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LIEUTENANT SHAGKULTON'S NARRATIVE.

The following supremely interesting story of a glorious expedition appears in the Times of

March 25

the ico CICVASEcı Mr. Adams and pony were nearly lost. On November ly we reached the depot laid out if September in latitude #ɔleg, 36 mlu, "longitude: 168. We look pony maize and provisions previously left there, and com menced reducing our daily rations. We travelled south along meridian 168 over a varying surface, thanating with soft snow. The ponics often high sastrogi fridges and mounds of snow) al- sank to their bellies, in laillude Bideg, jmin. we shot the pony "Chinaman," and made

depot of oil, biscuit, and posy meat. The remaidder of the pony meat we took on to eke out our dried rations,

Half moon Bay (New Zealand) March 23. On March 5, 1968, Lieutenant Adams, R... (geologist Sir Phillp Brocklehurst (surveyor and, map maker). Professor David (of Syday University), Mr. A. Forbes Mackay, (assistant surgeon), Mr. Eric Marshall, (aurgeon and car tographer) and Mr. Marson (a scientist of Adelaide) left Cape Royd to ascend Mount Erebos, the great Antarctic volcano. On the

On November 26 we reached the Discovery morning of March 7. they climbed, with a expedition's southernmost latitude. The surface sledge, to an altitude of 5,500 fl, Carrying was now extremely soli, with large undulations. - their equipment on their backs they reached, the ponies were attacked by snowblindness, on the night of March 7, ag altitude of 9,500 it. Qu Novembar 28 the pony "Griti? was shot. The temperature was to deg. below freezing We made a depot in latitude Stdeg. 45ml., point. Then a violent blizzard raged for 30 de 170deg. On November 3o the pony hours Resuming the ascent on March 9 theyua war strut, Steering south and sura reached the old crater of the volcano at an east, we were now approaching a high range of Bicitude of over 11,000 ft. They explored the new mountains trending to the south-east. On crater, and unique fumarotes (smoke-holes) December 2 we found the Barrier Influenced by were found. The old crater is chiefly filled great pressure and the ridges of snow, and ics sulphur, Sir Philip Brockleburat had both fest 20 miles long and approximately 40 miles with large felspar crystals and pumice and with turned into land. We discovered a glacier wida running in a south and south-westerly badly frest-bitten, and one toe was subsequent direction. On December 5 we slatted to as ly amputated

vassed," as the result of huge pressure. On cand the glacier, at latitude S3deg. 33min,, longitude 172deg. Tas glacier was badly cre December 6 the surface was 10 crevassed that On the December 7 the pony "Socks," break- ing through a snow-fid, disappeared in a cre vasse of unknown depth: The swingle-tree 100pping, we saved Mr. Wild and the sledge which was damaged. The party was now haul-

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The clouds disappearing on December 8, wa

active crater is half a mile in diameter and The summit was reached on March to. The

Boolt. deep. It was ejecting vast volumes of 2,000ft. Hypsometer readings were taken at the summit simultaneously with these from the lection was made and photographs were taken. base station at Gape Royd.. A geological col· Commencing the descent on the same day, Match ie, they glissaded by stages down 5,000ft, reaching their sledge depot. They reached Cape Royd on March 11, after the discovered-a-new-mountain-range-trending "Nimrod had left for New Zealand. During a large part of the year 1938 wa finished the building of a hut and of stables for our Man churian ponies. Unforiunately we lost in the beginning of March lour ponies, which died Lieutenant Adams com from eating sand. menced in March systematic metabrological observations, and studied with Professor David' the movement of the currents of the upper atmosphere, indicated by the swaying of the steam-cloud on the summit of Mount Erebus From October onward to the end of the expedition meteorològical records were kept

by Mr. James abundant microscopic life Murray found abundant microscopic life railers (vegetable organisms), &c.—in the

fresh water lakes near Cape koyd. The rotflers were of, remarkable vitality, living for years in the ice of the lakes. Experi- (248ments prove that thay can endure very low and very bigh temperatures and immersion in very saline mixtures. We found the ringed penguin at Cape Royd. The chief vegetation was large sheets of a fungus like plaat in the lakes and many lichens, a few monzes. Sea- weeds of two kinds were abundant. Mr. Mar son made systematic records of all the appear ances of aurora displays. These were exceed. ingly brilliant throughout the winter, appearing most frequently in the eastern sky and seldom in the direction of the magnetic pole. The inost striking form of the surors' was that of a

the heavens, sometimes stationary, and some times moving rapidly across the sky. -

Racing cascades of luminescence traversed the length of the heavens with remarkabin. speed. Observations on mefeorological optics and atmospheric electricity, with chemical and physical studies in connection with the freeze ing of the sea surface and the numerous lakes

the vicinity of Caps Royd, were made. De tailed work was done on the mineral occur rences and ice in all its forms, fall photographic records being obtained. Mr. Raymond E.

