Marble Hill press., 1912-03-14

aero fahrenheitl. | had expeotsf
hurricane after hurricane. but OBJ.
served only two moderate storms and
many excellent auroras
In all directions.
The sanitAry conditions were Of the
best all the winter and when the sun
returned on the 2tth OF August he met
IN. men sound In mind and body.
ready 10 set about the task that had
10 be solved Already. the day be.
fore. We had brought our sledges TO
the starting place for our march to-
ward the south. Only In beginning
of September did the temperature
rise 20 such an extent that there was
any question OF setting out,
First Start for the Pole.
On the sth Of September eight
men. With seven sledges. ninety dogs,
and provisions for four months, start.
ed The ground was perfect The
temperature Was not had The next
day Il appeared that We had started
followiug days fell and Was kept
steady between minus 80 and CO Gel.
sius tss degrees and Is degrees below
zero Fahrenheiu Personally We did
not suffer ai all from this cold our
good furs protected Ne But With our
dogs II Was different matter II
would easily b. seen that they shrank
from day TO day. aud we understood
pretty soon that they could no, stand
IN. Ions run 10 our depo, a, 50 de-
gree. south
We agreed - returning and "a
salt for the arrival of spring The
provisions we're cached. aud % Wr
Nent Tor the hut With the exception
o' tho loss oi few doKs and = couple
of frogen heels everything was all
r,eh,.
Ouly IN the middle ~ October
tprinE came In earnest Seals and
birds appeared The Temperature
was steady between 20 and 10 Gel
slus tes degrees snd 80 degrees Fab
rcuheiiN The original plan ths, al
% us should 80 toward the South Pole
/ had been changed Five mon had n
( 40 this work. whlle the other three
we're 10 star, for tho east and visit
Kins Edward VII Land
l This last mentioned trip VAS not In
ciaded IN our proEFam. hut. owing "a
the fact that the EnFlish had ro'
reached Il. Al least this summer. a,
vas their lnteution. vc srr~~d thai
The h-s, ,hins 10 do vas also 20 make
this irip
On October - the southern part,
started ave men. four sledg~-, at,y
tWp dogs. and provisions ior tou'
months everything in excellent or
der
Ths Journey 10 the Pole.
We had made up our minds 20 tAk'
tho srst part o' the trop "a easily Al
possible, in order 10 give ourselves
and the DOGS rational training. an,
on the s1rd 80 made our depot in y
degrees south We Nsnt right ahead
In aplte ~ the dense tog an egroi
" tao ot three kilamrt1rp happrnw'
onc- ln q whilr. bat Nc Werc caugh
BY the SAG marks and found these OF
our way Withnut difficulty
HAytnE rested and fed our dogs oT
all The seal meat they we're able tS
eat, We started again cH the s6th
With the temperature steadily be
tween minus So and so Celsius "a De
grcrs and 2! degrees below zero Fab
rrnheitl
Prom the start Il was the intention
not 10 drive more taau 80 k,lcmrteri
day. but Il appeared that this wa'
too little for our stroag. vslltuS ant
mails AZ 80 degrees south We begai
to build snoW cairns ~ man
height. 10 order 30 have marks on ON
return trip On the slst. we reache'
the depot At 81 degrees and s,oppe'
there one day. and fed The dogs on a.
much pemmlcan a. they ~Antrd
We reached the depot A. ~ degree
on the 6th ut November, where ,h
dogs for the last time got all the
santed to eat On the Nh. sout!
ward again. with a daily march Of 3
ktIometsra. In order 10 tighten on
heavy sIedges We established depot
, / Al each degree ot south latitude.
Like pleaaure Trio.
TIE trip from Nc degrees to No d.
rrces became pleasure "trip &c"
I lent ground hue sledging and a
| even, Everything wen, Ike a dane
Ou the 9Th We sighted South Nlct'
| r.a Land aad the continuation Of IN
. mountain range which Sir Ernes
ShackIstnn mentioned In his chart q
. running toward the southeast fro'
, the naarimere glacier, and on IN
. same aay We reached 81 degrees an
! established here depot number %
| the iith We made the interesting az
: ccvery that the Ross barrier term
mated In a hight toward III" southea'
NJ 50 degrees south latitude and II
, degrees west longitude. formed b.
: tween the southeast mountains ru'
, n.ng from South Victoria Land and
, range on the opposite side running
a southwestern direction probably
/ continuation Of King Edward vi