The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-03-15

"a Captain Amundsens own nerrative of
~ his attainment of the South Eole De
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al York Times Company. (All rights re
81 served.
Hobart, Tasmania, Mar 9.-On the
q 10Th of February 1911, we com
n menced TO work our way toward
" the south, from that day to the
u 18th of April establishing three de-
Il tity of provisions of about 5000 kilos.
u One thousand six hundred kilos, in
II Gliding l, 100 kilos of seal meat, were
q cached in so degrees, 700 kilos in 81
Il degrees and 500 kilos in 80 degrees
south latitude
As no landmarks were to be seen,
81 these depots were marked with flags
u seven kilometers on each side in the
81 easterly and westerly directions The
n ground and the state of the barrier
we're OF the best, and specially we'll
y adapted to driving with dogs. On
y February 10, we had thus Travelled
4 about 100 kilometers The weight of
the sledges was 800 kilos, and the
q number of dogs was six for each
sledge. The surface of the barrier
4 was smooth and fine with no sastrugf
The crevices were sery local and
were found dangerous in only two
4 places. For the rest, long, smooth
undulations.
q The weather was excellent, calm or
q a light breeze The temperature on
Y these depot trips was minus As Gel
q sius or Centigrade (49 degrees below
zero Fahrenheir. On the 4th of
81 March, on our return from the first
II trip. beginning on the 18th of Feb
4 ruary. We found out that the Fran
81 had already left us, With pride and
n delight we heard that her smart cap
u tain had succeeded in sailing her
q farthest south and there hoisting the
n foIors of his country. A glorious mo-
al reent for him and his comrades-the
81 fer5hest north and the farthest south.
q vi old Fran. The highest south
Il itude attained was IS degrees AT
q minutes.
q Winter on the Ice Barrier.
Before the arrival of winter we had
Il 5000 kilos of seal meat in the depots,
4 enough for ourselves and 10 dogs
h Eight dog houses, a combination of
II tents and snow huts, were built.
IL Having care for the dogs. the turn
came to use our solid little hut. 1t
II was almost entirely covered with
q snow by the middle of April First
Il We had to get light and air. The Lux
lamp, which had power of 200 stand
ard candles, gave us a brilliant light
s. and kept the temperature up to 20
q degrees Celsius Cos degrees Fahren-
N heit) throughout the winter, and our
u excellent ventilation system gave us
IS all the air we wanted
n In direct communication with the
hut and dug-out on the barrier were
: workshops, packing rooms. cellars for
provisions, coal, wood, and oil. plain
bath, a steam bath and, observatories.
Thus we had everything within doors
8 If the weather should be too cold and
Z stormy.
The sun left us on the end Of April
and did not return until four months
\ later The winter was spent in
changing our whole outfit. which on
r the depot trips was found to be too
clumsy and solid for the smooth sur
face Of the barrier Besides this, as
ID much scientific work as possible was
done, and some astonishing meteoro-
logical observations were taken
81, Open Water All Winter.
A There was very little snow, and
there was open water close by
' throughout the winter. For the same
feason higher temperature had been
expected, but it remained very low,
.s IN FIVE months there were observed
temperatures between minus SO ano
70 degrees Celsius (5S and &c de
!. grees below zero F'ahrenheit), the
owest temperature on the 18th o
August being minus SO degrees Gel
nus. 1t was then calm. On the Isl
August the temperature was minus
= degrees Celsius, and there were
s1 meters of wind The mean TEN
49, Venture for the year was minus 2t
aegrees Celsius GAS degrees below
'-x zero Fahrenheit). had expected
- hurricane after hurricane, but | oh
h. @ryed only two moderate storms ant
20 many excellent auroras-Australia
I'D all directions.
'~ The sanitary conditions were OF th'
rx vest all the winter and when the SUI
1 sturned on the Gath of August he me
us men sound in mind and body
eady to set about the task that ha
be solved. Already, the day be
gre, We had brought our sledges t