The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current, October 28, 1909, Image 3
• • {The Conquest of the Pole j • • V , + 4 J By Dr. FREDERICK A. COOK * * Copyright, 1909, by the New York " * Herald Company. Registered In « J Canada In Accordance With Copy- j * ri|ht Act. Copyright in Mex- < * ico Under Laws of the Republic * 4. of Mexico. All Rights Reserved • o •: 4 • 4-o + * ON snow-shoes and with spread legs I led the way. The sleds j with light loads followed. The surface vibrated as we moved 1 along, hut the spiked handle of the ice »s did not easily pass througfi. For about two miles we walked witli an easy trend and considerable anxiety, but we had all been on similar ice he fore and we knew that with a ready line and careful watchfulness there X' :u$ no great danger. A cold hath, however, lu that temperature, forty I degrees below, could have had some serious consequences. Iu two crossings J all our supplies were safely landed on the north shores, and from there the lead had a more picturesque effect. For a time (tbs huge separation in the pack was a mystery to me. At first sigh! I here seemed to la* 110 good reason for its existence. I’earv had found a similar break north of Kobe son channel. It seemed likely that what we saw was an extension of the same lead following at a distance the 1 general irend of Die nor! hern most land extension. 'this is precisely what one finds on a smaller scale wherever two ice packs come together. Here we have the pack of the central polar sea meeting t lie land ice. The movement of the land pack is intermittent and usually along | the coast. The shallows, grounded ice 1 and projecting points Interfere with a steady drift. The movement Os Ihe central pack is quite constant and al most in every direction. The tides, the currents and the winds each give momentum to the fioating mass. This lead is the break ing line between ilie I wo bodi< s of ice. It vvidens as rlie* pack separates, nar rows or widens with an easterly or j westerly drift, according to tin* pres sure of the central pack linrly in] fca.i ... ■■■ ■ ; r '%& ■ v*•> J'. •> #; *CSPrwi*M-F iku'X g . 0.. •V-m-i* «t»oiviic. A BAD PRESSURE ANGLE. the season when the park is little ere- | vassed and not elastic it is probably j wide: later, as the entire sea of ice j becomes active, it may disappear ot shift to a line nearer the land. New Ice Stops Drift. In low temperature new ice forms rapidly, and this offers an obstruction | to tlie drift of the old ice. As the heavy central ice is pressed against tlie unyielding laud pack the small ice Is ground up. anti even heavy floes are crushed. This reduced mass of small Ice is pasted and cemented along the shores of the big lead, leaving a broad band of troublesome surface as a s**ri oils barrier to sled travel. it seems quite likely that tills lead or a condi tion similar to it. extends entirely around the polar sea as a buffer be tween tlie land and the middle pack. With the big lead and its many pos sibilities for troublesome delay behind, a course was sel to reach tin* elghty tifth parallel on the ninety-seventh meridian. What little movement was noted on the ice had been easterly, and to allow for this drift we aimed to keep a lino slightly west of the pole. The wind was not a troublesome fac tor as we forged along for tlie lirsi day over this central pack After a run of eleven hours the |>e(lomelor registered twenty-three miles, hut we hg.-l taken a zigzag course and therefore only placed seventeen miles to our credit. Tbe night was beautiful. The sun sank into a purple haze, and soon there appeared three sun's in prismatic col ors. and these soon settled into Un frozen sen. Iniririg the night a liar row band of orange brightened the northern skies, while tlie pack surface glowed in magnificent shades of violet and lilac and pale purple blue. Land Cloudt Still Visible. Satisfactory observations at noon on March L’-i gate our |»>siiiou as latitude W degrees :ji minutes. longitude ;m; degrees L’T minutes. The land clouds of Grant I-and were still visible, and a low bank of mist in the west occa sionally brightened, offering an outline suggestive of land. Tills we believed to tie Crocker Land, but mist persist ently screened the horizon and did not offer an opportunity to study tlie con tour. Until midday the time was used for observations and a study of tlie land conditions. Tbe dogs sniffed tin- air as if scenting game, but after a diligent ] w + + .• The Big Lead—An Arctic * • Hurricane Narrow Es- • + cape From Death When • J Ice Parted * • ISfcVKNTH ARTICLE! + 4* • • V •*:*•■!•• 4* • *:• • 4* • 4* •*!