The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

Hobart, Tasmania. - On the 10th
90 work our way toward the south,
from that day to the 18th of April
establishing three depots, which
In all contained quantity of provis-
Sons of about 5000 kilos. One thou
sand six hundred kilos, including
I.10e kilos Of seal meat, we're cached
In 80 degrees, 700 kilos in 81 degrees
and 800 kilos in 50 degrees south lat
sttude.
AS no landmarks were to be seen,
these depots were marked with flags
seven kilometers on each side in the
easterly and westerly directions. The
ground and the state of the barrier
were OF the best, and specially well
adapted to driving with dogs. On
February Is, we had thus travelled
about 100 kiIometers. The weight of
the sledges was 300 kilos, and the
number of dogs was six for each
seiedge. The surface of the barrier
was smooth and fine with no sastrugi.
The cfevices were very local and
were found dangerous in only two
places. For the rest, long, smooth
3undulations.
The weather was excellent. calm or
Z light breeze. The temperature on
these depot trips was minus As Gel
sfus or Centigrade (4s degrees below
zero Fahrenheit). On the 4th of
March. on our return from the first
trip. beginning on the 18th of Feb
ruary, we found out that the Fran
had already left U.S. With pride and
delight we heard that her smart cap
tain had succeeded in sailing her
farthest south and there hoisting the
colors of his country. A glorious mo-
ment for him and his comrades-the
farthest north and the farthest south.
Good old Fran. The highest south
latitude attained was IS degrees ALT
minutes.
Winter on the Ice Barrier.
Before the arrival of winter we had
5000 kilos of seal meat in the depots,
Eight dog houses, combination OF
tents and snow huts, were built.
Having care Tor the dogs, the turn
came to use our solid little hut. 1t
was almost entirely covered with
enow by the middle of April. First
we had to get light and air. The Lux
lamp, which had power of 200 stand
ard candles, gave us brilliant light
and kept the temperature up to &c
degrees Celsius (6s degrees Fahren
heit) throughout the winter, and oul
excellent ventilation system gave us
all the air we wanted
In direct communication with the
hut and dug-out on the barrier were
workshops. packing rooms, cellars fol
provisions, coal, wood, and oil, a plair
bath. steam bath and obseryatories
Thus we had everything within doors
n the weather Should be too cold ant
stormy.
The sun left us on the 22nd of Apri
Mnd did not return until four months
Eater, The winter was spent ii
changing our whole outfit which OIL
the depot trips was found to be toe
clumsy and solid for the smooth sur
face of the barrier. Besides this, as
much scientific work as possible was
done, and some astonishing meteoro
logical observations We're taken.
Open Water All Winter.
There was very little snow, and
there was open water close by
throughout the winter. For the same
reason higher temperature had beer
expected. but 1t remained very low.
In five months there were observed
temperatures between minus so ant
60 degrees Celsius (5S and rs de
erees below zero Fahrenheit), the
10 ~est temperature on the 18th o.
August being minus SO degrees Gel
sils. 1t was then calm. On the Isl
OF August the temperature was minus
IS degrees Celsius, and there were