The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-03-15

plateau, only here and there marked
with tiny sastrugl.
In the afternoon we passed SS de-
grees % minutes. (Shackeleon's fur
therest south was SS degrees, 25
minutes) We camped and establish
ed our last depot, depot No. 10. From
80 degrees % minutes the plateau be-
gan to slope down very gently and
smoothly toward the other side.
On the 9th Of December we reached
SO degrees 80 minutes, on December
10, 8S degrees IS minutes, December
II, SO degrees 10 minutes, December
IL, SO degrees 80 minutes. December
10, 80 degrees As minutes
Up to this time the observations
and dead reckoning agreed remarkably
well, and we made out that we ought
to be at the pole on December IA in
the afternoon.
That day was a beautiful one,
light breeze from southeast, the tenn
perature minus 20 celsius (94 degrees
below zero, fahrenheit, and the
ground and sledging were perfect.
The day went along as usual, and
at p. m. we made a halt.
According to our reckoning we had
reached our destination. All of us gath
cred around the colors, beautiful silk
flag, all hands taking hold of it
and planting it.
The vast plateau on which the pole
is standing got the name of the king
Haakon VII Plateau" 1t is vast
plain, alike in all directions, mile after
mile during the night we cireled
around the camp.
In the fine weather we spent the
following day taking a series OF OBJ
servations from a. m. to z p. m.
The result gave us SO degrees 55
minutes.
In order to observe the pole as close
as possible we travelled as near south
as possible. the remaining 9 kilo-
meters.
On December 16 there we camped.
1t was an excellent opportunity.
There was brilliane sun Four of
us took observations every hour of
the days stwenty-four hours. The
exact result will be the matter of
professional private report.
This much is certain, that. we OBJ
served the pole as close as it is In
human power to do it with the instru.
ments we had, a sextant and artificial
horizon.
On December IA everything was in
order on the spot.
We fastened to the ground little
tent we had brought along, Norwe-
gian flag and the Fran pendant on
the top of it,
The Norwegian home at the South
pole was called "Polheim."
The distance from our winter quar-
tiers to the pole was about 1,4OO kilo-
meters. The average march a day
was 25 kilometers
We started on the return trip on
the nth of December. Unusually
favorable weather made our way
home considerably easier than the
journey to the pole. We arrived at
our winter quarters, "Framheimp on
the 25th of January, 1912, with two
sledges and IL dogs, all we'll.
The daily average speed on the re-
turn trip was SO kilometers, the low
est temperature was minus 81 celsius,
1888 degrees below zero Fahrenheit.)
, The highest minus celsius (23 de-
grees above zero FahrenheiD.
Among the results are the determi-
nation of the extent and character
of the Ross Barrier, and the dis
covery of the connection OF South
Victoria land and probably King Ed
, ward VII land, with their continua-
ton in the mighty mountains running
; toward the southeast which were OBJ
served as far as 8S degrees south,
> but which in all probability continue
across the antarctic continent.
The entire length of the newly dis
covered mountains is about $50 kilo-
meters. They have been named
Queen Maud's Range"
| The expedition to King Edward VII
: land under the command of Lieut.
/ Prestud has given excellent results
SCOTS discoveries have been con
frmed, and the survey of the bay Of
Whales and of the Barrier Dome by
the Prestud party are of great inter
est.
t A good geological collection from
] King Edward VII and South Victoria
5 land is being brought home.
The Fran arrived at the Bay Of
! Whales on the ninth Of January, She
had been delayed by the roaring
{ forties" on account OF the easterlJ
winds
S On January 10th the Japanese ex
S petition arrived at the Bay O