*••:•• 4* • 4* • 4*4* search one seal blowhole was found j and an old bear track, but no alga or ! other small life was detected in the 1 , water of ihe crevices. ,\t the big lead ; a few algae were gathered, bill here the,sea was sterile. The signs of seal and hear, however, were encouraging for a possible food supply. In return ing tile season would he more advanc ed. and 1 lie life might move north ward, ilius permitting an extension of the time allowance of oitr rations. Though rhe heat of the sun was j \ barely felt, its rays began to pierce ■ the eye vvilli painful effects The ] bright light. Iwiug reflected from the sputless surface of the storm driven snows, could not long Lie endured even 1 by the F.skimos without some protec j lion. The amber colored goggles that j we had made at Auuootok from the j glass of ihe photographic supplies flow j pric.cd a priceless discovery. 'They 1 effectually removed one of ihe greatest torments to a retie travel. Tin* darkened or smoky glasses, blue glasses and ordinary automobile gug- j g|es had all been tried with indifferent [ results. They failed for one reason or ai it her. mostly because of an insiif i fii ient range of vision or a faulty con si r lotion, making it Impossible lo pro cecil more than a few miniiles xv i I limit removing the accumulated coudensa* I I lion. Relief In Amber Glasies. This imulilc was entirely eliminated In our goggles. The amber glass | screened only the active rays which Injure ye. but did not interfere ] with the range of vision. Indeed, the j eye. relieved of ihe snow glare, was better enabled I<> sec distant object* than through fleldglnsses. it is fro-J qiienily iimst diffieult to delect icy j 1 irregularities on cloudy days. The j amber glass also dispels this trouble (>.*i*f»-<-l ly, t-ii.itiling the »*\«* to *<*;iirti carefully fvery im<>k and <T«*vk'<- | through tin* vitgiu* in<-aiKl<**<-eiK'«* which liliiuijs tin* ol>s«*rx**r in hazy w»*alht‘i\ Th«- siml«*r glass therefor.- rod lues nut Iho quantity of light, a* j ill. smoky glassos, imt t tie quality Wo h i-it not only roliovod -if l In- pain anil fatigllo of sfioxi glaro. tun tho author color gavo a touch of dicer and j xvKt'inlli to our chilled horizon of hlur* j So tliorotighly were wo in lov** with! these goggles ttiai later tliey wore ! worn while asleep, with the double j object of screening Ihe strong light i which passes through the eyelids x i.d also to keep the.forehead warm. On lhis iiimrcli in the early part of Hi** afternoon tlie weather firo.ei! good 1 aml tlie he. though newly i-iexasseU improved as we advanced i lie tute ; start spread our day's work close to ( tin; chill of midnight, and before we Wert* quite ready to camp there were signs of another gale from tlie west. ! I.into sooty clouds with ragged edges , scurried along at an alarming pace, and hevond a Inigo smoky hank black ened lln* pearly glitter. . Suitable camping ice was sought, and in Ilie course of an hour an igloo ! was built. The siim-niii- was built ! stronger than usual. Double tiers of snow blocks were placed to tin* wind want and a little water was thrown . over liie top to cement tin* I,locks. The dogs wen- fastened to tlie let* of hummocks, and the sleds were secure ly lashed and fastened to the ice. We expected a hurricane and had not long to wait to taste of its hitters. 111-fore we were at rest in our hags tin- wind brushed (lie snows with a force inconceivable. The air thickened with rushing drift. In a few moments tin dogs and *lei|s were huried under i banks of snow and great drifts eu circled flit; igloo. The cemented blocks of our dome withstood tie- sweep <d tlie blast very well. Imt many small holes were burrowed through the snow wail, permitting some drift to enter. Early in tin- morning, after a rush (if but a few hour*, the Morin ceased as suddenly a* it came and left a still • la-*- which was appa-ling. The dogs soon began to howl desperately, as if attacked by a bear, and we rushed out. seeking guns, hut there was no ; approaeliing creature. ft was a combined signal of distress The storm driven snows bad lnirie< a ai hound them in unyielding fro*' THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR —Til FRIDAY <H 'T •>>. |oo<>. ! They had partly uncovered Ihemselves, ! j hut by trace and harness they were j ] frozen to hardened masses, so much j so that few could rise and stretch, which i« a sev ere torment to dogs aft er a storm. We freed their traces, J heat the cemented snows from their furs with sticks, and their curling tails and pointed nose* told of common grat ltlld*. A* we skirmished about for a little stretch ourselves the sun rose over the northern blue, Hashing the newly driv en anew* in warm toues. The temper amre during the storm rose to 211 he low. lint now rhe thermometer sank rapidly below 4<>. The west was si ill *ruoky. and the weather did not seem quite settled. It was too early to start, so we disrobed again, slipped into the ! bags and sought a quiet slumber. A few hours later we were rudely ! awakened by loud explosive noises, booking a Unit, nothing unusual was •elected about the igloo, ami a peep through the eye port gave no cause - for 1 Ite disturbance. It was concluded that the ice was cracking from 1 In sudden change of temperature lu quite the usual harmless maimer, and vve j turned over to prolong the bug com i forts. Thou there came a series of tliuii j deting noises, with which the h-e quiv p.red. Atiwelab arose and said that , the house was breaking. 