The Exp'.orer and Four Companions With Fifty two Climb Over Ice Mountains to the Pole. New Range of Mountains Located. B¥ ROALD AMUNDSEN. r nD vright ( 1912. by the New York Times Company. [All rights reserved.] HOBART, Tasmania. March 8, 11:20 a. m.—On the 10th of February. 1911. we commenc ed to work our way toward the soU th, from that day to the 11th of April establishing three depots, w bicli In all contained a quantity of provisions of about 3.000 kilos. One thousand six hundred kilos, including 1100 kilos of seal meat, were cached SO decrees. 700 kilos in SI degrees and SOO kilos in 82 degrees south lati tude. no landmarks were to bo seen, these depots were marked witii flacs seven kilometers on each side in the easterly and westerly directions. The ground and the state of the bar rier were of the best and specially well adarted to driving with dogs. Ou Feb. 13 we had thus traveled about a hun dred kilometers. The weight of the sledges was 300 kilos, and the number of dogs was six for each sledge. The Captain Roald Amundsen, First Man to Reach the South Pole. Photo by American Press Association. Roald Amundsen, discoverer of the south pole, is a bachelor, forty years old, and a native of Norway. His first ta6te of exploration was in when he sailed as first officer of Garlach's Belgian south polar expe dition. He is the first man to accomplish the long attempted feat of tak in 9 a ship from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean byway of the Northwest passage. This he accomplished in 1903 and 1905. BGriac{* of the birrier was smooth and D(1 . with no sastrugi. The crevices *ere very local and were found dan- Rerous in only two places. For the rest lousr. smooth undulations. father was excellent—calm or 8 '2ht breeze. The lowest temperature ® these depot trips was minus 45 Cel us or ro P.). On the 4th of March, on our the first trip beginning on 0 1-ith of February, we found out jot the Fram had already left us. Uj prifle mid delight we heard that s,lUir t captain had succeeded in hf ! n * ' |Pr farthest south and there tin. r-olors of his country. A • ous moment for him and his com *s-fhe farthest north and the far est - soutl ~B o °d old Fram! The hlgh south latitude attained was 78 de 6lJ,es 41 minutes. Rfcv{ C , r .° " !e arrival of winter we had eiia'/r l ' ° S sea ' mo:,t the depots, Elirl' ' c,lrse ' vos mid 110 dogs, ten'''. ( ' ,)B ' loUses » :i combination of IN '"id snow huts were built Winter on the Ice Barrier. cai! " r t , d for the dogs, the turn Us( ' o,lr soli d little hut It Iv ti' 1 '" p I,lrel y covered with snow to " ! "of April. First we had nfch and air " The Lux lamp ' uud u power of 200 standard . "GOOD OLD FRAM!" candles, gave us a brilliant light and kept tbe temj erature up to 20 degrees Celsius (OS degieea F.) throughout the wiuter, aud our oxcel'ent ventilation system gave us all the s-.ir we wanted. In direct communication with the hut and dugout on the barrier were workshops, packing rooms, cellars tor provisions, coal, wood and oil, a plain b;iih, a steam bath and observatories. Thus we had everything within doors if the weather should be too cold and stormy. The snn left us on tbe'22d of April and did not return until four months later. The winter was snaiU to phanu. nig our wuoie ouiot, wulcli on tne pot trips was found to tie too ciumsy and solid for the smooth surface of the barrier. Besides this, as much scjeutiiK worn us possible was done, and some astonishing meteorological observations were taken. Open Water All Winter. There was very little snow, and there was open water close by through out the winter. For the same reason higher temperature hnd been expected, but it remained very low. In five 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 59 degrees Celsius. It was then calm. On Aug. 1 the temperature was minus 58 degrees Celsius, and there were six meters of wind. The mean temperature for the year was minus 28 degrees Celsius (14.8 below zero F.). I had expected hurricane after hur ricane. but I observed only two mod erate storms and many excellent auro ra australis in all directions. The sanitary conditions were of the best all the winter, and when the sun returned on Aug. 24 we met tue men sound in mind and body, rendj toj set about the task that had to be solred. Already, the day brfo*»4 ■nil The Pole Surrounded by a Vast Plateau Named In King Haakon's Honcr. Three Days Spent at Point Farthest South. "Devil's Dancing Room." orougnt 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 