Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-03-21

place for our march toward the south
Only in the beginning OF September
did the temperature rise TO such ar
extent thai there was any question o.
setting out
First Start for the Pole.
On the sth OF September eigh. men
with seven sledges. ninety dogs and
provisions for four months started
The ground was perfect. The TEN
perature vas not bad. The next dag
1t appeared that We had started too
early. as the temperature OF the fol.
lowing days fell and was kept steady
between minus so and so celsius (5S
degrees and IS degrees) below zero
fahrenheit Personally We did not
suffer at all from this cold. Our good
furs protected US. But with our dogs
il was different matter. Il could
easily be seen that they shrunk from
day TO day, and Ne understood pretty
soon that they could not stand the
long run to our depot at so degrees
south.
We agreed on returning and 70 wait
for the arrival OF spring. The proyis-
ions were cached and of We went for
the hut With the exception of the
loss OF a few dogs and a couple OF
frozen heels everything was all right.
Only in the middle OF October spring
came in earnest Seals and birds ap-
Peared. The temperature was steady
between 20 and 80 celsius (6S degrees
and Sc degrees fahrenheit).
The original plan tina, 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 pro
gram. but owing 10 the fact that the
English had not reached it, at least
this summer. as was their intention.
We agreed that the best thing 10 do
was also to make this trip.
On Ocober 20. the southern party
started, five 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 early as
possible in order TO give ourselves
and the dogs a rational training. and
on the 23rd We made our depot in so
degrees south. We went right ahead.
In spite Of the dense fog an error
OF two 20 three kilomeeers happened
once in a while, but We were caught
BY the fagmarks, 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 2eth.
with the temperature steadily between
minus 20 and 80 celsius a degrees
and p dgrees believe zro, fahrenheit).
From the start it was the intention
not TO drive more than 80 kilometers
day, but it appeared that this was
100 little for our strong, willing ami
mails. At 80 degrees south We began
% build snow cairns OF mans height.
n order 10 have marks on our re-
urn trip. On the 31st We reached
he depot at 81 degrees. and stopped
mere one day and fed the dogs on as
much pemmican as they wanted.
We reached the depot al go degrees
IN the 9Th of November, where the
logs for the last time got all they
wanted 10 eat. On the Sth, southwark
gain, with a daily march of 80 kilo- (
meters.
In order to light our heavy sledges
We established depots at each degree ,
# south latitude.
Like a Pleasure Trip.
The trip from so TO 50 degrees be- |
anne pleasure trip, excellent ground. I
Inc sledging. and an even tempera- E
ure. Everything went like a dance. {
On the 9th, We sighted South Vic q
oria land and the continuation of the t
range which Sir Ernest '
hackelton mentioned in his chart as
INNING toward the southeast from
he Beardmore glacier, and on the /
anne day we reached SO degrees and t
established here depot No. 4. On the
lth we made an interesting discovery /
hat the Ross barrier terminated in :
blight toward the southeast at &c .
egrees south latitude and 1913 degrees l
'est longitude, formed between the
mountain range running f
'om South Victoria land and a range n
n the opposite side running in a n
direction, probably
ontinuation of King Edward VII +
md.
On the 18th We reached "a degrees h
here We established a depot, on the /,
9Th we were at IS degrees, where :,
so, We made depot. I,
From our winter quarters. "Fram. ;,
eim.' rs degrees 80 minutes south
we had been marching due n
'uth. On the 18th OF November. at u
degrees, we arrived at place II
here the land and barrier were con. :,
ected. This was done without anv N
'eat difficulty. The barrier here A
SEES in undultations to about 300 II
et. Some few big crevices indicated h
lie limited boundary.
Here we made our head depot. TAX. n
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