The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-11
Norwegian Explorer Relates His
Experiences During lOy-
age Of Discovery,
REACHED HIS GOAL DEC. ID
Remained at SouthernmOst POin'
Three Days Taking Series
OF Observations,

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Hobart, Tasmania. March 8, IL: &c
q. m.-On the 10th of February, 1911
We commenced to work our way to
ward the south, from that day to the
18th of April establishing three de
pots, which in all contained a guam
tity OF provisions of about 5000 kilos
The ground and the state of the
barrier were Of the best, especially
well adapted to driving with dogs. Or
Feb. Is we had thus travelled about
100 kilometers, On the 4th of March
on our return from the first trip be
ginning on the 18th of February, we
found out that the Fran had already
left u.s. With pride and delight we
heard that her smart captain had sue
ceeded in sailing her further south
and there hoisting the colors of his
country, a glorious moment for hin
and his comrades, the furthest north
and the furthest south, good old Fran
The highest latitude attained was n
degrees Al minutes.
Before the arrival of winter we haC
5000 kilos of seal meat in the depots
enough for ourselves and 110 dogs
Eight dog houses, a combination o.
tents and snow huts, were built.
The sun left us on the 22nd of Apri
and did not return until four months
later. The winter was spent in chang
Ing our whole outfit, which on the de
pot trips was found to be too clumsy
and solid ',r the smooth surface
the barrier Besides this as mut .
scientific Y Nrk as possible was done
and some astonishing meteorologit
observations were taken.
FIRST START FOR THE POLE.
On Sept eight men, with sever
sledges, ninety dogs and provisions
for four months started. Th'
ground was perfect. The temperature
was not bad. The next day 1t an
peared that we had started too early
as the temperature of the following
days fell and was kept steady between
minus so and so celsius (5S degree.
and 76 degrees) below zero Fahren
heit. We agreed on returning and t.
wait for the arrival of spring. The
provisions were cached and off W.
went for the hut. With the exception
of the loss of few dogs and a coupl,
OF frozen heels everything was al
right Only in the middle Of Octobe
spring came In earnest.
On Oct 20 the exploring party start
ed: five men, four sledges, fifty-twt
dogs and provisions for four months
everything in excellent order.
We had made up our minds to taxi
the first part Of the trip as easily a
possible, in order to give ourselves
and the dogs rational training ant
on the 23rd we made our depot In 8
degrees south. We wept right ahea,
In spite OF the dense fog On the 31s
we reached the depot at 81 degree
and stopped there one day and fed tn
dogs on as much pemmican as the,
wanted.
We reached the depot at SO degree
on the 5th of November. On the lit
we made the interesting discovery tha
the Ross barrier terminated In bigh
toward the southeast at sc degree
south latitude and 1853 degrees ives
longitude formed between the soutf
east mountain range running fror
South Victoria Land and range o.
the opposite side running In a south
easterly direction, probably contin,
alton of King Edward VII. Land.
On the 18th we reached "a degrees
where we established s depot. On tn
10th we were at IS degrees. wher'
also, we made a depot On the lit
OF November, at 81 degrees, we a.
rived at place where the land an
barrier were connected.
Here we made our head depot, tai
ing provisions for sixty days o
sledges and leaving thirty days pr
visions on the spot
A DIFFICULTY CLIMB.
The land under which We lay an
which we now had to attack locke
quite imposing. The nearest summit
along the barrier had a height frol
1000 to 10000 feet, but several otl
srs further south were l6.00e fsst
more. The Apxt Aay W bsSae q