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It is an amazing and yet very human narrative, as the following excerpts show: O.X Ap(ll 2.1 the sun dlsappeg ,1 The longest night any man had known in th, Antarctic regions had begun. Old campaign, s as we wete, everything was well prepared for it. There was the hut stout and -tiong. (No storm, nd mattei how it blew could hint it. I.lglu and warm it was inside. ! dry and airy The large, roomy <ai - evns we had excavated in the Ice bat riet and connected directly with the hut gave us apace sufficient for our work shops; we did not need io us, out hut to work in. We were amply supplied with pro visions. Seven hundred vards front th. hut was our chief store contain.nu enough for several years \\ ■ had killed and laid by 120.000 pounds of set; meat." enough for ou s, . and out dogs for our whole stay H’u<- and light we had in abundan, • the best Welsh coni and the driest Notwegisn birchw ood. Batrel upon battel of pe troleum lai in ou cellars The winter work consisted in pre paring our outfit and getting every - thing ready for our march to the south Our touts in the mont ■ < of February March and April, to form d, pot« in lati tude 80. 8J and 82 deg •<»•-. had taught ue that we must make many a!t,tati»ns In our outfit. Making the New Sledges Th.is Bjaaland. ski and sledg, makvi. was sent to make the newssaty pats for four new sledges weighing about pounds apiece. The original sledges weighed 150 pounds aide, , Wisting and Han.wn, both good sailor- and the latter an experienced polar explorer, had to fasten the parts logcthei a atrongiy as could b, done fitubberiid a -ca penter anti joiner bi trade, was assigned the unenviable tusk of ie<iu. lug the Weight Os nil: - edge pr ,vision I*l’o, "11- givat. s<» 'lithe an ,x, optional titoun .MAGAZINE Sh< Tio.x of thought and attention had io h< de voted to the subject. This was in trusted to Johansen. I'raeste nd was o< ttpied with the scientifi, arrange ments tor the expedition pendulum and astronomical observations. Thus each itad hi- hands full ami the winter set in. Our provisions were not rich in va rieties of courses, but wee lite most nourishing and most concentrated ob ainaitle I'hey consisted of penunican. • biscuits, chocolate and dried milk The penmilcan was made In Norway and was somewhat different from that which Is generally used, being mixed i With oatmeal and vegetables, as well as . meat and fat. The biscuits were made expressly, and possessed a very high . degree of nourishment They consisted of oatmeal, milkmeal or dried milk and sugar Ihe chocolate was an ordinary kind f'he milkmeal proved a splendid 'lting. and as much as possible should be taken on all such expeditions It f. light, pucks well and keeps good multi’ all elt cutlisttine, s brought dried now milk with o’ manufacturer assuring us it would kt * p t hiough the iTopics we had |to traverse Despite the treatment It Received it kept perfectly good the whole time We could make ourselves I a cup of new milk at any time, and that Is a great advantage on -m h a I long ex|>edltion. Double Sleeping Bags. i on the first part of the journey, we used double sleeping hags The outer one of the skin of reindeer buck. The inner one of light skin of reindeer doe or ~ dnd, r calf Both hud the hairy side in Outside the two. we had a ‘oiet ot light linen cloth, somewhat longe than the bags This covet was ; | always kept on. both in the tent and , on the march. In the tent it protected the bags from damp, while mt the march it kept the driven snow entirely out. Os snow spectacles, several kinds I Were used each thought he had dls . covered the lust. Personally. I used a tail of ordinary spectacles with light ■ yellow glass. It may seem unheard of to go ol> an expedition of 1,500 miles ■I in tiies, surroundings with only a pair lof o diuari unprotected spectacle- tn i| ". hv a ttu light can enter everywhere hut I did and. what Is more, with. lou so much .is sitTcin- <<n,e from , snow blindiit -- <m mt hand- I used. Hum out win- I ter quarter- to th, p„ . and hn,k j pait "f o dinari walking i«>,den mii '• m* i-> lit, f,oi. ting s og.-th'i in nil- ATI A\”K GEORGIAN ANT) NTWS.sATURDAY. NOVEMBER 2. 1912. one compartment. One pair lasted the whole way, 1 Our sledges were of the ordinary Nansen pattern, but of unusually light 1 build. Two were shod with steel, the ■ others not. All four had spare rtyi ners. ’file sledges were as strong on our return as when we sent out. On August 23 all was ready, and at noon we drove our laden sledges up to the starting place on the other side of the bay, about three miles from our establishment. "Fratnheitn." We had 1 won in our race with the sun. which reappeared on the follow ing day . On - ■ ing to the low temperature. stt to 70 ' degre-.- below zero. Fahrenheit. we were obliged to wait some days At 1 lost, mt September 8 al l?::lt> noon. 1 We were able to get off The journey that followed I shall pass over quickly It was terrifically cold, ranging from 60 to 75 degrees below ' ziro; the dogs suffered greatly at night and titter of the men had frozen heels. We had to be satisfied with reaching the depot, at Stt degrees, that we had built tlve months before, leaving stores there and returning to "Fratnheim." i Tills trip, however, taught us much, i I saw we could without risk divide our. ‘ selves into two pat ties ami thus at - 1 complish tn,ue work. It was then de termined that one party, under Lieu tenant Pt testerud. should go to King Edward's Land and do what they could there, while we others would follow the main plan- the match to the south. At length October 20 arrived—time seems long to those who wait. The weaibet was a little uncertain in the morning squally Rut at 8 o'clock it cleared from the east with a light breeze and off we went. There were tl\ ■ of us Han-sen. Wisting, Ha-sel. I Bjaaland and myself with four sledges and fifty -two dogs, thirteen to each sledge. A- we had al! out provisions at eighty . degrees, the