The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-08

Amundsen Admits Scott's Success Wellington, New Zealand. March 7.- Capt. Roald Amundsen, Norwegian ex- piorer. states that Captain Scott, British Explorer, reached the south pole.
 Cable dispatches from New Zealand an bouncing Captain Scott had found the Bouth pole came as startling climax Do the race of five explorers have been making to reach this final extremity of the undiscovered portion of the globe.
 Capt. Robert Falcon Scott started on his expedition from Port Chalmers, New Zealand on November 2, 1910. He was equipped for his dash to the 'farthest south.' having made previous expedi- ton under the direction of the Royal Geo. graphic society," At that time he attained record of S2 degrees 30 minutes, which remained the record up to the time of Lieutenant Shackleton' notable exploit. Shackleton pushed further south and in |l907 reached SS degrees 42 minutes, or about 100 miles from the south pole. This |remained the record and inspired the hardy navigators of many nations to at tempt the eliminating feat of reaching the pole itself.
 Scott's Route
 | Captain Scott took the route by way of Australia and New Zealand. He sailed due south into Ross sea, great stretch |pf water reaching toward the south pole. His chief competitor in this dash was R1aptain Amundsen, who is commissioned by the King of Norway and the Norwe- gian government.
 Amundsen chose the route around South America. He left Buenos Ayres toward he close of 1910. He passed through the Ibtraits of Magellan and then -steered for Ross sea, the same sheet of water which |scott had gained by way of the New Zea- iLlud and-Alstral alfh n'rc .sFE. .,-,e.->f-S U. < Captain Scott planned to follow the .Eame land trail that Shackleton had Taken. This is along a mountain range Thought to be an extension of the Andes Running southward throughout South America. At the furthermost point of Ross sea Captain Scott debarked his party From his ship, the Terra Nova. Imme- |Iiately at the point of debarkation stands |lhe great volcano, Mount Erbus, from (which rises constantly a great column of .kteam like feathers going up to the sun. |It is one of the dreaded localities of the Xh hntdrCt1c to WHICH itdNlSdlOIS nave SNtu |}he name of Terror bay. Here Norden- .kkeiolds' ship, The Antarctic, was crushed &n the ice. Back of this bay the steam |fyra pped volcano stands out sentinel like gainst the ice covered mountain range. |saptain Scott made his first winter quar- Hers on the slope of the mountains and Remained there until November, 1911. It |syas then that his dash began.
 Carried 20 Ponies
 N His plan was to cover the remaining |hjstance by the end of December and linen immediately to face about with his .Helegates and make the backward dash. besides his equipment of food, he had Slaced reliance on a score of ponies with .;9 dogs and one motor sled. He designed No use this sled in making rapid progress .kver the comparatively level stretches of .}he foothills.
 .{ Due allowance was made for the death |hf ponies and dogs, the steady depletion ef stores and the loss of vitality of the .farty. Captain Amundsen had no ponies T nd no motor seds, as his experience led ! i'm to place all of his reliance on Sibe-
 ian dogs. which do not bolt The other
 Competitors are Lieut.. William Filchner f the general staff of the German army; Lieut. N. Shirase of the Japanese navy,
 nd Dr. Douglas Mawson, representing Australia. fa
 Lieutenant Fichner followed largely .he plans of pr. Nansen and sailed on |Ihe steamer Deutschland on October 5
 ast. He is daring explorer, having Ieen one of the first to reach L'Hassa
 hibet and much confidence was felt in
 i'm by the geographical societies. The
 apanese explorer followed the Shackle-
 m route into Ross sea, but returned to
 vdney. Australia, in 1911 to repair dam
 re done his expedition in Terror bay. khirase's second start was not made un- m last November. He is now behind in Uhe race pr. Mawson. the Australian Book his route from the harbor of Ho- Kart. Tasmania, aboard the little ship |kurora. This predicated the taking or &Ihe land route to the east of Ross sea
 Lost to the World
 The five men and their parties had been
 hut of sight of the world many months knti the first rumor came yesterday with
 he confirmatory report that Amundsen
 lad returned today and had brought
 word that his leading opponent had
 cached the goal. From a geographical
 Ind scientific standpoint the discovery of
 he south pole while momentous event
 as not the same features of importance
 nd danger as related to the north poie Isth Dr. Cook and Lieutenant Peary. The
 uest for the north pole has been through Boating ice, whereas the south pole is on Xand. Scores of navigators have perished
 earching for the north pole, but few have Nost their, lives in going south. The prob lem has not been one of reaching the pole Eyer floating ice, but of passing rapidly
 yer the foothills of the mountains CO,
 red with snow and terrifying glaciers.