The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-14

uOSIScS anu ~ dSSTcSS UClOW 1OAo
Fahrenheit). Personally we did not
suffer at all from this cold. Our good
furs protected us. But with our dogs 1t
was different matter. 1t could easily
be seen that they shrunk from day to
day, and we understood pretty soon
that they could not sts4nd the long
run to our depot at 80 degrees
south. We agreed on returning and
to wait for the arrival Of spring. The
provisions were cached, and off we
went for the hut. With the exception
OF the loss of few dogs anc . couple
of frozen heels everything was all
right.
Only in the middle of October
spring came in earnest. Seals and
birds appeared. The temperature
was steady between 20 and 80 celsius
| (68 degrees and So degrees Fahren-
heit).
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 1t, at least
| this summer. as was their intention,
we agreed that the best thing to do
was also to make this trip.
On October 20 the southern party
started-five men, four sledges, 81
dogs, and provisions for four months
everything in excellent order
The Journey to. the Pole.
We had made up our minds to take
| the first part of the trip as easily as
| possible, in order to give ourselves
and the dogs 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, kilometers happened
once in a while, but we we're caught
by the fiagmarksjs and found these or
our way without difficulty.
Having rested and fed the dogs or
all the seal meat they were able tc
eat, we started again on the 26th
with the temperature steadily be
tween minus 20 and 80 celsius "a de
grees and % degrees below zero Fab
renheit).
From the start it was the intention
not to drive more than thirty kilome
tiers day, but 1t appeared that this
was too little for Cur strong, willing
animals. At 80 degrees south we be
gan to build snow cairns of a man,
height, in order to have marks on oul
return trip. On the 31st we reached
the depot at 81 degrees, and stopped
there one day, and fed the dogs OIL
as much pemmican as they wanted
We reached the depot at 80 degrees
on the Both of November, where tn,
dogs for the last time got all the,
wanted to eat On the 9Th, south
ward again, with daily march Of s.
kilometers.
4 In order to Tighten our heavy sledg
es we established depots at each de
gree of south latitude.
4 Like Pleasure Trip.
The trip from 80 degrees to IS dc
grees became a pleasure trip--excel
lent ground, fine sledging, and al
even temperature. Everything wen
like dance.
On the 9th we sighted South Victc
ria Land, the continuation of tn
mountain range which Sir Ernes
Shackleton mentioned in his chart a
: running toward the southeast fror
the Beardmore glacier, and on tn
same day we reached SO degrees an
established there depot No. 4. o
the 18th we made the interesting diI
covery that the Ross barrier term
, mated in a blight toward the soutl
east at So degrees south latitude an
1863 degrees west longitude, forme
between the southeast mountai
range running from South Victori
Land and range on the opposit
side running in southwesterly dire,
ton, probably a continuation Of Kin
j Edward VII land.
\ On the 18th we reached "a d.
grees, where we established depo
= On the 10th we were at IS degree
, where also we made a depot. Frol
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