sledges were very light, and we went along at a gallop. We did twenty miles a day those days, reach ing our depot at eighty degrees at 1:30 р. tn. on October 23. in the densest fog. Thi- give tt« a convincing proof of the a, curacy of out compass and of out distance metets. Went 15 Miles a Day. After leaving the depot of October, we made fifteen miles a day. giving the I •b>ss a chance to .at their ti l at tltei depute Soirn.we began iieiting snow ben, on- to s. lie to guide U s <m re tu ii'ng St', a.n beaon was smnewh'oi с, 'h.tt a man'- height, built "I 1 about sixty blocks of hard snow cut from the surface. We put up about 150. necessitating 9,000 blocks. M first one was built every seventh ■ and eighth mile—subsequently every fifth—and at last, near the pole every t second mile In each of these beacons a note was left stating the nunibei of the beacon, its position, the direction , and distance us the nearest beacon. In . this manner weVlways kept a control of our maii’h. I On the morning of the ninth of No- 1 vember. when we got outside our tent. , ive found the air clear, and on exam . ining the patches of cloud, which were still in tlte same place, we saw they . were the tops of huge mountains. This sight iifought in us quite a curious sen- • sation. There we had. before as, the . mighty continent covered with ice and snow and barring out nay to the pole. Smit" mountain- wet" more bare than snow-coveted. Titus, that part of the mighty "I'rldtjof Nansen's" mountain, which faced the Battier, was almost 1 entirely bare. it stood like a dark, dreary sentinel, guarding the entrance to the mystic regions, its head was capped by a magnificent, dazzlingly w hite, glittering helmet at an elevation of 15.000 feet The 17th of November was s ted let ter day. We climbed an undulating ridge of i, e 30,1 feet high and then de scended to the "beach." Wc encamped here at 85:5 degrees and prepared for ’ the next stage. We five pedestrians ’ were about to be tiansform, <1 into Al pine climbers. The ,-tory of the a-, ent to the pla teau is one of almost constant adven ture. of nanon escapes from death, from falling into crevices in tlte gla : eiers or off of bleak, slippery preci pices. \t times the faces of the men were swollen almost beyond recognition in the merciless antarctic gales. Once men and dogs suffered from the heat with a blazing sun and tlte temperature at fifteen degrees above zero We were constantly sacrificing the dogs—once we had to dispatch 24 of our brave four-footed comrades at on, time. Several times we eamped over 9.000 feet above the sea. At times we | traversed snow ridges, eerie and dan-I i serous, at others polls.ted. wind-swept! I ce. But at last we fot.-cd mil wav! jand t, ached the level plateau. I shall never forget the day j .reached Slnp-k ■ ton - I'.r.titest South II was my turn to he pion,, Hassel j <nd 1 took turn*, it is a itr-some work I thus going on in front. No one to t talk to. nothing to see. The plain spreads out in all directions till it loses t itself in the horizon. T had now gone ■ on for a couple of hours and was deeply immersed in my own thoughts, « when I was aroused by t inging cheers. Shackleton Outstripped. t I turned sharp round and remained t still. The scene was so engrossing that I all description fails. The Norwegian llag—my own dear country's flag--un folded itself from the foremost sledge and fluttered in the gentle southerly ' breeze —88:23 degrees had been passed. We gathered round the flag and ' pressed one another's hands. It was a wonderfully solemn moment. It may , well be believed that ive sent him who had reached thus far and his faithful, brave companions a thought, full of I admiration and respect for their man ly courage ami tb.e perseverance they displayed during their long, severe ’ struggle. There will ever be honor and reno'.vn for what Sir Ernest Shackleton has accomplished.' 1 The rest of the journey was exhaust ' ing because of the altitude, but we made good speed. On tlte 11th of December we were at 89:1.5 degrees. Dead reckoning and 1 observation again agreed exactly. We were nearing our goal with rapid strides. ■ The next three days were spent un der precisely the same conditions as ' the previous ones. Temperature con tinued even, at about fifteen degrees, and the .-tin was out the w hole time. On tlte 12th. by reckoning and observation. x9:30 degrees, tin the 13th, the obser- COLLECTIONS \ r EAR in and year out, -*■ we increase the vol ume of mercantile claims and collections handled. Our organization is recog nized and appreciated be cause of its efficiency, prompt service and cour teous treatment, which gets the money, but holds the customers for you. ASSETS CONVERTING CO. Marcbantil* and Cluin; Uepat tinent. *Ol Fourth National Rank Bldg | Phone Main 1126 vation at noon gave 89:37 degrees. That evening ive pitched our tent at 89:45 degrees by reckoning. And then came The Great Day. After 10 o'clock there came a change In the sky and it blew a little from the south east. so ive did not get the meridian that day. At 3 p. tn., the distance meters announced that our goal was *^l;;' j; 17 WTI • I fl i I Ml ] f I 1 '■ W Unil| l* ' It’s Daddy Talking " I—T USH, children; it's daddy talking.” J 1 “Yes, Jim; we are all well and the children have been real good. How have you been ? Coming home tonight ? That s fine I It will seem good to see you again.” The businessman who is obliged to be away from home brings joy to the family circle by cheery words over the telephone. The local and longdistance Bell Tele phone service keeps him always in touch with home conditions. B hen You lelephone—Smile SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY reached. We had got our silk flag ready in the morning. 5Ve gathered round it * now. each man took bold, and together ive planted it here—at the same time naming the plateau, on which the pole is situated, "King Haakon the Sev enth's Wilds.” We had reached the pole with three sledges and seventeen dogs.