The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-04-12

start Delayed TO save Ponies.
All plans and preparations for ths
southern journey are now compiets
and despite the accident OF last sea.
son We have great hope OF success.
The necessity OF getting the utmos,
out Of our remaining ponies has de-
cldcd me not TO expose them to grea,
cold We shall therefore start later
than ordinarily intended.
November q. latitude st.i5 S-Ws
left Hut Point on the eve OF Novem.
Der 2. having decided to march By
night and rest during the day to give
the ponies the bsnent OF warm day
temperatures. We reached Corner
Camp this morning Travelling south
for 60 miles we followed the tracks
Of the motorb. then we found the ma.
chimes abandoned. The party had
proceeded onward M directed, were
delayed by blizzard on the elg1th.
but reached one Ton Camp on the
morning Of the 18th. The dog teams
had caught rs up some days earlier
and tho whole party proceeded IN
company a days rest was given tho
animals ~ ono Ton Camp which wo
left on the 18th Having regard TO
The weight Of the loads. the heavy
surfaces and limited number OF sri.
mails. decided to march 10 niles
only every night this distance has
has been maintained on bright nights
and 30 far as We can forsco. II should
be- continued
The ponies are going very steadily
and keeping In condition remarkably
we'll The nrst pony has been shot
for eNpedlenoy but could have trav.
ellcd further Tho animals have ten
pounds Of oats and three pounds OF
oil cake daily. We are hopeful OF
getting the mems food supply to the
glacier. according to program, without
great dlnlcuty but shall be a day or
two later than anticipated. We found
tho motor party waiting ut latitude
sou. Two OF their number now
leave u.s. Tho sole cause OF the aban.
donment Of the motors was the over.
heating ~ the air cooled engines.
December 10. latitude ~ degrees rs
minutes After the return OF the
motor party from latitude 81 degrees
10 minutes We pushed steadily south
hopeful for better weather conditions.
4 second pony was destroyed at lau.
tudo 50 degrees 10 minutes. A third
at latitude ~ degrees IS minutes and
Two more near the S3rd parallel None
ot these animals were exhausted but
cning loads and as food Tor dogs.
As We approached The weather grew
worse. snow storms were frequent.
the sky continually overcast and
land very rarely visible.
Close to the Pole.
January 2. 1912. latitude 1888.
height $500 feet. After leaving tho
upper glacier depot south OF Mount
Darwin. stcercd southwest two
days. This did not keep us clear ~
pressure ridges and creyaases which
occurred frequently at frst and gave
us trouble. but We rose rapidly In att.
tudc. Probably the diGicult places
were more snowcoyered than further
eastward. The adopting OF this course
was mainly felt on the third and
fourth days when owing to our altI.
tude W. got splendid view OF tho
/ distribution NJ the land masses firing.
Ing the Ice sheet and the arm Of Ice
falls. Since leaving the depot our
marches have averaged over fifteen
statute miles day. on Christmas
| day We were close up 10 the seth
parallel ana the prospect of Christ.
mas fare gave us an excellent march
seventeen mllcs-hut the effect was
not 40 happy tho following day The
surface grew more dimcult as wo
approached the S7th parallel on
New Years eve. In latitude sc de.
I Erces. o. minutes, We depoted there
a unit ot provisions and rebuilt our
slcdgcs with new short runners.
which remarkable piece Of work was
performed by the scamon Of tho
party under adverse conditions. Al.
though II cost Ms nearly days
march. the change amply repaid us.
| We have been able 10 keep up our
average and We are now within 100
miles NJ the pole
rive Aoln0 On 10 tne Fole,
am going forward with q party
NJ Ave men sending three back under
| Lieutenant Evans with this note.
The advance party goes forward
with a months provisions and tho
prospects Of success good, providing
the weather holds and no unforeseen
obstacles arise. II has been very
difficult to choose the advance party.
as everyone was NJ aud able TO 20
forward Those who returned are
naturally much disappointed, Every.
one has worked his hardest The
weather on the plateau has been good
on the whole The sun has never DO.
serted us. but the temperatures are
low now, about minus 20 degrees. and
the wind pretty constant However.
We are eNccllently equipped for such
conditions and the wind undoubtedly
improves the surface So FAR all ar.
rangements have worked out most
satisfactorily u Is more than prob.
able that no further news VIII be
received from MS this year as our re.
turn must necessarily he late.
ROBERT +. SCOTT.