bnd. The next day it appeared that we had started too early, as the temperature of the following days fell and was kept steady between minus 50 and 60 Cel sius (58 degrees and 70 degrees below zero F.). Personally, we did not suf fer at all from this cold. Our good furs protected us. But 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 provl sions were cached, and off we went for the liut. With the exception of the loss of a * few dogs and a couple of frozen heels everything was all right Ouiy iu the middle of October spring came iu earnest. Seals and birds ap pearctl. The temperature was steady between 20 and HO Celsius (08 degrees and 8(5 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 «»ast and visit King Edward VII. land. This last mentioned trip was not in cluded in our program, but owing to the fact that the English had not reach ed if ut 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 —five men. four sledges, fifty-two dogs and provisions for four 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 as easily as possible in order to give ourselves and the dogs a rational training, and on the 23d we made our depot in 80 de grees south. We went right ahead. In spite of the dense fog an error of two to three kilometers happened once in awhile, and we were caught by the flag marks and found these on our way without difficulty. Having rested and fed the dogs on all the seal meat they were able to eat, we started again on the 26th, 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 we began to build snow cairns of a man's height, in order to have marks on our return trip. On the 31st we cached the depot at 81 degrees and there one ■ay and fed the dogs on as much pem mican as they wanted. We reached the depot at 82 degrees on the sth of November, where the dogs for the last time got all they wanted to eat On the Bth, southward again, with a daily 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 85 de grees became a pleasure trip—excellent ground, fine sledging and an even temperature. Everything went like a dance. On the 9th we sighted Soutlr Vic toria land and the continuation of the mountain range which Sir Ernest Shackleton mentioned In his chart as running toward the southeast from the Beardinore glacier, and on the same day we reached 83 degrees and estab lished here depot No. 4. On the 11th we made the interesting dlscorery that the Roes barrier terminated in a bight toward the southeast at 86 degrees south latitude aud 163 degrees west ; longitude, formed between the south east mountain range running from South Victoria land and a range on the opposite side running In a south westerly direction—probably a continu ation of King Edward VII. land. On the 13th we reached 84 degrees, wheve we established a depot; on tbe 16th we were at 85 degrees, where also we made a depot. From our winter quarters, "Fram helm," 78 degrees 38 minutes south lat itude, we had been marching duo south. On the 17th of November, at a"> degrees, we arrived at a place where the land and barrier were connected This was done without any great dif Acuity. The barrier here rises in un dulatlons to about 300 feet. Some few big crevices indicated the limited boundary. Here we madg our head depot, tak ing provisions for sixty days on ; sledges and leaving thirty days' pro ' visions on the spot. A Difficult Climb. The land under which we lay and ' which we now had to attack looked 1 quite imposing. The nearest summits ' along the barrier had a height of from 2,000 to 10.000 feet, but several others further south were 15,000 feet or more. The next day we began the climb. The first part of it was an easy task light stops and well filled mountain sides. It did not take a long time, for 1 our willing dogs worked their way up. Further up we met with some small but very steep glaciers. Here we had i to harness twenty dogs to each sledge i and take the four sledges in two turns. 