East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-17

The party got within several hun
dred miles of the pole ana upon re-
turning Captain Scott published "The
Voyage of the Discovery" work that
attracted much interest because of the
NEW facts it brought to light on the
Antarctic, and for which gained for
its author the honorary Cambridge d.
S.
Three Years Stores Taken,
Captain Scott started out on his sec
ond expedition for the South Pole in
1910. The Terra Nova, in which the
expedition sailed, left London, June l
of that year and was Joined by Cap
tain Scott in New Zealand. Stores suf-
ficient for three years were taken
aboard
In January, 1911, Captain Scott and
his party went south to establish
supply stations, the Terra Nova re-
turning to Auckland. All through the
summer plans were being made by
the expedition to make the final dash
for the pole, which was to be attempt
ed at the close of the year. Sixty
men, twenty Siberian ponies, thirty
dogs and two motor sledges were in
cluded in the expedition.
While the world was hearing frag-
mentary reports on the progress of
the expedition, the activity of Cap
tain Amundsen began to be known,
and great interest was aroused as to
which of them would capture the prize
| first.
Captain Amundsen Starts.
Captain Amundsen, who had already
won fame as the discoverer of the
Northwest passage, had left Norway
in 1910, for the purpose of making
an attempt to drift across the Arctic
ocean in search of the North Pole-a
voyage that was likely to last at least
six years. He changed his plans,
however, and announced his inten-
tion of starting on an Antarctic expe-
dition. Amundsen's steamer, Franz
went into winter quarters early in 1911
at the Bay of Whales in Ross sea,
and the Norwegian and his party were
several months ahead of Captain
Scott's expedition.
Definite announcement was made
on March T. 1912, that Captain Am
undsen had reached the South Pole
on December IA, 1911, and had re-
lservations. The announcement was
contained in a cablegram sent to Lon
don by Leon Amundsen, the explor-
er's brother, from Christiana. Am
undsen sent the first intelligence to
his brother from Hobart, Tasmania.
In April, 1912, the steamer Terra
Nova arrived at the port of Akaroa,
N T., with news that Amundsen had
won the South Pole and that Scott
was $50 miles from the priced objec-
tive as late as January Of that year.
Rest After Unluclzy start.
The story brought TO civilization by
the Terra Nova began with the ex-
pedition in winter quarters at Nc
murdo sound in October, 1910. Scott
and his party returned there on Oc
tober 80 and rested after an unlucky
start southwark, in which they lost
most of their dogs and Manchurian
ponies.
Shortly after the departure from
Cape Evans of the party that was es-
tablishing depots for the journey
south communications were severed
by the breaking of the ice south of the
cape. Because of the heavy weight
which had to be transported to the
oepots, this party, consisting OF
twelve men, eight ponies and a mum
Der of dog teams occupied until jan
uary 30 in establishing a base camp
on the ice barriers near Hut point
The surface of the snow was soft, and
the work was made more trying by
a heavy blizzard, which lasted three
! days.
On February s the part proceeded
Isouth, marching at night and resting
in the daytime. By February 16 the
party reached 70 1-2 degrees of lati.
tude South, and here it was determin.
ed to make depot, to leave a ton OF
stores and return to the base camp
Fall Into Ice Crevice.
On the way to the base the entir,
party, with the exception of CAPTAIN
Scott and c. H. Mears, who was il
charge of the dogs and ponies, fel
into crevice, Scott and Mears wer,
on sled, which was held upon
bridge of the crevice. The two dol
teams hung by their harness. an,
were extracted with difficulty.
After arriving at the base camp an
other blizzard played havoc with tn
party, which was obliged to move t
Hut Point, seven miles away. Cap
tain Scott remained behind to loo
after ponies. At 4:30 in the mornin
: Scott found that the sea ice aroun
the camp had broken and that tn
icamp was moving under a heav
: swell. One pony vanished in a crac
4 from the line where they had bee
:. lpicketed.
The drifting packs stopped tempo
= rarily, and Captain Scott was able I
Irejoin the rest of the expedition.
| On Christmas Day, 1911, Scott an
, the advance guard of the expeditio
were close to the seth parallel. O
= New Years eve, 1912, they were /
c latitude $3.50, and on January the
A were $50 miles from the covete
3 south pole-already reached by An
4. undsen on the previous November
Wife Sails to Join Him.
Captain Scott evidently did not kno
= of the success of Amundsen when
sent these details of his experien,
. with the members of the expedite
II that arrived on the Terra Nova. B
III whether he did or not he determine