Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-20
splendid view over the mountain top
to the east.
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probability no foothold was to be
found. Oscar Wistings." 'Sverre-
hasses," and "Oiav Hjanlands" noun
tains also lay here beautifully illu-
minated in the rays Of the bright sun.
In the distance only alternately
to be viewed in the fog appeared from
time to time Mount Nelson" with its
submits and peaks. about $1,000 feet
high. We only saw the nearest sur
roundings. ~,
1t took us three days to surmount
the DEVILS glacier, always in misty
weather.
On the first Of December we left
this broken glacier, with holes and
crevices without number, with it's
height Of 800 feet. Before US. look
ing. in the mist and snowdrift. like a
frozen sea. appeared light. sloping
ice plateau filed with small hum
mocks. II Il
Man and Dogs Fall In Sea.
The walk over this frozen sea was
not pleasant. The ground under us
was quite hollow, and it sounded as
though we were walking on the. bot
toms Of empty barrels. As It was. a
man fell through. with q couple Of
dogs. We could not use our skis on
this polished ice. sledges had the
best OF 1t.
/. This place got the name OF the
Devils Dancing Room" This part Of
our march was the most unpleasant.
On December 6 we got our greatest
height, according to the hypsometer
and aneroid, 10.750 feet. at 81 de-
grees 40 minutes south.
On December we came out OF the
bad weather. Once again the sun
smiled down on US. Once again we
could get an observation. Dead reck-
oning and observation were exactly
aliks-SS degrees, So minutes. 1876 sec
onds south.
Before us lay an absolutely plain
plateau, only here and there marked
with . tiny sastrusi. /,
Establish Last Depot.
In the afternoon we passed So de-
grees % minutes (shackleton's fur
thest south was 50 degrees rs min
$utes). We camped and established
our last depot. depot No. 10. From ~
degrees rs minutes the plateau began
to slope down very gently and smooth
" toward the other side.
Up to this time the observations
and .,ead reckoning agreed remarka-
bly, wsll and we made out that we
ought to be at the pole on December
IL in the afternoon.
That day was beautiful one "a
light breeze from the southwest, the
temperature minus % celsius (y.4 de-
Rrees below zero Fahrenheit) and the
ground and sledging were perfect.
se Ths day went along as usual. and ut
three D. M. we made a halt.
According to our reckoning We had
reached. our destination. All of us
gathered around the colors-a beauti.
full silk fiag-au hands taking hold Of
IL and planting it.
Name Plateau King Haakon VII.
4 The vast plateau on which the pole
ia standing got the name of the King
Haakon VII. Plateau" It 10 q vast
plain, alike in Ell directions: mile
after mile during the night We circled
around the camp.
lowing day taking series Of obser-
.vations from six q. NJ. to seven p. m.
The result gave us SO degrees 6S> min
utes.
In order to observe the pole as close
az possible we Travelled, as near south
as possible, the remaining nine Glo-
meters. Il
On December 10 there &c camped. It
was an excellent opportunity. There
was a brilliant sun. Four OF us took
observations every hour Of the days
hours. The exact result
will be the matter OF professional
private report.
s This much 10 certain-that We OBJ
served the pole as close as 1t is IN
human power to do it with the instru-
ments we had----a sextant and an artl-
fetal horizon. On December II every
thing was in order on the spot We
fastened to the ground q little tent we
had brought along. a Norwegian nag
and the Fran pendant on the top
Of It. Il
Tho Norwegian homo at the south
pole was called "Polheim."
The distance from our winter quar-
tiers to the pole was about 1,400 kilo-
meters. The average march q day was
rs kilometers.
Start on Return Trip.
We started on the return trip on
the 18th Of December. Unusually IA
yorable weather made our way home
considerably easier than the journey
to the pole. We arrived at our winter
quarters. "Framheim," on tho t2etn OF
January. 1912. with two sledges ana
eleven dogs, all well. {.
The daily average speed on the re-
turn trip was SO kilometers; the low
est temperature was minus 81 celsius
(23.8 degrees below zero Fahrenhelt) !;
the highest, minus s celsius Us 90
grees above zero Fahrenheit).
Among the results are the deter.
mination of the extent and character
of the Ross Barrier. and the discovery
of the connection Of South Victoria
land and probably King Edward VII.
land, with their continuation IN the
mighty mountains running toward the
which were observed as far
as SO degrees south, but which IN all
continue across the santarc
tic continent.
The entire length Of the newly ais
covered mountains is about $50 kilo-
meters. They have been named
"Queen .Maud's Range"
Confirm scott's Discoveries.
The expedition to King Edward VII.
land. under the command Of Lieuten-
ant Prestud. has given excellent re-
suits. Scott's discoveries have been
and the survey Of the Bay
of Whales and Of the barrier dome by
the Prestund party are OF great inter-
est. - 81
A good geological collection from
King Edward VII. and South Victoria