Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-15

and exposed to our view mighty
mountain range to the east, and not
far off, only for moment, and then 1t
disappeared in the dense snowdrift.
On the 29th it calmed down and the
sun shone, though it was not the only
pleasant surprise he gave. In our
course stretched big glacier running
toward the south. At It's eastern end
was the mountain range going in
southeasterly direction. OF the west
ern part of it no view was to be had,
1t being hidden in the dense fog. At
the foot of this glacier, the Devils
glacier" depot for six days was es-
tablished, at 1921 degrees south lati-
| tude.
The hypsometer indicated 5000 feet
above sea level.
On November 80 we began to climb
the glacier. The lower part of 1t was
very much broken and dangerous.
Moreover, the snow bridges very often
burst. From our camp that night we
had splendid view over the noun
tain to the east. There was "Helmer
Hansen's Summit" the most remark
able of them all. 1t was 10000 feet
high and covered with such broken
| glaciers that in all probability no foot
hold was to be found. oscar Wist-
ling's," "Sverre Hassel's" and "Olav
Hjanland's" mountains also lay here,
beautifully illuminated in the rays of
the bright sun.
In the distance. and only alternately
to be viewed in the fog, appeared from
time to time Mount Nielsen" with its
SUBMITS and peaks about $4,000 feet
high.
We only saw the nearest surround
ings.
1t took us three days to surmount
the Devils glacier, always in misty
weather.
On the 1st of December we left this
broken glacier, with holes and crev.
ices without number, with its height
of 9,100 feet. Before us, looking, in
the mist and snowdrift, like frozen
sea, appeared a light, sloping ice pla'
teau filled with small hummocks.
The walk over this frozen sea was
not pleasant. The ground under us
was quite hollow, and 1t sounded as
though we were walking on the bot
. toms of empty barrels. AS it was, 6
man fell through, then couple ol
dogs. We could not use our skis or
, this polished ice. Sledges had the
, best of it,
The place got the name the Devils
Dancing Room" This part of oul
{ march was the most unpleasant. Or
: December we got our greatest height
{ according to the hypsometer ant
| aneroid, 10,750 feet, at 81 degrees, Al
n minutes south.
/ On December we came out of tn,
0 bad weather. Once again the SUI
smiled down on us. Once again W,
n could get an observation. Dead reck
!. oning and observation were exactl,
D alike-SS degrees, SS minutes, 1876 sec
It onds south.
J, Before us lay an absolutely plail
a plateau, only here and there marke
e with tiny sastrugi.
y In the afternoon we passed 88 dc
o grees, 23 minutes (Shackleton's fun
thest south was SS degrees, 25 mir
q utes). We camped and establishe
d our last depot, No. 10.
a From 80 degrees, rs minutes tn
o plateau began to slope down yer
d gently and smoothly toward the othe
10 side.
On the 9th of December We reache
C. so degrees, 39 minutes; on Decembe
S, 10, SO degrees, SO minutes; Decembe
r. IL, SO degrees, Is minutes; DecembS
ID 12, SO degrees, 80 minutes; Decembt
h. 13, SO degrees, As minutes.
t, Up to this time the observation
O. and dead reckoning agreed remar
er ably we'll, and we made out that v
ought to be at the Pole on Decemb'
le ii in the afternoon.
le That day was a beautiful one =