The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-03-15
Norwegian Explorer Gives to Civilized World Details Of His
Marvellous Journey and the Struggles Incident Thereto
in Graphic and Interesting Manner.
NARRATIVE CONTAINS MANY THINGS OF SCIENTIFIC VALUE
Gives Thrilling Description Of Tremendous Obstacles
Ions Suffering Making vico
ious ouestspent Three December to H.
1sft-History Making Event Well Described

The highest south latitude attained
was Is degrees Al minutes.
Winter on the Ice Barrier.
Before the arrival OF winter we had
5000 kilos OF seal meat In the depots
enough for ourselves and 10 dogs
Eight dog houses, combination OF
tents and snow huts. were built.
Having cared for the dogs the turn
came to use our solid little hut. 1t
was almost entirely covered with
snow by the middle OF April.
First we had to get light and air.
The Lux lamp. which had a power of
200 standard candles gave us a bril-
liant light and kept the temperature
up to 20 degrees celsius (6S degrees
Fahrenheit) throughout the winter,
and our excellent ventilation system
gave US all the air we wanted.
In direct communication with the
nut and dug-out on the Barrier were
work shops, packing rooms, cellars
Tor provisions, coal, wood and oil. a
plain bath, steam bath and observ-
atories. Thus we had everything
within doors il the weather should be
too cold and stormy.
The sun left us on the 22nd Of April
and did not return until four months
later.
The winter was spent in changing
our whole outfit, which on the depot
trips was found to be too clumsy and
solid for the smooth surface OF the
Barrier. Besides this, as much scien-
tific work as possible was done, and
some astonishing meteorological OBJ
servations were taken.
Open Water All Winter
There was very little snow, and
there was open water close by
throughout the winter. For the same
reason higher temperature had been
expected, but it remained very low.
In five months there were observed
temperatures between minus so and
60 degrees celsius (5S and 76 degrees
below zero Fahrenheit), the lowest
temperature on the 18th OF August
being minus SO degrees celsius. 1t
was then calm. On the 1st OF August
the temperature was IiinuS So de-
grees celsius. and there were six me-
tiers of wind. The mean temperature
for the year was minus 26 degrees
celsius GAS below zero Fahrenheit.)
had expected hurricane after hur.
ricane, but l observed only two mod
crate storms and many excellent
auroras-australian-i all directions.
The sanitary conditions were OF
the best all the winter and when the
sun returned on the Gath OF August
1t met the men sound In mind and
body ready to set about the task that
had to be solved.
Already, the day before, we had
brought our sledges to the starting
place for our search toward the south
Only in the beginning OF September
did the temperature rise to such an
extent that there was any question OF
setting out then.
The First Start for the Pole.
On the Sth of September. eight men.
with seven sledges. ninety dogs. and
provisions for four months, started.
The ground was perfect. The temper
AZURE was not bad. The next day It
appeared that we had started too early.
as the temperature OF the following
days fell and kept steadily between
minus 80 and GO CELSIUS (5S degrees