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meter indicated a fall of 500 feet
The next day was similar The wea-
ther cleared a little at dinner time and
exposed to our view a mighty noun
tain 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 its eastern end
was the mountain range going in a
southeasterly direction. Of the west
ern 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 es-
tablished, at 1921 degrees south lati-
tude. The hypsometer indicated 5000
feet above sea level.
A Fine Mountain View.
On Nov. 80 we began to climb the
glacier The lower part of it was very
much broken and dangerous. More
over, the snow bridges very often
burst. From our camp that night we
had a splendid view over the noun
tain to the east. There was ''Hslmer
Hansen's Summit" the most remarka
BILE of them ALL 1t was 10000 feet
high and covered with such broken
glaciers that In all probability no foot
hold was to oe found. oscar Wist-
ing's," "Sverre Hassers" and. "Olav
Hjanland's' Mountains also lay here,
beautifully Illuminated in the rays OF
the bright sun.
In the distance, and only occasion
ally to be viewed in the fog, Mount
Nielsen" with it's SUBMITS and peaks
about $4,000 feet high We only saw
the nearest surroundings.
It 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 crevices
without number, with its height of g..
100 feet. Before us, looking, in the
niIsst and snowdrift, like frozen sea,
appeared ahsht, sloping ice plateau
filled with small humEQcKs.
The walk over this ffSSen sea
was not pleasant. The ground unoel
us was quite hollow and it sounded as
though we were walking On the bot
toms of empty barrels. AS it was, a
man fell through, then a couple Of
dogs We could not use our skis on
this policed ice Sledges had the best
of it,
The place got the name the Devils
Dancing Room" This part of our
march was the most unpleasant On
Dec 6 we got our greatest height, ac-
cording to the hypsometer and ane-
roid, 10,75O feet, at 81 degrees 40 min
utes south.
On Dec. 8 we came out of he bad
weather. Once again the sun smiled
down on US. Once again we could get
an observation. Dead reckoning and
observation were exactly alike-88 de-
grees 16 minutes Is seconds south.
Before us lay an absolutely plain
plateau, only here and there marked
, with tiny sastrugi.
In the afternoon we passed S8 de
thest south was IS degrees 25 min
| utes.) We camped and established
our last depot, depot No. 10. From
| S8 degrees 25 minutes the plateau be.
gan to slope down very gently and
smoothly toward the other side.
| On the 9Th of December we reached
| IS degrees SO minutes; on Dec. 10, 8S
degrees Sc minutes; Dec. IL, SO de
! grees, Is minutes; Dec. IL, 80 min
utes; Dec IS, SO degrees, 46 minutes
Up to this time the observations
and dead reckoning agreed remarka
bly, well, and we made out that we
ought to be at the pole on Dec. 18th
| in the afternoon.
The Pole Attained.
That day was q beautiful one-a
Hight breeze from southeast, the tenn
perature minus 23 Celsius, (9.4 de
grees below zero Fahrsnheit,) and the
ground and sledging were perfect
The day went along as usual, azd a
3 P. NJ, we made halt.
| According to our reckoning We hat
| reached our destination. All of u!
| gathered around the colors-a beauti
| full silk dag-all hands taking hold o
| 1t and planting it,
The vast plateau on which the pol
IL standing got the name of the kim
Haakou VII Plateau II lis vse
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