Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-14

south. On the 18th Of November, at
IS degrees, we arrived at a place
where the land and barrier were con
nected. This was done without any
great difficulty. The barrier here
rises undulated to about 800 feet.
Some few big crevices indicated the
limited boundary.
Leaves 80 Days Provisions.
Here, we made our head depot, TAX
ing provisions for sixty days on
sIedges, and leaving thirty days pro
visions on the spot.
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 from
1000 to 10000 feet, but several others
further south were $4,000 feet or
more.
The next day we began the climb.
The first part of it was an easy task
light stops and we'll filled mountain
sides. 1t did not take a long time, for
our willing dogs worked their way up.
Further up, we met with some small
but very steep glaciers. Here we had
to harness 20 dogs to each sledge and
take the four sledges in two turns.
Ir some places, it was so steep that
lit was difficult enough to use our
skis.
Some big crevices forced us from
time TO time to make detourS. The
first day we climbed 1000 feet, the
next day mostly up some small gla-
ciers, camping at a height OF 4,5OO
feet. The third day we were obliged
to go down on a highly glacier, "Axel
Heiberg's Glacier" which divided
the coast mountains and the noun
tains further south.
camped Between Two Mountains.
The next day began the longest
part Of our climb. Many detours had
Ito be made in order to avoid broad
cracks and open crevices. These
: were apparently mostly filled up, as
the glaciers in all probability had
) long ago stopped moving, but we nae
: to be very careful, knowing fol
: certain how thick was the layer ina
! covered them. Our camp that nlgh'
e lay in very picturesque surroundings
0 at a height of 5000 feet. The glacier
E here was narrowed in between the
t two $4,000 feet high mountains, thu
"Fridtjof Nanzen" and the Don re
dro Christopherson." From the bot
tom of the glacier rose Mount "Ole
englestad''-a big snow cone 1S,5o'
S feet high.
The glacier was very much broKel
e in this comparatively narrow pass
The mighty ~crevices seemed to stoI
v us from going further, but it was no
y so serious, as it appeared. Our dogs
which UP to this time, had covered
distance of about 1000 kilometers, tn
last day severe hard work, ran thi
day 35 kilometers, the ascent beln
$500 feet, an almost incredible re-
IS ord,
IS 1t took us only four days from tn
"a barrier to get up on the vast inlan
80 plateau.
d. We camped that night at a heigl
of / 10000 feet. Here we had to Xxi
I'd twenty-four Of our brave companion
ht and keep eighteen, six for each
IN our three sledges.
In Blizzard Four Days.
IN We stopped here four days on a
to count of bad weather. We set out
h, the 28th Of November, in a furio'
,e- blizzard, and in a dense snow dri
le- Absolutely nothing was to be see
III but we felt that, contrary to expect
lions, we were going fast down III
The hypsometer gave us a fall OF 8
RS feet.
as The next day was similar. T
nj weather cleared a little at dim
time and exposed to Il view
ls mighty mountain range to the ca
ur and not far off, only for a nome
ed and then it disappeared in the den
ed snow drift. On the 18th it calm
as down and the sun shone, though
was not the only pleasant surprise
,es gave. In our course stretched a 1
he glacier running toward the south.
CIV it's eastern end was the mounta
tn range going in a southeastern dir
so ton; Of the western part OF 1t
,ur view was to be had, it being hidd
OTIS in the dense fog. At the foot OF tt
glacier, the Devils Glacier" a dep
for six days, was established at 30
degrees south latitude. The hyp
,el- meter indicated 5000 feet above S
an level. On November 80 we began
pce climb the glacier. The lower part
it was very much broken and dang
the Gus. Moreover, the snow brldi
est very often burst. From our ca
as that night we had a splendid v
ON over the mountain to the east, IN
the was "Helmer Hansen's Hummit,"
and most remarkable of them all. 1t Y
on $4,000 feet high, and covered "
dis. such broken glaciers that, in all pl
mi ability, no foothold was to be fou
,ast oscar Wistings," "Sverre Hasse
16s and "Olav Hjanland' mountains &
be. lay here, beautiful, illuminated in
run rays of the bright sun.
d a In the distance, ana ohiy aieein
I in ly to be viewed in the fog, appea
y a from time to time, Mount Niels'
VII. with its SUBMITS and peaks al
$4,000 feet high.
ees, We only saw the nearest surrol
On ings. 1t took us three days to
,ere mount the Devils Glacier, always
misty weather. On the LIST of Dec
am. Der we left this broken glacier J
,uth holes and creyices without mum
due with its height OF 800 feet. Be
Too Late.
tn1,r LandladY. Are YOU in the batl