly
on the whole journey was the unavoidable
killing Of dogs which had shared our
dangers and done such splendid work.
The killing of them went to the heart of
every one.
I'VE left our winter camp at the Bay of
Whales ready for occupation for any one
| who chooses to go to it-clean from floor
to ceiling fuel ready in the kitchen stove.
the lamps ready for lighting. crockery
laid on the table. We left the place, in
deed. prepared for visitors. We also left
a good supply of food in the depot. fur
ther supply in the depot at so degrees and
considerable quantity of dogfiesh at So
degrees. No danger to these provisions
| need be apprehended. l think. from the
| three missing dogs.
.T hope visitors will soon make use of
| the depots. Whoever does so is heartily
welcome to everything there.
Heard From Japanese Party.
There is a likelihood. 1 fancy. of the
Japanese visiting the camp, for when the
Fran left for Hobart some Japanese were
camped in tent on the barrier. their
| vessel having departed. / did not see
them. but they had told Capt Nielsen. the
captain of the Fran, that they intended
staying only a few days to see what was
| the condition of things there.
In my opinion it will not be long be-
| fore the winter camp which left will be
| made the base Of another expedition
| undertaking geographical exploration OF
more detailed character. particularly In
| regard to King Edward VII Land and it's
connection with Victoria Land, the nature
and extent of the Ross barrier and the con-
! figuration of the mountains which stretch
away apparently across the continent.
+. Il have already cabled that l do not
expect to return to Europe for long
time, as l have work which l must do
now in the arctic.
1T may say that / received authority
| from the commonwealth government to
land in quarantine at Hobart twenty-one
dogs which am presenting to DR.. Maw-
sons expedition. Owing to the non-arrival
| of any wireless message rom Adelaide
Land, some doubts have been entertained
respecting the safety of DR.. Mawsons
party and his vessel, the Aurora. but l
| sincerely hope that there are no grounds
| for fear and that the expedition is safe.
II ought to add, too. that l deeply re-
gret the foolish rumor which some one
spread from Wellington, giving rise to
lunfounded hopes that l knew something
of Capt. Scott.
Says Shackleton Is Wrong.
IT see according to reports cabled here
from London, that Sir Ernest Shackleton
says the plateau at the pole which l
named after King Haakon Is really the
same as the one he named after King
Edward VII think Sir Ernest Is under