The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-09
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and aneroid-Io.75o feet-at 81 de-
srees 40 minutes south.
ON December We came out of the
bad weather Once again the sun
smiled down on us, Once again we
could set an observation. Dead recl.-
.ning and observation were exactly
ahke--SS degrees is minutes 1876 sec
onds south
Before us lay an absolutely plain
plateau, only here and there marked
with tiny snstrugi.
In the afternoon we passed SIS de-
grecs % minutes (Shackleton's furthest
south was SIS degrees Is minutoa). We
camped and established our last de-
pot-depot No 10. From SIS degrees
20 minutes the plateau began to slope
down very gently and smoothly toward
the other side.
On :hc eth of December We reached
IS degrees 80 minutes; on u ,cember TO-
IS degrees SO minutes: December II,
50 degrees 10 minutes: December IL, So
degrees 80 minutes; December IS, SO
degrees 40 minutes.
Up TO this time the observations and
dead reckoning agreed remarkably well,
and we made out that we ought to be
az the pole on December 18th, in the
afternoon.
The Pole Attained.
That day was n beautiful on,-a light
breeze from the southeast, tho teinpera-
turo minus % Celsius (9.4 degrees be.
low zero Fahrenheip, ana the ground
and sledging We're perfect. The day
Went along as usual. and at 3 T. NJ.
we made Il halt.
According TO our reckoning. we had
reached our destination. All of MS
gathered around tho colors, n beautiful
silk Nag. all hands taking hold of IL
and planting IT.
INC vast plateau on which the pole
Is standing got the name of the king
iiaakon VII. Plateau 1t is a vast
plalh' alike in all directions: mile after
iiliie during the night we circled around
me camp In the fine weather we spent
the following day taking Il series of
observations from "a NJ to 7 A. NJ
Iha result gave us SO degrees 90 min
utcs. '''
In order to observe the pole as close
us possible we travelled as near sou,h
as possible the remaining min. kilo-
metres.
on December IS there we canned
IL was an excellent opportunity. Thcrc
was u brilliant sun Four of us tool,
observations every hour Of the days
twenty-tour hours. The exact result
WI oe matter OF professional pri-
vale report
RMS much is certain. that we OBJ.
served the pole AS close as 1t is in
n'tihen power 10 do IL with tho instru-
ments we had--a seXtant and an ar
tincial horizon
On December II every thing was in
order on the SPOT We fastanna ~
the ground little tent we had
brought along, = Norwegian flag aus.
the Fran pendant on the top OF it
The Norwegian home at the South
Pole was called "Polheim" The dis
lance from our winter quarters to the
pole was about 1900 Kilometres.
The average march a day was TWEEN
ty-tivc kilometres
The Return journey.
We started on the return trip or
the l'th of December Unusually
favorable weather nude our way home
considerably easier than the journey
10 the pole. We arrived at our win
ter quarters, "Framhelm." on the o5th
! OF January, 1912, with two sledges
and eleven dogs all we'll
The daily average speed on the re-
/ turn trip Vas thirty-s!x kilometres
the lowest temperature was minus 81
! Celsius t2@.s degrees below zero. FAN
/ Tenhaiti the highest minus Celsius
/ t23 degrees 25ovc zero. Fahrenheiu
J Among ,ne results are the de.
/ termination OF the extent and char
! acter of Inc Ross Barrier, and the dis
! corcry of the connection of South
Victoria Land. and probably Kine
Edward VII. Land, with their continu
( alton nthe mighty mountains run.
ming toward the southeast. which were
/ observed as far s. degrees south
but wh.cn in all probability continue
/ across the Antarctic Continent
The entire length OF the newly dis
covered mountains is about $50 kiio
| metres They have been named
queen Maud's Range" The expedi
ton TO King Edward VII. Land. un
der the command OF Licutenan
Prestud has given excellent results
SCOTS discoveries have been confirmed
and the survey Of the Bay Of Whales
and OF the Barrier Dome by tn,
Prestud party are OF great interest
good geological collection from
King Edward VII. and South victorl;
Land is being brought home
The Fran arrived at the Bay o
Whales. OF the 9Th OF January. sh,
had been delayed by the "Roarins
Forties" naccount Of the easterll
winds.
On January ls the Japanese OK
petition arrived at the Bay OF Whale.
and landed on the barrier near on,
winter quarters We left the Bay O.
Whales on January 80 1t was Ions
voyage with contrary winds All ar,
wen
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