The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-03-14

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degrees and 76 degrees below zero
Fahrenheit). Personally we did not
suffer at all from this cold. Our good
furS protected us. But with our dogs it
was different matter 1t could easily
be seen that they shrunk from day to
day, and we understood pretty soon
that they could not stand 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 a few dogs and a 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 30 celsius
(6S 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 it, 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, So
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 a 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 were caught
by the fagmarks, 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 be-
tween minus 20 and 80 celsius a de-
grees and 22 degrees below zero Fab
renheit).
From the start it was the intention
not to drive more than thirty kilome.
ters day, but it appeared that this
was too little for Cur strong, willing
animals. At 80 degrees south we be.
gan to build snow cairns of a mans
height, in order to have marks on our
return trip. On the 31st we reached
the depot at 81 degrees, and stopped
there one day, and fed the dogs on
as much pemmican as they wanted
We reached the depot at 80 degrees
on the 30th of November, where the
dogs for the last time got all they
wanted to eat On the 9Th, south.
ward again, with daily march of SO
kilometers.
In order to tighten our heavy sledg
es we established depots at each de
gree of south latitude.
Like a Pleasure Trip.
The trip from 80 degrees to IS de
| grees became pleasure trip-excel
lent ground, fine sledging, and an
even temperature. Everything went
like dance.
On the 9th we sighted South Victo
ria Land, the continuation of the
mountain range which Sir Ernest
Shackleton mentioned in his chart as
running toward the southeast from
the Beardmore glacier, and on the
same day we reached S3 degrees and
established there depot No. A. On
the 18th we made the interesting dis
coyery that the Ross barrier termi
mated in blight toward the south
east at So degrees south latitude and
1853 degrees west longitude, formed
between the southeast mountain
range running from South Victoria
Land and a range on the opposite
side running in southwesterly direc
ton, probably continuation OF King
Edward VII land.
On the 18th we reached "a de
grees, where we established depot
On the 10th we we're at IS degrees
where also we made depot. From
our winter quarters, "Framheim," 7S
degrees SS minutes south latitude. We