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First Antarctic Telephone Llnes
communicati H or was estabiish espS Mi's
Hut Point through fifteen miles of
bare wire. This telephone has already
proved extremely useful for reporting
the number parties, pending changes
OF weather. Lieutenant Evans, Gran
and Forde Travelled to Corner Camp TO
rebuild cairns. They experienced tenn
peratures between minus so and 20, and
Forbes hands were badly frost-bitten,
but are now recovering rapidly. With
Bowes. Simpson and Petty Officer
ascending Ferrar Glacier. We found
by stakes planted by Wright that the
Ice stream had moved thirty feet in
northwest of our stations. we found
part Of the glacier tongue broken in
March with the forge depot left by
owing TO work at the station and
the need of Increasing exercise for the
ponies we have been unable to under
western geological party, consisting of
Taylor. Debenham, Gran and Forde.
delayed by Forbes accident. will leave
All plans and preparations for ,he
southern journey are now complete and
despite the accident OF last season we
nav great hope Of success. The neces-
remaining ponies has decided me not
to expose them to great cold. We shall
therefore start later than originally in
tended.
The motor sledge party. consisting OF
Lieutenant Evans, Bay, Lashley, and
Hooper. started five days ago. with two
motor sledges, dragging fuel and for
age. The motors experienced uneN-
pected difficulty on sea ice where IL
was very thinly covered with snow.
surface OF the barrier beyond the base
camp of last season. They have. there
fore: placed the possibilities Of motor
traction beyond question. The pony
party. consisting of myself with VIII
son, Oats, Bowers Cherry. Garrard
Atkinson, Wright, Evans, Cream and
independently Of the success OF the
motors, ponies Will be worked with
light loads in easy marches to Corner
Camp with full loads and easy marches
to One-Ton Camp and with such pres
sure as necessary thereafter. Dog
teams starting will rejoin us at One
BY these means We hope To get thirty
units Of food to the foot of Beardmore
Glacier unit being weeks provi-
sion for four men. Then with three
divisions of four men and twenty -one
units OF provisions, i hope to extend
the advance to the required distance
ly unfavorable. OF the ten remaining
ponies one is unreliable and one doubt
full the remainder being in very fine
form. officers and men are In splen-
did health. and eager to 20 forward.
Owing to my decision to postpone
there Is an obvious chance that the
most advanced southerly party will be
unable to catch the Terra Nova before
she is forced tn quit the Sound. I'm
der these conditions, having regard to
important scientific work done and IA :
cilities offered for further work, I
have decided to maintain the station
for second year. The majority of
the shore party will probably remain.
but details depend upon the date OF
our returning from our journey on
home news, and the extent OF fresh
transport provided. I shall greatly re-
h.. a t0a.. ~ haK
we have lived i'm the happiest social
accord
Pointing probably returns with a
large batch OF Photographic material
to which a second year might add lit
tie Of Importance. owing to Pointing.
the Photographic results OF the eN-
petition are remarkable record of
our Pole life. Plans arranged for the
scientific work of the expedition have
succeeded SO far almost in their en-
tirety.
November -. latitude 81, Is s: We
left Hut Point on the eve OF Novem-
Der 9. having decided To march by
the ponies the benefit of warmer day
camp this morning. travelling south
| for sixty miles we followed the tracks
| OF the motors. then found the ma
chimes abandoned. The party had pro-
| ceeded onward as directed, Were de-
reached one-Ton Camp on the morn:
! ing of the 10th. The dog teams had
| caught us up some days earlier and
| the whole party proceeded in company.
\ days rest was given the animals at
One-Ton Camp, which we left on the
! 18th. Having regard to the weight
Of the loads, the heavy surfaces and
| limited number Of animals. l decided
| to march fifteen miles only every night,
| This distance has been maintained
s6En nEhtT bo ana S se aa5 We Ths
| ponies are going very steadily and
| keeping condition remarkably well.
The first pony has been shot for , %x-
| Their. The 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, ac-
| CordinS To program, without great diff
| fculty. but should be IA day or two
| later than anticipated.
We found the motor party waiting
at latitude s0is. Two Of their number
now leave us. The sole cause of the
abandoning OF the motor was the over
| heating Of the air-cooled engines. Time
| did not permit OF the defects being
| taken In hand. The system of propul-
| sion of the motors proved entirely sat
| isfactory. The machines dragged heavy
! loads over the worst part of the bar
rier service and crossed several crew
Ices. Considering Inadequate trial
| their success has been remarkable
| With the experience now gained a re-
| liable tractor could be constructed that
| would travel anywhere in this region
and save the sacrifice OF animals We
| are building snow cairns at intervals
Of four miles to guide the homeward
parties and leaving "A weeks provision
at every degree Of latitude To the Bar.
rier. The surface was extremely bad
and trying To the ponies up L. One
Ton Camp, but has been comparatively
good since. The greater number of the
ponies have been dragging over 6jt
pounds.
December 10. latitude IS degrees l;
minutes: After the return of the mo-
tor party from latitude 81 degrees l!
minutes we pushed steadily south
hopeful for better weather conditions
\ second pony was destroyed at lati'
tude 81 degrees 10 minutes, a third
at latitude So degrees As minutes, anG
two more at the SD parallel Mons
OF these animals were exhausted buI
were sacrificed to tighten loads and
give food for dogs. As we proceeded
the weather grew worse, snowstorm.
were frequent, the sky continually
overcast and land very rarely visible
Under these circumstances IL was mos
difficult to keep a straight course an,
maintain steady marches. The ponie;
continued To pull splendidly. The eN
cellent condition they retained undel
severe work l attribute entirely I,
| the management OF Captain Oats.
In spite Of delays we reached lati
tude 50 degrees "a minutes within
twelve miles OF Mount Hope on Dec
| l. We could have reached the glacie