'la iome otoce» it was »o *t*np.u»t tt mm " 1 was uiiucua euougn ro use our skis. Some big crevices forced us from time to time to make detours. The first day we climbed 2,000 feet, the next day mostly up some small glaciers, cnmping at a height of 4,500 feet. The third day we were obliged to go down on a mighty glacier. "Axel Heiberg's glacier," which divided the coast mountains and the mountains further south. The next day began the longest part of our climb. Many detours had to be made iu order to avoid broad cracks and open crevices. These were appar ently mostly filled up, as the glaciers In all probability had long ago stopped moving, but we had to be very care ful, never knowing for certain how thick was the layer that covered them Our camp that night lay in very pic turesque surroundings at a height o. 5,000 feet. The glacier here was nar rowed in between the two 15.000 feet high mountains, the "Fridtjof Nansen" and the "Don Pedro Cliristophersen." From the bottom of the glacier rose Mount "Ole Knglstad." a big snow cone 13,500 feet high. Day's Splendid Work. The glacier was very much brokeu in this comparatively narrow pass. The mighty crevices seemed to stop us from going farther, but it was not so serious as it appeared. Our dogs, which up to this time had covered a distance of about 700 kilometers, the last day's ° *''' w rS?S?f*Ss s * '""^M^nl Photo by American Press Association. CAPTAIN nOBr.I:T N. ROOTT, AMUNDSEN'S BLILTLSH KIVAIi. very hard work, ran this day thirty five kilometers, the ascent being 5,600 feet, an almost incredible record. It took us only four days from the barrier to get up on the vast inland plateau. We campod that night at a height of 10,000 feet. Here we had to kill twen ty-four of our brave companions and keep eighteen, six for each of our three sledges. We stopped here four days on ac count of bad weather. Tired of this, we set out on the 28th of November. On the 20th, in a furious blizzard and In a dense snowdrift, absolutely noth- MAP SHOWING AMUNDSEN'S ROUTE TO THE SOUTH POLE. ing -was to b« seen, but we felt that, contrary to expectations, we were go ing fast down hill. The hypsometer gave us that day a descent of GOO feet. We continued our march the next day in a gale, and a dense snowdrift got our faces badly frozen. We could see nothing. We reached that day 86 degrees, dead reckoning. The hyp someter indicated a fall of 800 feet • The next day was similar. The weather cleared a little et dinner time «■" t£> Ollt vifiV & mountain range,to tue cast ana not rar off only for a moment, nnd then It dis appeared in the dense snowdrift. On the 29th it calmed dowu and the sun shone, though it was not the only pleasant surprise he gave. In our course stretched a big glacier running toward the south. At its eastern end was the mountain range going- in a southeasterly direction. Of the west ern part of it no view was to be had, It being hidden in the dense fog. At the foot of this glacier, the Devil's glacier, a depot for six days was established, at 86.21 degrees south latitude. The nyp someter indicated 8,000 feet above sea level. A Splendid Mountain View. On Nov. 30 we began to climb the glacier. The lower part of it was very uiuch broken aud dangerous. More over, the snow bridges very often burst. From our camp that night we had a splendid view over the mountain to the east. There was "Helmar Han sen's summit," the most remarkable of them all. It was 12,000 feet high and covered with such broken glaciers that in all probability no foothold was to be found. "Oscar Wisting's" "Sverre Hassel's" and "Olav Hjan land's" mountains also lay her*, beau tifully illuminated in the rays of the blight sun. In the distance, and only alternately to be viewed In the fog, appeared from time to time "Mount Nielsen," with its summits and peaks about 15,000 feet high. We only saw the nearest sur round! ngs. It took us three days to surmount the Devil's glacier, always in misty weather. x On the Ist of December we left this broken glacier, with holes and crevices without number, with its height of 9,100 feet Before us. looking in the mist and snowdrift like a frozen sea. appeared a light, sloping ice plateau filled with small hummocks. The walk orer th(s frozen sea was not pleasant The ground under us was quite hollow, and it sounded as though we were walking on the bottoms of empty barrels. As it was, a man fell through, then a couple of dogs. We could not use our skis on this pol lshed ice. Sledges bad the best of it. The place got the name the "Devil's Dancing Room." This part of our march was the most unpleasant. OD Dec. 6 we got our greatest height, ac cording to the hypsometer and ane roid, 10,750 feet, at 87 degrees 40 min utes south. On Dec. 8 we came out of the bad weather. Once again the sun smiled down on us. Once again we could get an observation. Dead reckoning and observation were exactly alike—Bß de grees 88 minutes 10.fi seconds south. Before us lay au absolutely plain plateau, only here and there marked with a tiny sastrugl. In the afternoon we passed 88 