The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-13

degrees and 46 dagrees) below zero
fahrenheit Personally We did not
suffer at an from this cold Our good
fufs protected ms But with our dogs
IL was different matter Il could .
easily be seen ihat they shrunk from /
day TO day. and we understood pretty I
soon that they could not stand the
lons run to our depot at 50 degrees /
south.
We agreed on returning and to wait |
for the arrival OF spring. The proVis-
ions were cached and off we went for
the hut. With tie exception Of the |
loss of few doEs ana 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 30 celsius (68 degrees
and Sc degrees fahrenheit).
The original plan that all Of as
should 20 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.
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 0epot in 80
degrees south. We went right ahead.
In spite Of the dense fog an error
Of two TO three kilomeeers happened
once in a while. but we were caught
by the Aagmarks, 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 20 dgrees believe zro, fahrenheiD.
From the start II was the intention
not to drive more than 30 kil0meters
a day, but it appeared that this was
too little for our strong, willing ami
mails AT so degrees south we began
to build snow cairns or a mans height,
In order 10 have ma on our re-
turn trip. On the S-st we reached
the depot at 81 degrees, and stopped
there one day and fed the dogs on as
much penmican as they wanted.
We reached the depot al 50 degrees
on the 5th Of November, where the
dogs for the last time got an they
wanted 10 cal. On the Sth, southwark
again. with a daily march Of SO kilo
meters
In order to light our heavy sledge'
We established depots at each degree
Of south latitude.
Like q Pleasure Trip.
The rip from So 10 IS degrees be
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 tn
mountain range which Sir Ernes
saackelton mentioned in his chart a
, running toward the southeast fron
, the Beardmore glacier. and on tn
same day we reached SO degrees an
: established here depot No. 4. On tn
lith we made an interesting discover
. that the Ross barrier terminated
a blight toward the southeast at
degrees south latitude and 16S degree
! west longitude. formed between tn
/ southeast mountain range runnn
/, from South Victoria land and a rang
+ on The opposite side running in
southwesterly direction, probably
r continuation Of King Edward VI
I land.
+ on the 18th We reached 81 degree
. where we established depot, on th
! 18TH we we're At IS degrees, eheI
/ also. we made depot.
From our winter quarters. Fran
helm" rs degrees sS minutes soui
latitude. We had been marching du
! south. On the 18th Of November,
S. degrees. VIC arrived at plaC
where the land and barrier were Co
necied. This was done without an
great difficulty The barrier hei
Z rises In undultations 10 about 81
: feet. Some few big creviccs indicate
= the limited boundary
V Here We made our head depot, ia
i Ing provisions for sixty days (
= sledges. and leaving thirty days pr
visions on the spot.
y The land under which We lay al
I which we had TO attack looked qui
I imposing. The nearest submits aloi
s the barrier had a height from 1000
= 10000 feet but several others furth
= south were 10000 feet or more.
The next day We began the clim
:. = The first part Of It was an easy tas
20 light stops and well filled mountai
sides. ID did not take a long tir
4 tor our willing dogs worked their W
y up. Further up we mot with sor