Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-03-15
:grees dead reckoning. The hypsome.
ter indicated a fall of 800 feet.

ter indicated a fall of 800 feet.
= The next day was similar. The
weather cleared a little at dinner
time and exposed to our view a mighty
mountain range to the east and not
far off, only for a moment, and then
it disappeared in the dense snow
drift. On the 18th it Gained down
and the sun shone, though it was not
the only pleasant surprise he gave. In
our course stretched a big glacier run
ming toward the south At it's east
er11 end was the mountain range 60
ing in a. southeasterly direction. Of
the western part of it no view was to
be had, it being hidden in the dense
fog. At the foot Of this glacier, the
Devils Glacier" depot for six days
was established, at 1921 degrees south
latitude. The hypsometer indicated
5000 feet above sea level.
SPLENDID MOUNTAIN VIEW.
On Nov. 80 We began TO climb the
glaciers, and ON the 9Th of Deem
Der we got our greatest height, &C.
cording to the hypsometer and ane-
roid 10,750 feet, at 81 degrees 40 min
utes south: On Dec. 8 We came out of
the bad weather. Once again the gun
smiled down on us. Once again we
could get an observation Dead reck-
oning and observation were exactly
alike-SS degrees, IS minutes, 1876
seconds south. Before US lay an alb
solute plain plateau, only here and
there marked with tiny sastrug!..
In the afternoon We passed IS de-
grees q minutes (Shackleton's furth-
est south was IS degrees 25 minutes).
We camped and established our last
depot, depot No. 10. From 50 degrees
Is minutes the plateau began to
slope down very gently and smoothly
toward the other side.
On the next day we reached SO
degrees 80 minutes, on Dec. 10 So de-
grees 56 minutes, Dec. II SO degrees
Is minutes, Dec. IL 80 degrees 30 min
utes, Dec. Is 80 degrees As minutes.
Up to this time the observations
and dead reckoning agreed remark.
ably we'll and we made out that we
ought to BE- at the pole on Dec. IA.
That day was a beautiful one-a
light breeze from southeast, the tenn
|perature minus % celsius (29.4 degrees
below zero Fahrenheit) and the
ground and sleighing were perfect.
The day went along as usual and at
Is p. m. we made halt. According to
- - reckoning we f==3 ---~@--:sssksd our
destination. All Of us gathered around
the colors--a beautiful silk. flag-all
hands taking hold of it and planting it.
IN HONOR CT HAAkoN. IT,
The vast plateau on which the pole
10 standing got the name Of the King
Haakon VII. Plateau" It is 4 vast
plain. alike in all directions, mile after
mlie:1 ':.':s;c4" .}>.,.As ! ~ I II s'.5>
1n:the fine weather we spent the fol-:
lowing day takinga series of observa-
lions from 6 a. N. to Up: m Tho re-
suit gave - SO degrees IS minutes >.
s. In order, to observe the = pole aa
close as possib'e we travelled, as near
south as possible, the remaining nine
Eki1ometers T.. :. :. H.. ",-,l*}s;s j
On Dec. 10th there we 7camped. 1T
vas an excellent opportunity, There
was q brilliant sun. Four of US took
observations every hour Of the days
twenty-four hours. The exact result
will be the natter of \ professional
private report ....4.. ~...:,:.:.s ~. 3,
Ez On Dec. II everything was in order
on the spot. We fasteQed to the
ground little tent We had brought
along, Norwegian flag and the Fran
pennant on the top of it. The Norwe-
gian home at the South pole was
called "Po!hcjm.'' -. .r
The distance from our winter quar-.
ters to the pole was about 1,400 kilo-
meters. The average march q day
was twenty-five kilometers.
We started on the return trip on the
18th of December. Unusually favorable
weather made our way home consider
ably easier than the journey to the
pole We arrived at our winter quar-
tsrs. 'Framheim, on Jan. -, 1872
With two sledges and eleven dogs, Ill.
veil. ROALD AMUNpDElg..