de grees 23 minutes (Shackleton's farthest south was 88 degrees 25 minutes). We camped and established our last depot, depot No. 10. From 80 degrees 25 min utes the plateau began to slope down very gently and smoothly toward the other tide. On the 9th of December we reached 88 degrees 39 minutes; on Dec. 10, 88 degrees 56 minutes; Dec. 11,89 degrees 15 minutes; Dec. 12, 89 degrees 30 min utes; Dec. 13, 89 degrees 45 minutes. Up to this time the observations and dead reckoning agreed remarkably well, and we made out that we ought to be at the pole on Dee. 14 In the aft ernoon. The Pole Attained. , That day was a beautiful one— a light breeze from southeast, the temperature minus 23 Celsius (9.4 degrees below zero F.) f and the ground and sledging were perfect. The day went along as usual, and at 3 p. m. we made a halt According to our reckoning, we had reached our destination. All of u:- gathered around the colors—a beauti ful silk flag—all hands taking bold o: it it. .The vast ulatoan is smutting got toe name or tne "King Haakon VII. plateau." It is a vast plain, alike in all directions. Mile aft er mile during the night we circled around the camp. In the fine weather we spent the fol lowing day taking a series of observa tions from 6a. m. to 7 p. m. The re sult gave us 89 degrees 55 minutes. In order to observe the pole as close as possible we traveled as near south as possible the remaining nine kilome ters. On Dec. 16 there we camped. It' was an excellent opportunity. There was a brilliant suu. Four of us took obser vations every hour of the day's twen ty-four hours. The exact result wiil be the matter of a professional private report. This much is certain—thafc we ob served the pole as close as it Is In hu man power to do It with the instru ments we had. a sextant and an artifi cial horizon. On Dec. 17 everything was in order on the spot We fastened to the ground a little tent we had brought along, a Norwegian flag and the Fram pendant on the top of it. The Norwegian home at the south pole was called "Polheim." The distance from our winter quar ters to the pole was about 1,400 kilo meters. The average march a day was twenty-five kilometers. The Return Journey. We started on the return trip on the 17th of December. Unusually favor able weather made our way home com siderably easier than the journey to the pole. We arrived at our winter quarters, "Framlieim," on the 25th of January, 1912, with two sledges and eleven dogs, all well. The daily average speed on the re turn trip was thirty-six kilometers. The lowest temperature was minus 31 Celsius (23.8 degrees below zero F.), the highest minus 5 Celsius (23 degrees above zero F.). Among the results are the -determina tion of the extent and character of the Ross,barrier and the discovery of the connection of South .Victoria land and probably King Edward VII. land, with their continuation in the mighty moun tains running toward the southeast, which were observed as far as 88 de grees south, but which in all probabil ity continue across the antarctic conti nent. The entire length of the newly dis covered mountains is about 850 kilo meters. They have been named "Queen Maud's range." The expedition to King Edward VII. land, under the command of Lieuten ant Prestud, has given excellent re sults. Scott's discoveries have been confirmed, and the survey of the Bay of Whales and of the barrier dome by the Prestud party are of great interest. A good geological collection from King Edward VII. and South Victoria land is being brought home. , The Fram arrived at the Bay of Whales on the 9th of Jaauajpy. She had been delayed by the "Poaring Forties" on account of the easterly winds. On Jan. 16 the Japanese expedition arrived at the Bay of Whales and land ed on the barrier near tur winter quar ters. We left the Bay of Whales on Jan. SO. It was a long voyage, with contrary winds. All are well. ROALD AMUNDSEN. Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills . will help you, as they have helped others. ; Good for all kinds of pain. Used to relieve Neuralgia, Head ache, Nervousness, Rheumatism, Sciatica, Kidney Pains, Lumbago, Locomotor Ataxia, Backache, Stomachache, Carsickness, Irri tability and for pain in any part of the body. "I have always been subject to neuralgia and have suffered from It for years. While visiting my son and suffering from one of old. attacks, he brought me a box of Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills. 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