1 turned to j j rise aud sank Into a newly formed I crevasse, which up to that moment was ! bridged by snow. A man in a bag Is a I I helpless creature, aud xvitli water be j ; low and tumbling blocks of snow from above pressing one deeper and deeper the ease was far from humorous at a j temperature of 4S below. Still, the hoys laughed heartily. Their j i hands, however, were quickly occu pied. Altwelah grabbed my bag and : rolled me over on snow of doubtful security. They then slipped into furs with electric quickness and tossed tlie tilings out on safe ice. In the eitreiue cold the water froze i in slieeis about the hag. and when the ice was beaten off the reindeer skin was. to my pleasure, found quite dry. A few moments more of sleep and vve might all have found a resiiug plane In ttie chilling deep. That experience kept ns ever waftelifpl for the dangers of tlie spreading ice in all calms after storm*. { The ice about was much disturbed.' { and numerous black linos of water opened ou every side, from which 1 potted jet* iif frosty steam. The great difference between the temperature of tlie sea and that of the air made a contrast of T'l degrees, and tin* open Spot * of he water appeared in be boil lug. Anxious to move along away from the troubled angle of ice. the usual j breakfast was simplified. Melting some ; snow, we poured down the ley liquid tis an eye opener aud then began at • (lie half pound bowlder of pemrnican j lint willi cold fingers, blue lip* and im possible shelter the sniff was unusual !y hard. To warm up the sleds were prepared, and under Ihe lash tin* dogs jumped into harness with a bound The pom mican, somewhat reduced with the ax was ground under the molars as wc went along. The teeth were thus kept from chattering, and the stomach was fired with durable fuel. As vve advanced ilie ice Improved to some extent, and w ith a little search, a safe crossing was found over all of I the new crevice*, though a strong west | e-fly wind carried n piercing cold Good progress was mode, hid vve were not allowed to forget at naiv time that I we were invading Ilie forbidden do mains of polar environment. Th« Bitter Cold. .1 In starling before the end of the winter hjgl.il and camping on Ilie open] he fields in the long northward march j we had first accustomed our eyes to a ■ j frigid darkness and then to a perpetu ; i »! glitter w iili shivers. This proved to j ! lie the coldest season of the year We should have been hardened to all kinds j of arctic torment, hut man only gains that altvaniage when ihe pulse ceases to treat. Far from land, far from oilier life, j there was nothing to arouse a warm- j lug spirit. Along tlie land there had been calm* and gales aud an inspiring j . contrast, even in tlie dark days and ] night*, but here the frigid world vva* ! felt at it* worst. The wind, which j came persistently from the west now ■ strong, now feeble, but always sharp j mulcted a pain to which vve never be came accustomed. The kind of torture most fell in this wind and humid air of an arctic pack I wax a picturesque mask of ice about ; the face. Every bit of exhaled iikilh : lure condensed and froze either to the j facial hair or to the lino of fox tails i about tlie hood. It made a comical caricature of us. The frequent turns Jn this course brought both sides to the wind and arranged a line of icicles from every hair offering a convenient nucleus. These line* of crystal* offered a pleas lug dash of light and color as we looked at each other, but they did toil afford milch amusement to the bid! vidua! exhibiting them. Such hairs as had not lereu pulled from tlie lips and the cl do were first weighted, and then the wind carried Hie breath to tie* long hair with which we protected mu heads atul left a mass of dangling fro* 1. An Icy Coating. Accumulated ninlsiure from the eyes coaled the eyelashes and brows. The humidity escaping about the forehead left a crescent of snow above, while that escaping under the* chin, combined with falling breath, made a semicircle of ice. The most uncomfortable icicles, however, were those that had forties! on the coarse hair within the nostrils It is to free the face of this kind of decoration that the Eskimos puli the facial hair out by the roots i I.4‘ontiuued 0.1 opposite page; 1 I A RARE OPPORTUNITY is olVcrod to the Sick and Suffering of our (Jonnmiuity. 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