The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-13

covered them.
Our camp chat night lay in very
picturesque surroundings at g heighth
of 5000 feet The glacier here was
narrowed ID between the two $1,000 \
feet high mountains, the "Fridtlol \
Nansen" and the Don Pedro Christie
pherson" From the bottom Of the
Siacier rose mount ole Englstad'-
big snow cone 1850 feet high.
The glacier was very much broken /
Ia this comparatively narrow pass. I
The mighty creyices seemed to stop (
lis from going further, but it was not
SO serious as it appeared Our dogs, |
which up 10 this time had covered a
distance Of about 1000 kilometers, the
last few days very hard work, ran
this day 35 kilometers, the ascent be-
ing $500 feet, an almost incredible
record.
1t took us only four days from the
barrier to get up on the vast inland
plateau. We camped that night at a
height OF 10000 feet. Here we had
to kin twenty.four Of our brave com
panions and keep eighteen, six for
each Of our three sledges.
We stopped here four days on ac-
count Of bad weather. Tired Of this
we set out on the 2Sth Of November
on the 26th in furious blizzard and
In a dense snow drift absolutely moth.
ing was to be seen, but we felt that
contrary to expectations we we're go
Ing fast down bill. The hypsometer
gave us fall OF 800 feet
The next day was similar The
weather cleared a little at dinner
time and exposed 10 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 29h Il calmed down
and yhe 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 western part OF it no view was 10
, be had, 1t being hidden in the dense
fog. AT the foot OF this glacier. the
j Devils Glacier" depot for six days
) was established, at S6.21 degrees
south latitude The hypsometer in.
} dicated 5000 feet above sea level
) On November 30 we began to climb
S the glacier The lower part Of It was
! very much broken and dangerous.
0 Moreover, the snow bridges very oftep
/, burst. From our camp that night we
; had a splendid view over the moustain
d to lhe east; There was "Helmer Han.
sens Summit the most remarkable
3 Of them all It was $4,000 feet high
and covered with such broken glaciers
s that in all probabilities no foothold
G was to be found Oscar Wlstings,
y 4syerre Hassels," and "Olay HAN
d lands" mountains also lay here
D. beautifully Illuminated in the rays o.
the bright sun.
IS In the distance, and only alternate
ie ly to be viewed In the fog, appeare,
from time to time MONT Nielsen.
with It's sdmmiis and peaks abou
e. $1,000 feet high.
d, We only saw the nearest surround
a. ings. Il took us three days to SUI
e. mount the DEVILS glacier, always II
C. misty weather.
le On the lst Of December we lef
ST this broken glacier, with holes an
As crevices without number, with it
m height OF 9.10O feet Before us. looh
le ing in the mist and ssowdrift, like
ID frozen sea, appeared a lgst. slopin
he ice plateau filed with small hun
ry mosSs.
In 'fhe walk over this frozen sea wa
S6 net pleasant The ground under Il
os was quite hollow. and it sounded a
he though we we're walking on the bo
lg toms Of empty barrels. AS it was,
ge man fell through, then a couple q
a dogs. We could not use our skis o
a this polished ice. sledges had tn
II best Of It.
The place got the name the Devil
es DANCING Room. This nart of OH
he march was the most unpleasant o
re December we got our greatest heigh
according to the hypsometer ard AM
m. roid-iO75O feet at 81 degrees
th minutes south
ne On December s we came out OF tn
at bad weather once again the su
ce smiled Down on us. Once again VI
IN. could get an observation. Dea
ny reckoning and observation were e
re aetly alike. SS degrees, IS minute
100 1876 seconds south
ed Before us lay an absolutely plal
plateau. only here and there marke
Ak. with tiny sastrugi
on In the afternoon we passed IS
70. grees % minutes. tshackeleon's fu
therest south was IS degrees.
nd mlnutes) We camped and establls
ite ed our last depot depot No. 10 Fro
ne so degrees 25 minutes the plateau b
to gan to slope down very gently al
Ter smoothly toward the other side.
On the 9Th OF December we reachl
nb. ss degrees 30 minutes, on Decemb
sk. 10. sS degrees SO minutes, Deeemb
lin. Il. SO degrees Is minutes, Deeemh
me IL. SO degrees 30 minutes, Decemb
,ay i3. SO degrees As minutes.
me Tn to this Time the Observation