The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-04-04
a few hours II II Thought the cause
must be some minute thread worm en-
tcriuE the brain.
First Antarctic Telephone Line.

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must be some minute thread worm en-
tcriuE the brain
First Antarctic Telephone Line.
Al tn" end OF the month. telephone
communication was established with y
fOlft through fifteen miles az bare wire.
THIS telephone has already proved ~
trcmoH useful Tor reporting th" mpF"-
mont of parties, pending changes OF
wrdtLpr
Lieut. Evans Gran ana FNrdc tray-
-lrd to Corner Camp to rebuild cairns
They experienced temperatures between
minus so aud 20 and Forbes handle were
badly frost bitten but are now recover
ing rapidly
Win Bows. simpson and Petty OFFICER
Evans. ! travelled west ON September
18Th Ascending F"rrar Glacier. w"
found by stakes planted by Wright thar
the ice stream had moved thirty feet in
seven LouttS Later. forty nv" miles
northwest NJ our station We found part
Of the glacier tongue broken In March
with tho fotag" depot left by Campbell
intact owing 90 work at the station
and tn" need ~ increasing cNerrts" for
tn" ponies. W" hay" been unable tn uu-
dortakc further spring Journey.
Tn" western geological party. consist !,
ing Of Taylor. D"lsonham. Gran and
Furdc delayed 10y Forbes accident VIII
leave IN a few DAYS for Grant," liarbo"
Start Delayed to Save Ponies.
Al plans ana preparations for the
southern tourney are complete and de-
spite the accident of last season W. huN"
great nope of suCcrsa Tho necessity OF
getting the utmost out OF our remaining
ponies has decided me NOT to expose
Them to great cold We shall therefore
start later than originally intended
The mcaE"r slcde" party consisting OF
Lieut. Evans. Bay lHspl"y and Hooper
started Ave days ago. with two motor
slcdEcs dragging fuel and forage. The
motors experienced unexpected difficulty
on sea lee whore It WIS very thiny Gov
cred with snow. but were last seen go-
ing well on tn, surface of tho bnrriC-
beyond tho has" camp Of last season.
They have therefore. placed tn" pOssihl-
flies OF motor traction beyond question.
Tho pony party, CONSISTING ~ my8"lt
with Wilson. oates, bowers. cherry.
Gerard Atkinson Wright. Evans. Cr'Hu
and kurhlnc. will start about November
lst independently Of tho success " tn"
motors. ponies will be- worked with light
loads. I'm oa4y mar, hos Ia CORNER Camp.
with fun loads ana cas-, marches to On"
Ton Camp and with such pr's@ut" d~
necessary thereafter Dog teams start
ing viii roiOin us NJ ono Ton camp ana
help to advance loads BY th"Sr means
We hop" 10 get thirty uu,t- OF t"d to The
tort 81 Bcaidmorr Glacier. "a unit bciUE
% week. provision Tor tour mon Ths,,
WIN thf'" DIVISIONS OF I"Hr fn"n a.u
t"cntN-on' UNITS ~ pinNiSInhN, h"l"
70 extend INC anNaut' l." w ~ iru
ds'An,' ~ 'h| "'ail't '"'"lH"hS Hf'
or tn" ten remaining ponies ono y I'.
liable ana ono doubtful tho l'N"lhu''
being IN very me form. 'Ui''I@ "lu
men AZ" IN splendid health, dlih eager !"
go forward owing I" my decision 70
postrou" there IL an obvious chance that
tn, most advanced sOuth"rlN party VIII
be unahl, to catch the Terra Nova he
FORE sh" Is forced to quit tn" SOUND.
I Hdcr those condition hs wing regard To-
important scientific work Ion" and ihclI-
itics offered for further work ! have de-
rtd"d 4" mainl tam tn" station FOR a sec
"nd year IN" majority of IA" ,shoI"
party Will probably r"m1ln but details
depend upon tn" dat" of uur returning
from our journey on hum" news. aud tn"
extent OF fr"sh trlhSpur' pfnNidrL !
shall greatly I"Er.i H." departure "i any
member ug ~ have lived TN the nap
pirst social accord Pointing probably
returns with largo batch nf phntN-
grduhie material e. which second Year
might add little ot importance. OWING
to Pointing. tn" Photographic results Of
"a" expedition are q most I"mntknhl"
SERVES Of ,iu'umatogr1phc pictures, Civ
ing q remprph"usiN" record 81 oui polar
lif". The plans arranged for ID" seton
uuc work Of the expedition my" sue
tDrdCl ru far almost IN their "ntlrrtN,
TAX. lin Nirht Marchinu
%nyrutI.r IN, IitI;ud. Nl.II & We
Ion Nan Point ON m, ,,r " November
ord having decided TO march by night
aud r,-f duriur Tho dYt tp give tho mo-
,rf, tn. h,W,nt ,f yy.,,r,,r ID, trru,r., -
frrrs w reached Garner tamu this
yunruluR Travelling south FOR sixty
miles w. followed tho tracks Of tho mo-
TORS then We found th. machines ah1u-
Tho marty had proceeded onward ms
directed were delayed by q blizzard ON
the Sth but reached one Ton Camp uu
the morning Of tile 10th Tn" dog Trans
had caught up some days earlier ana tn
whole party proceeded IN company \
dly rest was given III" animals NJ bu'