Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-12

Oates - brought
his party to the Hut Point win
ter quarters and there received the
welcome news that the entire
northern party, consisting OF
Lieut.. Y. L. a. Campbell, Surgeon
q. NJ. Levick, Mr.. Priestley, the
geologist: Petty Officers G. p. Abb
bolt and F. Y. Browning, and Sea-
man H. Dickson, had returned
in safety to the expeditions base
at Cape Evans November 7.
Lieut.. Campbell's Party.
Lieut. campbells party. which had
been picked up at Cape Adare and landed
for a short sledge journey in January
1912. returned to Terra Nova bay Febru-
airy IL. expecting to be picked up by the
Terra Nova. The ship. as detailed in last
years dispatches. met with ice conditions
in approaching the coast that were quite
insuperable. and was forced to leave
Lieut.. Campbell and his party TO maj
their own way back to Cape Evans. some
300 miles away
The journey could not be attempted
until the sea was properly frozen over
Disappointed at the appearance of
the ship. Campbell set to work March !
to prepare to spend the winter where hs
was. duly considering the resources at
his disposal.
Snowdrift for His Home.
He chose for the home of his party
snowdrift. and into this they cut and bur-
rowed. eventually completing an igloo.
the dimensions OF which were thirteen
feet by nine. This they insulated with
seaweed. While the igloo was i'm course of
construction every seal that appeared
was killed. for the shortage of food and
fuel was the most serious problem thai
had to be faced.
Campbell and his companions led a
primitive existence there for six and a
half months. Their diet was seal meat
and blubber eked out with few biscuits
and very small quantity of cocoa and
sugar. They mad only their summer
sedging clothes to wear. and these were
soon saturated with blubber, which pene-
trated to the skin.
Their meteorological record shows
winds which were almost constantly OF
gale force. Temperatures were not re-
corded, their thermometer having been
broken. Sickness I'm the shape of acute
enterits attacked the party and weaken
ed them to such an extent that a start
for Cape Evans was not made until Sep
TENDER 30.
Found Food Depot.
Even then the condition Of Petty Officer
Browning gave cause for grave anxiety.
On the arrival at Cape Roberts, however.
the party fortunately but Unexpectedly
found a food depot left by Griffith Taylor
The change to biscuits restored Seaman
Browning to health in a remarkable short
time.
The northern party's troubles were end
ed now and they made good progress 70
Cape Evans. This party was fortunate in
picking up Prof. David's specimens OH
Depot Island.
The most remarkable feature OF this
journey was that the entire party lived
an antarctic winter and ACTUALLY
sledged go miles on the stores and equip
ment left for one months sledging The.
appearance of seal after the winter had
once set in proved after all a fortunate
chance.
At Cape Evans the scientific work OF
the expedition was continued through
out the winter. In this sad report IL
would be out of place to expand into a
detailed description or the special work
which was carried out, but i'm fairness
to those concerned IL should he said that
the results equaled those of last year
Ascent of Mount Erebus.
While awaiting the arrival OF the Terra
Nova an ascent of Mount Erebus was
made by party consisting of Mr..
Pricstley, Debenham, Gran Abbott
Dickson and Hooper for geological ANA
purposes. 1t was away for A
fortnight.
When the ship arrived the records, coll
lections and specimens were packed and
with the best part of the expeditionary
equipment were placed on board.
The records include a letter from Capt.
Amundsen to the King OF Norway
brought back from the south pole by
the southern party.
The shore party embarked with dogs "A
sufficiency of foodstuffs and clothing was
left at Cape Evans and forty eight hours
later the Terra Nova left winter quar-
ters She proceeded toward Hut POINT
and landed eight men, who erected a
large cross on Observation hill overlook
ng the great ice barrier, where our gallant
leader and his brave comrades of the
southern party sacrificed their lives to
the honor OF their country. after the
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