Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-04-12

have been .worA1AE TAs gtern -
may yet delay ~ further. whscA 1919
hope TO nnd better conditions ~ ~
advance up the glacier; We are necssss
the season thus far has been very un-
Dec: II, Latitude IS Degrees MIN.
Minutes East. Height About $500 Feet
Four Miles South, Thirty West ct
Mount Darwin.-Largely as . result
patch. the lower reaches Of the glacier
Men on foot sank to the knee at each
possible to advance had we not pulled
on skis. As It was the runner sur
face of the sledges proved inadequate.
quiring to be attracted with standing
pulls. For four days we struggled in
this morass. scarcely adyancing nve
twelve hours. It is difacuit to pitch
face. on the NTH day the SURFACE
to push on. stu pulling on skis. We
mountain until the 18th, so that the
Since the 18th we have been able
up from thirteen to twenty three stat
ranged e push aa on from the 18Th
alle1 with eight men and twelve units
Of provisions. but I hoped to reserve We
are s Sai1 Ss this : ssas
program and should have. a good
chance OF getting through. The wealth;
to to march, march Without sight Of land on
tent fog in this most crevieed part Of
the glacier. Everybody is in the best
It has been most dinicult to select
the returning party Of four who car
ries this note. Our position conssi-
plete depots have been established on
the homeward route. The track Of the
e cans The we'll %arke Going Nth
are Scott. Lieut.. Evans. Wilson, Bow
ers. Oats. Lashley. Petty Officer Evans
A1 Jan. 5. 1912, Latitude 81 Minutes. 80
LEAVING the glacier Depot south
occurred frequently at first. and gave
s but we rose TaPdy naos,
were more snow covered than further
course was mainly felt on the third d,,a
distribution Of land masses fringins
the ice sheet and the arm of ice falls.
haye averaged over fifteen statute
were tna close up to the sSth parallel and
us an excellent march. seventeen miles.
following day. The surface grew more
parallel. On New Years eve in iati-
tude SO degrees Sc minutes we depos-
tied there a. unit procession and re-
h1rfv I4d init hor W1ryV
ners, which remarkable piece Of work
was performed by the seaman Of the
party under adverse conditions. AL
the change amply repaid us. We have
We. are now within $50 miles Of the
I am going forward with a party
Of five men. sending three back under
Lieut.. Evans. The names and descrip-
seott NJ 6r Wlspon s. ae g. iRt
dragons; in charge q the ponies ana
marine. commissary officer. Petty Of
fcer Evans. r: H.. in charge Of sledses
and equipment.
with a months provisions and the
the weather holds and no unforeseen
icuit to choose the advance party. as
everyone was At and able to go for
ward. Those who return are natural
~ much disappointed. Everyone has
worked his hardest. The weather on
the plateau has been good as a whole.
The sun has never deserted US, but
the temperatures are low now, about
minus 20 degrees, and the wind pretty
constant; however. we are exce1lently
equipped for such conditions and the
wind undoubtedly improves the sur
face and so far has worked out very
satisfactorily. It Is more than prob
able that no further news will be re-
ceived from US this year. Our return
(signed) Robert F. Scott.
confidence in the. ultimate success Of
that the scientific work being per-
formed by the expedition was of an
extremely valuable character. In adj
dition to the southern party, the Terra
Nova was compelled, owing to the bad
ice conditions. to leave behind Lieut.
Campbell's party. who were landed at
Drygalsky Barrier and thence sledged
into the interior. Both parties, how
ever. were fully prepared for this en-
Urgency. says the commander Of the
Terra Nova. and no alarm need be
felt for their safety. The two geolog-
zeal expeditions of the west coast have
produced good results. coal and fossils
which latter had not been discovered
before being found. The health Of the
members Of the expedition is excel-
lent, the only exception being Capt.
Evans. who Is convalescing from sour
vey. The Terra Nova returns south in
November next.