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I The Explorer and Four Companions With Fifty two Do*s Climb Over Ice Mountains to the Pole. New Range of Mountains j Located. The Pole Surrounded by a Vast Plateau Named In King Haakon's Honcr. Three Days Spent at Point Farthest South. "Devil's Dancing Room." BY ROALO AMUNDSEN. Copyright, 1912, by th? N?w York Time? Company. [All rights reserved.] w WOR ART, Tasmania, March 8, Wf-m 11:20 a. m.-On the 10th of February, 1911. we commeuc ed to work our way toward the south, from that day to the lltb of April establishing three depots, rwhlch in all contained a quantity of provisions of about 3,000 kilos. One thousand six hundred kilos, including 1,100 kilos of seal meat, were cached dn 80 degrees. 730 kilos in SI degrees and 800 kilos in 82 degrees south lati tude. As no landmarks were to be St?$&, these depots were marked with flo^s seveu kilometers on each side In Uio easterly and westerly directions. The ground and the state of the bar Tier were of the best and specially well adapted to driving wit!: dogs. On Feb. 15 we had thus traveled about a hun dred kilometers. The weight of the Bledges was 300 kllosvnnd the number of dogs was six for each sledge. The "GOOD OLD FRAM!" est south latitude attained was 78 de grees 41 minutes. Before the arrival of winter we had 6.000 hilos of seal meat iu the depots, euough for ourselves and 110 dogs. Elgin dog houses, a combination of tents and snow huts were built. "winter on the Ice Barrier. Having cured for the dogs, the turu .'nine to use our solid little hut It was u I most entirely covered with snow by the middle of April. First we bad to get light ami air. The Lux lamp, which had a power of 200 standard Captain Roald Amundsen, First Man to Reach the South Pole. 1 Thoto by American Press Association. Roald Amundun, discoverer of the south pol?, is a bachelor, forty year* old, and a native of Norway. Hia firat taata of exploration was in 1897, when he sailed as first officer of Gerlach's Bslgian south polar expe dition. He is the first man to accomplish the long attempted feat of tak ing a ship from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean by way of the Northwest passage. This he accomplished in 1903 and 1905. mir f.nr(. of the harrier was smooth and fine, with no sastrugl. The crevices Were very local and were found dan Ctrons Id only two places. For the rwrt long, smooth undulations. The weather was excellent?calm or ? light breere. The lowest temperature on these depot trip* was minus 46 Cel an? or centigrade (40 degrees below Mrs F.). On the 4th of March, on our return from the first trip beginning on the loth of February, we found out that the Pram had already left us. With pride and delight we heard that her smart captain had succeeded in ?ailing her farthest south and there hob)ting the colors of his country. A glorious moment for him and his com rade* the farthest north and the far thest south?good old Fram! The high J <nudies, gave ua a brilliant light and kept the temperature up to 20 degrees Celsius (?8 degrees P.) throughout thj winter, and our excellent ventilation system gave us all the air we wanted. In direct communication with tbe but and dugout on tbe barrier were workshops, packing rooms, cellar* for provisions, coal, wood and oil, a plain bath, a steam bath and observatories. Thus we had everything within door* if tbe weather should be too cold and stormy. The sun left ns on the 22d of April and did not return until four months later. The winter was spent in chang ing our whole outfit, which on the de pot trips was found to be too clumsy and soi!d for the smooth surface nf the barrier. Besides this, a* much scientific work ns i>ossible was done, and some astonishing meteorological observations were taken. Open Water All Winter. There was very little suow. and there was open water ciose by through out the winter. Tor the same reason higher temperature had been expected, but it remained very low. In Ove months there were observed temperatures between minus 50 and 00 degrees Celsius (58 and 70 degrees below zero F.). the lowest tempera ture, on the 13th of August, being minus 60 degrees Celsius. It was then calm. On Aug. 1 the temperature was minus 5S degrees Celsius, and there were six meters of wind. The mean temperature for the year was minus 2S degrees Celsius (14.8 below zero F.l. I had expected hurricane after hur ricane, but I observed only two mod erate storms and many excellent auro ra austrnlis In all directions. The sanitary conditions were of the best all the winter, and when the sun returned on Aug. '_'1 we met the men sound in mind and body, ready to set about the task that had to be solved. Already, the day before, we bad brought our sledges to the starting place for our march 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. First Start For the Pole. On Sept. 8 eight men. with seven sledges, ninety dogs and provisions for four months, started.. The ground was perfect. The temperature was not bad. The next day It appeared that we bad started too early, ns the temperature of ' the following days fell and was kept steady between minus 50 and 00 Cel sius (r>s degrees and ??', degrees below zero F.). Personally, wo did not suf fer at nil from this c Id. Our good furs protected us. Hut with our dogs it was a different matter. It would easily be seen that they shrunk from day to day. and we understood pretty soon that they could not stand the long run to our depot at 80 degrees south. We agreed on returning and to wait for the arrival of spring. The provi sions were cached, and off wo went for the but With the exception of the loss of a few dogs and a couple of frozen heels everything was all right. Only in the middle of October spring came In earnest. Seals and birds np pea red. The temperature was steady between 20 and HO Celsius (<>8 degrees and Sd degrees F.). The original plan that all of us should go toward the south had been changed. Five men had to do this work, while the other three were to start for the east nod visit King Edward VII. land. This last mentioned trip was not in cluded in our program, but owing to the fact that the English bad not reach ed it at least this summer, as was their intention, we agreed that the best thing to do was also to make this trip. On Oct. 20 the southern party started ?live men, four sledges, fifty-two dogs and provisions for 'our months?every thing in excellent order. The Journey to the Pole. We had made up our minds to take the first part of the trip ns easily as possible in order to give ourselves and the dogs a rational training, and on the 23d we mndo our depot in 80 de grees south. Wo wont right ahead. In spile of Hie dense fog rn error of two to three kilometers happened once in awhile, and W0 were caught by the 'lag marks and found these on our way without difficulty. Having reste] and fed the dogs on all the seal meat they were able to eat, wo started again on the 20th, with the temperature steadily between minus 20 and 30 Celsius (1 degrees and 22 de grees below zero F.). From the start It was the intention not to drive more than thirty kilo meters a day, but it appeared that this was too little for our strong, willing animals. At 80 degrees south wo began to build snow cairns of n man's height, in order to hnve marks on our return trip. On the 31st we reached the depot at 81 degrees and stopped there one flay and fed the dogs on as much pem mienn as they wanted. We reached the depot at 82 degrees on the 5th of November, where the dogs for the last time got all they wanted to eat On the 8th. southward again, with a dally march of 50 kilometers. In order to lighten our heavy sledges we established depots at each degree of south latitude. Like a Pleasure Trip. The trip from 82 degrees to 66 de grees became a pleasure trip?excellent ground, fine sledging and an even temperature. Everything went like a dance. On the 0th wo sighted South Vic toria land and the continuation of tho mountain range which Sir Ernest Bhackleton mentioned In his chart as running toward the southeast from the Beard more glacier, and on tho snmo day we reached 83 degrees and estab lished here depot No. 4. On the 11th (Continued on Page Nine.) ROTSTER FERTILIZER HITS THE SPOT EVERY TIME The explanation is simple; they are madewita the greatest care and every ingredient has to pass the test of our own laboratories; theresndlutormiss'abou tRoyster Fertilizers. 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