The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-03-22
AMUNDSEN WINS
SOUTH POLE RACE
The Norwegian Explorer Tells Of His
Antarctic Dash.
GRAPHIC ACCOUNT or THE TRIP


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tBy Road Amundsen. Copyright
1912. by The N. Y. Times Co. All
rights reaerysd1
Hobart, Tasmania, March 8.-At 2
a. m. on the 10th day of February.
1911, VIE commenced 10 work our way
toward the south. from that day 10
the 18th OF April, establishing three
depotM, which Ia all contained q
quantity OF provisions OF about 5000
klioA Including 100 kilos OF aeal
meat, were cached Ia so degrees. 100
kilos 10 81 degrees and 500 kiios in 81
degrees south latitude.
A. no land marks we're TO be seen
these depots we're marked with flags,
seven kilometers on each side In the
easterly and westerly directions.
Tue ground and the state OF the
barrier were on tho best and special,
" well adapted TO driving with dogs.
On February As, We had thus travel
ed about 100 kllometers. The weight
0f the siedges was 500 kiIos. and the
number OF dogs was six for each
sledge. The surface OF the barrier
was smooth and fine with no sastrugi.
Tas creyices were very local and were
found dangerous In only two places.
For The rest long. smooth undla.
lions
The weather was excellent, calm
or light breeze The lowest tenn.
rerature on these depot trips was
minus Al celsius or centigrado. t49
degrees below zero. fahrenheitl On
the 9TH Of March, on our return from
the first trip beginning on the 18th
OF February. We found out that the
Fran, had already left lis, With
pride and delight we heard that her
smart captain mad succeeded III
sailing her furtheat south and
there hoiating the colors of his coun.
try q glorious moment, for him and
his comrades, the furthest north and
the furthest south, good old Fran
The highest south latitude attained
vas IN degrees Al minutes. II
Winter on the Ice Barrier.
Before the arrival " winter we
had 5000 kaioa 81 seal meat in the
A@Rotm. enouwh spf ourselves mna
2aN angn, Eight DOS houses. . conn
hanAtiem ss t@atm and wuow haaa
werv built
Having cared for the dogs the turn
came 20 use our solid little hut ii
was alEnost entirely covered with
snow By the middle of April. First
We had 70 get light and afr. rhe
Lux lamp. which had d power ZOO
standard candles. gave Us d brill
liant light and kept the temperature
40 70 20 degrees celsius COS degreoa
Fahrenheltl throughout the winter.
our excellent ventilation system gave
US all the air we wanted.
In direct communication with the
hut aud dog houses on the Barrier
were workshops. packing. rooms. eel
lars for provisions. coal, wood and
oil, a plain bath. steam bath, ana
observatory Thus we had everything
within doors II the weather should
be too cold and stormy,
The sun left Us on the 22nd Of
April and cid not return until four
months later. The winter was spent
In changing our whole outfit. which
on the depot trips was found 10 bo
too clumsy and solid for the smooth
surface 81 the Barrier. Besides this.
as much scientific work as possibIe
was done, and some astonishing
meteorological observations we're
taken
Open Water all Winter.
There was very little snow. and
there was open water close ~
throughout tho winter. For the same
reason higher temperature had haan
expected but Il remained very Low
In five months there were obaervsd
temperatures between minus SO and
ee degrees celsius. tas and rs do.
sfses oeaoW zero FahrenhcitI the
loves, temperature on the 18th az
August being minis 50 derrssa
celsius. II was then calm. ON M.
Isl Of August the temperature wnn
mtnns S. degrees celsius, aad tbevm
weFe SIX meters 81 wind III
The mean temperature tor the eaaz
was mines 2s degrees celsius, ff4S
besow zero fMhgsnhe{t.l
! ha1 sxp@ctsd hurricane after hsr.
Fteans. bot ! observed only sHs usvfs.
rate ssgrma and many sxesfg.nt
aErDEaa, In all directions.
TIE sanitary conditions we're A. "a
best al the winter and When ss.. -
returned On he 18TH az Esg.s. -.
met tvs meh sound ia Mind art go
really n ser &bog4z Eae taaE sh1f 80
70 be solved.
Alssaeg the dag bsssrs Ne sax