Evening star., 1928-12-27
BYRD REACHES DOORSTEP"
OF MYSTERIOUS ANTARC CTICA
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about so pounds. With his powerful
fiippers he made an antagonist not to be
laughed at.
Harold June, the Navy pilot, regarded
the emperor for time and made up his
mind that it should be his, or at least
should be photographed in a proper
state of Subjugation. So Harold walked
up and held out his arms, looking Tor
a grip on the disdainful bird, which
turned and stuck his beak out and
squawked. Harold paused and regarded
the emperor with more respect.
Birds Repel Dogs.
He made another attempt to grab
him and was numerically nipped. Then
he dove and bird and pilot rolled over
in the snow to the souno of grunts and
whacks of f1ipperS and loud squaWklng
protests from the penguin.
It was a battle royal for moment.
June is strong man, but he finally
found that by tackling hard, holding
his head down and out of the way OF
the beak and wrapping both arms
around the flippers and then lying on
his majesty he could hold him. June
then roped the penguin and brought
him in front of the camera, protesting
released he drew himself up with a
dignity which made us rather ashamed
of having roped SO kingly bird. Sew
eral little Adele penguins had been
running around in the meantime, slid
ing on their bellies and making tre-
mendous row when any one tried to
catch them. Much to our surprise, they
repelled the dogs, which were attracted
by these strange creatures.
Some of the dogs were taken out on
the ice and went wild with joy at get
ting ashore, where they could run. In
sheer exuberance of spirits they bit
some of the dog drivers and would
dive at the snow and roll over 1t and
rub their heads in it. Walden got his
team over, hitched it up and took
Capt. Melvin for ride. He is out now
bringing in some of the seal meat.
Dogs travel fast on this smooth surface
and pull the sled along as If it were
the best fun in the world. A short time
ago they saw some men dragging a
seal in and the whole pack broke into
run and raced over to look over this
new source OF food.
killing Seals Is Not Enjoyed.
Killing seals seems rather brutal at
first, but it is done only because it is
necessary, and no one enjoys it.
The ice is breaking up where we are
moored and in a short time 1t probably
will be necessary to back out and then
move in again behind the cake which
is now splitting off from the main
pack Today we expect to start for the
bay of whales, to see what conditions
are there. We hope that If the ice is
not out it will be as thick as 1t is here,
where we could easily take our mate
rials ashore.
It is good to be actually at work on
the continent, the point for which all
the long months of preparation have
been aimed. So far we have been fa-
vored by excellent weather, and we are
all hoping that it will continue. There
is so much to be done and so little time
in which to do 1t.
Christmas day we were at the ice
barrier, that formidable and glistening
symbol of the impregnability of this
desolate land, which Comdr. Byrd Is
about to explore by air.
In the Christmas celebration in the
forecaStle every one received presents
and celebrated with song and talks,
some of humor and some charged with
the feeling of all this Christmas means
to us and to those left behind. No
sooner had we reached the deck than
Sverre Strom. first mate in the crows
nest, called down, Barrier on the star
board bow"
A great cheer went up. releasing al