Marble Hill press., 1912-03-14

hummocks. The WalH over this frozen
Ice was not pleasant The ground un
der III Nas quite hollow aud II sound
ed M though W. were walking on the
bottoms Of empty barrels A II was,
man fell through. then n couple OF
dogs We could not use our skiis on
this polished Ice. sledges had the
best uf H.
The place go, the name the Devils
Dancing Room This part Of our
march was the most unpleasant On
December 9Th We got our greatest
height, according 20 the hypsometer
and aneroid. lO.75O feet. at 81 degrees
10 minutes south.
On December sth We came out OF
the bad weather Once again the sun
smiled down on MS once again. We
could get an observation Dead reck.
oning and observation were exactly
alike M degrees rs minutes lse sec
onds south
Before M lay an absolutely plain
plateau. only here aud there marked
with a tiny sastrugi In the afternoon
We passed NJ degrees q minutes
lShackleton's farthost south was NJ
degrees Is mlnutesi We camped
and established our last depot, depot
number 10 From 80 degrees % min.
utes the plateau began 10 slope down
very gently and smoothly toward tho
other side
on the 9Th OF December We reached
~ degrees 80 minutes on December
10Th. ~ degrees o. minutes. Decem'
ber iith. NJ degrees Is minutes, DE
cember 18th. 80 degrees 30 minutesi
December 18Th. So degrees Is min
utcs
Up 10 this time the observations
and dead reckoning agreed remarka.
hly well. and We made out that va
ought TO be at the pole on Decembe'
IAN In the afternoon
That DAY Was seautiful one-s
Ilirht breeze from the southeast. th'
temperature minus . Celsius lsJ
degrees below zero Fahrrnheiu and
the ground and sledging were perfect
/ The day went along as usual, and al
Tsp. m We made halt According tc
our reckoning Ne had reached ou'
1 destination All oi MS gathered arounc
the colors--a beautiful silk dag al
hands taking hold ~ q aud plant
Ing n
The vas, plateau on which the pole
Is standing 20, The name ot the "kInl
Naskon VII Plateau" u is yasj
plain. alike In an directions, mile
after mile during the night We circlec
around the camp
90 the Hne weather We spent th,
following day taking series o! ob
s.rya,ons. from a IN &c Z p m
The result gave us - degrees 3,
minutes
In order 70 observe the pole al
close as possible We travelled as neal
south az possible. the remaining
/ lNlometers
ON December rs there We camped
II was an excellent opportunity
There Was brilliant sun Four o
Us took observations every hour O
The days tweutyfou hours The eN
act result will be the matter OF a pro
fcssioual private report
This much j. certain that we oh
served the pole as close as it Is IL
human power TO DO it with the insiru
ments ve had seNtant and an arli
ncial horizon
Norwegian Flag Marks Spot
On December I7th, everything wa
IN order on the spot We fastened to
the ground little tent We hac
brought along. a Norwegian fas, anC
the Fran pendant on the top of It,
The Norwegian home at the Soutt
Pole was called "PoIhejm The dis
iarce from our winter quarters 10 The
pole was about / 400 kilometers Th'
average march a day was % kilome
ters
We started on the return trip OF
the 18th OF December Unusually IA
vorab.a weather made our way hom'
considerably easier than the journe,
10 the pole We arrived at our winte
quarters. "FTamheim" on the 25th 0
January. 1912. with two sledGes an'
eleven dogs all well
Among the results are the determ
nation OF the extent and character O
the Ross barrier. and the discover,
Of the connection OF South Nictori
Land and probably King Edward WI
Land, with their continuation in tn
mighty mountains running toward tn
southeast, which We're observed a
far as SIS degrees south. but which Il
all probability continue across th
) Antarctic continent
The expedition 10 King Edward vi
Land. under the command of Lieut.
Prestud, has given excellent result.
SCOTS discoveries have been cor
armed. and the survey Of the Bay c
, Whales, and OF the Barrier Dome b
J the prestud party are Of great intej
est
A good geological collection fror
| King Edward VII and South Nictort
Land is being brought home
On January 18th the japanese e'
pcrlition arrived at the Bay {