Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-03-21

actly alike. - degrees, ~ nnnute,
Iss seconds south
Before Us lay an absolutely pisil
I plateau. only here and there marke'
|, with a tiny sastrugi.
In the afternoon We passed IS de
srees % minutes (Shackeleon's fur
therest south was SIS degrees. 2
minutes) We camped and establish
81 our last depot. depot No. 10. From
so degrees % minutes the plateau be
gan 10 slope down very gently anc
smoothly toward the other side.
On the 9Th OF December We reached
SIS degrees SO minutes. an December
10. SIS degrees IS minutse, December
II. SO degrees Is minutes. December
-. SO degrees 80 minutes. Decem Der
- SO degrees As minutes.
Up TO this time the observations
and dead reckoning agreed remarkably
well. and We made out that We ought
TO be at the pole on December IA in
the afternoon.
That day was a beautiful one. a
light breeze from southeast. the tenn
perature minus % celsius (94 degrees
below zero. fahrenheit). and the
I ground and sledging were perfect.
The day wen; along as usual. and
at p. m. We made a halt.
According TO our reckoning We had
/ reached our destination. All OF US gath
cred around the colors. beautiful silk
flag. all hands taking hold OF II
and planting II.
The vas: plateau on which the pole
is standing got the name OF the King
Haakon VII Plateau" 1t is vast
plain. alike in all directions, mile after
mile during the night We circled
around the camp.
In The fine weather We spent the
following day taking series OF OBJ
servations from a. m. TO I D. m.
The result gave US SO degrees So
minutes.
In order TO observe the pole as close
as possible We travelled as near south
as possible, the remaining 9 kilo-
meters.
On December 16 there We camped-
l. was an excellent opportunity.
There was "a brilliane sun. Four OF
US took observations every hour Of
the days twenty-four hours. The
exact result will be the matter OF
professional private report.
This much is certain. that we OBJ
served the pole as close as It is In
human power 10 do II with the instru-
ments We had. se1tant and artificial
horizon.
On December II everything was in
order on the spot.
We fastened TO the ground a little
tent We had brought along. a Norwe-
gian flag and the Fran pendant on
the top Of It.
The Norwegian home al the South
pole was called "Polheim."
The distance from our winter quar-.
tiers to the pole was about l 400 kilo-
meters. The average march day
was % kilometers.
We started on the return trim on
the 18th OF December. Unusually
favorable weather made our way
nome considerably easier than the
journey to the pole. We arrived az
our winter quarters, "Framheim" on
the 18th of January. 1912, with two
sledges and II dogs. all well.
The daily average speed on the re-
turn trip was SO kilometers, the low.
est temperature was minus 81 celsius.
lzS.s degrees below zero FahrenheitD
Inc highest minus celsius. (23 de-
srees above zero FahrenheiD.
Among the results are the de,ernri. (
nation OF the extent and character
ol the Ross Barrier, and the dis
covery OF the connection OF South |
land and probably King Ed.
ward VII land, with their continua-
Ion in the mighty mountains running
toward the southeast which we're oh. |
served as far as SO degrees south.
but which in all probability continue
across the antarctic continent.
The entire length OF the newly die.
covered mountains is about $50 kilo-
meters. They have been named
Queen Maud's Range"
" hlUR Edward VII !
and under the command of Lieut.
Prestud has given excellent resuIts
SCOTS discoveries have been con.
lrmed, and the survey of the bay NJ
Whales and of the Barrier Dome nv
he Prestud party are Of great inter.
Est.
A good geological collection from
King Edward VII and South Victoria
and is being brought home
The Fran arrived at the Raw n,
Whales on the ninth Of January She
lad been delayed by the roaring
orties' on account of the easterlv
Winds.
On January 10th the Japanese ex.
arrived at the Raw y,
Whales and landed on the Barriar
lear our winter quarters. We left
ne Bay of Whales On January 2oth
was a long voyage with contrary
Winds. All are well.
RAOLD AMUNDSFN