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south and south-west Moving up the glaciar frequently felt through, and wate saved by our over treacherous snow covering crevaries we harness and pulled out with an Alpins rope. The second sledge was badly damaged by the kaife-edged „crevaises, obtained on our way up the glacier from De

Similar conditions

tember 6-to-December 18, when wa resched. ao altitude of 6,800ft in latitude 85deg. 15min. 395c, we inado a depot and left every- thing there but our food, fastruments, and camp equipment, and reduced buṛ rations to 10 oz. per man' daily. Un December 25 we reach a plateau after crossing icefalls at an altitude of 9,poft, thence gradually rising in long ridges to ro,sooft Finishing relay work, we discarded our recond sledge. There was a constant southerly bissard of wind and drifting, now with the temperaluse ranging from 37deg, to podeg, of frost. On December 27 wo lost sight of the new mountains. Finding the party weakening from the effects of the short- age of food, the rarefied air, and the cold,

"decided to risk making a depot as the platenu. On January 4 we proceeded with one tent, utilizing the poles of the second test for guiding marks for our return. The surface became soft and the blizzard con- inued, for to hours, during January 7, 8 and 9, the blizzard raged, with adeg of frost and the wind blowing at 70 miles an hour. It was impossible to move. The members of the party were frequently fros"-bitten in their sleeping-bags. On January gawe left camp, and reached latitude 88deg, 23min, longitude

6 east. This is the most southerly_point_ ever reached. Here we boisted the Union Jack presented to us by her Majesty the Queen. o mountains werd visible. We saw DoW A plain stretching to the south. We returned to pick up our depot on the plateau, by our out wards tracks, for the flags attached to the tent. poles had been blown away. Less violent blizzards blowing, at cur backs, helped us to Travel to to 29 miles daily. We reached the

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the peat-like bottom of the lakes on the land had been blown from the glacier surface, leay behind Cape Royd. He also discovered a ing slippery blue ice. The descent' was slow raised beach at an altitude of 150 ft: near work in the beavy gale. The sledge was lower- Cape

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very td by stages by the Alpine rope. On the morn saive in June) and on the 14th of that ing of January 26 our food was finished. It' modth good moonlight photographs of the was slow going. Sixteen miles were covered in eruption were obtained. Professor David con-a1a boue march. The snow was aft.deep, com sider that most of the Antarctic borge are cealing crevasses. We reached the lowerglacier 200W berge. Fossil radiolaris (microscopic depot in latitude 83deg. 45min, on the after. organisms) were found is the glacial boulders noon of January 27. There we obtained food, at Cape. Royd. Mr. Priestley assisted. Mr. and, proceeding, reached the "Grisi" depot. fir

Murray in marine dredging throughout the win- foamed after the dead pony) on February 2 ter. He and Sir Philip Brocklehurst sank There was no food mamaining, Wild was deep shafts in the lake ice for biological and, suffering from dysentery, the effect of horse Physical studies. Sir Philip Brocklehurst kept meat. On February 4 the entire patty was the records of the marine current indicator, prostrate with dysentery and unable to

In moye and Mr. Mackay erected and kept a tide-gauge. I be dysentery continued for eight days, bu, Mr. Armytage was in charge of the ponics helped by strong-southerly-blizzards, we reach and assisted the geologists. Mr. Marshalled "Chioaman" depot on February 13 Food obtained good records of natural history with had again run out. Blizzards continued, with a cinematograph. Mr. Marson was engaged in sodeg, of frost. We discarded everything painting landscapes and the aurora, The except our comp outfit, and geological speci weather was for a time mild with a lowest mens, and on Febuary-so-reached the text temperature of 7adeg, below freezing point, depot, all our food being finished. Helped by Men Armytage and David and I went to by uzdeg, of frost, we reached on February 23,

* southerly blizzard, which was accompanied examine the Great Ice Barrier surface. We a depot os Minna Bluff, which had been laid encountered: low temperatures of 8gdeg. of by the Joyce party in January. Here we frost. Returning to Cape Royd on September scaived news from the ship. Marshall, bad a 19, Messrs. Adams, Joyce, Marshall, Merson, relapse and a return of the dysentery. On the Wild, and i left again on deptember 23 to lay 26th we made a forced march of 74 miles, Mar. The Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, 24th Febmary, toog.

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