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

extent that there was any question Of
setting out.
First start for the Pole
On the 9Th Of September eight men,
with seven sledges, ninety dogs and
provisions for four months started.
The ground was perfect. The tenn
perature was not bad. The next day
1t appeared that we had started too
early, as the temperature of the fol-
lowing days fell and was kept steady
between minus 80 and 60 celsius Cos
degrees and rs degrees) below zero
fahrenheit. Personally we did not
suffer at all from this cold. Our good
furs protected us. But with our dogs
it was a different matter. 1t could
easily be seen that they shrunk from
day to day, and we understood pretty
soon that they could not stand the
long run to our depot at 80 degrees
south.
We agreed on returning and to wait
for the arrival of spring The provis-.
ions were cached and off W. went for
the hut. With the exception of the
loss of few dogs and a couple OF
frozen heels everything was all right.
Only in the middle of october spring
came in earnest Seals and birds ap-
peared. The temperature was steady
between 20 and 80 celsius (6S degrees
and SO degrees fahrenheit).
The original plan that all OF us
should go toward the south had been
changed. Five men had to do this
work, while the other three were to
start for the east and visit King Ed
ward VII land This last mentioned
trip was not included in our pro
gram but owing to the fact that the
English had not reached it, at least
this summer, as was their intention,
we agreed that the best thing to do
was also to make this trip.
On Ocober 20, the southern party
started, FIVE men, four sledges, fifty
two dogs, and provisions for four
months, everything in excellent
order.
The Journey to the Pole.
J We had made up our minds to take
the first part of the trip as early as
possible in order to give ourselves
and the dogs a rational training, and
on the 23rd we made our depot in 80
degrees south. We went right ahead.
In spite of the dense fog an error
of two to three lilomeeers happened
once in a while, but we were caught
by the flagmarks, and found these on
our way without difficulty.
Having rested and fed the dogs on
all the seal meat they were able to
eat, we started again on the 26th
with the temperature steadily between
minus 20 and 80 celsius "a degrees
and 90 dgrees believe gro, fahrenheit),
From the start it was the intention
not to drive more than 30 kilometers
a day, but it appeared that this was
too little for our strong, willing ami
mails. At 80 degrees south we began
to build snow cairns of mans height
in order to have marks on our re
turn trip. On the 31st we reached
the depot at 81 degrees, and stopped
there one day and fed the dogs on as
much pemmican as they wanted.
We reached the depot at 80 degrees
} on the 5th of November, where the
dogs for the last time got all they
: wanted to eat. On the 8th, southwark
} again, with daily march of so kilo
} meters.
In order to light our heavy sledge:
we established depots at each degree
of south latitude.
Like a Pleasurs Trip.
81. e.a.. o Jor.,.oo, :, =,
came pleasure trip, excellent ground
fine sledging. and an even tempera
ture. Everything went like dance
On the 9th, we sighted South Vic
toria land and the continuation of thu
mountain range which Sir Ernes
Shackelton mentioned in his chart al
running toward the southeast from
the Beardmore glacier, and on thu
same day we reached SO degrees an,
established here depot No. 4. On thu
18th we made an interesting discover.
: that the Ross barrier terminated il
blight toward the southeast at 81
: degrees south latitude and 1853 degrees
west longitude, formed between tn
southeast mountain range running
from South Victoria land and a rang,
/ on the opposite side running in
' southwesterly direction, probably
E continuation of King Edward vi
a land
!. On the 18th we reached "a degree
d where we established depot, on tn
d 18th we were at IS degrees, wher
!. also, we made a depot.
@ From our winter quarters. Fran
+ HEINZ" rs degrees SS minutes sout
5 latitude, we had been marching du