The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-16

birds appeared. The temperature was
steady between minus 20 and 80 Gel
sius q degrees and % degrees below
zero Fahrenheit)
The original plan that all of us
should go toward the south had been
changed. Five men had to do this
work, while the other three were to
start for the east and visit King Ed.
ward VII. Land.
This last mentioned trip was not
included in our programme, but, ow.
Ing to the fact that the English had
not reached 1t, at least this Summer,
as was their intention, we agreed that
the best thing to do was to make this
trip
On Oct. 20 the southern party start.
ed-f1ve men, four sledges, fifty-two
dogs, and provisions for four months
everything in excellent order.
The Journey to the Pole.
We had made up our minds to take
the first part Of the trip as easily as
possible, in order to give ourselves and
the dogs rational training, and on
the 23d we made our depot In 80 de-
grees south. We went right ahead.
In spite Of the dense fog an error
OF two to three kilometers happened
only once in a while, but we we're
caught by the hagmarks, and found
these on our way without difficulty.
Having rested and fed the dogs ON
all the seal meat they were able to
eat, we started again on the 26th,
with the temperature steadily be-
tween minus % and 80 Celsius "a de-
grees and % degrees below zero Fab.
renheit)
From the start II was the intention
not to drive more than 30 kilometers q
day, but 1t appeared that this was too
little for our strong, willing animals.
At 30 degrees south we began to
build snow cairns Of mans height,
In order to have marks on our return
trip. On the 31st we reached the de-
pot at 81 degrees, and stopped there
one day, and fed the dogs on az much
pemmican as they wanted.
We reached the depot at 81 de-
grees on the 9Th of November. where
the dogs for the last time got all they
wanted TO eat. On the 9Th, southwark
again, with daily march Of so kilo
meters.
In order to tighten our heavy sledges
we established depots at each degree
Of south latitude.
Like a Pleasure Trip.
The trip from 80 degrees to 83 de
grees became pleasure trip-excel
lent ground, fine sledging, and an even
temperature. Everything went like a
dance.
On the 9th We sighted South Vic
toria Land and the continuation Of
the mountain range which Sir Ernest
Shackleton mentioned in his chart as
roaming toward the southeast from
the Beardmore Glacier, and on the
same day we reached SO degrees and
established here Depot No. T. On the
11th We made the interesting discov
cry that the Ross Barrier terminated
in blight toward the southeast at sc
degrees south latitude and 16S de-
grees west longitude, formed be-
tween the southeast mountain range
running from South Victoria Land and
range on the opposite side running
In a southwesterly direction-proba
bly, a continuation of King Edward
VII. Land
On the 18th we reached "a degrees
where We established a depot; on the
10th We were at S5 degrees, where
also, we made depot
From our Winter quarters, Fran
heim." 7S degrees 38 minutes south
latitude, we had been marching due
south. On the 18th of November, al
80 degrees, we arrived at place
where the land and barrier were con
nected. This was done without any
great difficulty. The barrier here
rises In undulations to about 800 feet
Some few big crevices indicated the
limited boundary.
Here we made our head depot, TAX
ing provisions for sixty days or
sledges, and leaving thirty days pro
visions Cn the spot.
A Difficult Climb.
The land under which we lay and
which we now had to attack looked
quite imposing. The Nearest sum
mits along the Barrier had @
height from 1000 to 10000 feet but
several others further south were 15..
600 feet or more.
The next day we began the climb
The first part Of 1t was an easy task
light slopes and well-flled mountain
sides. 1t did not take long time,
for our willing dogs worked their way
up. Further up, we met with some
small but very steep glaciers. Here
we had to harness 20 dogs to each
sledge and take the four sledges In
two turns. In some places It was &c