BY MOTOR ACROSS THE ICE

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12497, 25 March 1909, Page 2

BY MOTOR ACROSS THE ICE

SOUTHERN PARTY'S JOURNEY. LIEUTENANT SHACKLETON'S NARRATIVE. (Received March 25, 0.10 a.m.) London, March 24. lieutenant Shackl_eton continues : A blizzard held us up for a, week. The lowest temperature was 88 degrees of frost. The barren surface was found impracticable for the motor sledge, but the Arrol-Johnston motor pioyed useful over the sea ice,, in laying depots and covering distances aggregating 400 miles. "The southern party, consisting of Messrs Adams, Marshall, Will and I with four ponies and a supporting party, namely Messrs Brocklehurst Joyce, Marson, Armytage. and' Priest ly left Cape Royd on the 29th of Oct■fl- ™^ c left the hnt at P<"«t Third with 91 days' provisions. We were detained at White Island by a blizzard for four days. The supporting party returned on the 7th. MiAdams' pony was nearly lost, owing to the bad light and ice crevasses. We on the 13th, reached which had been on the 13th, readied the deposit which had been established m September at latitude 79 degrees 36 mmutes 5 longtitude 168, and took on the_ppny maize and provisions. Having reduced our rations we travelled south along meridian 168 high ridges covered with snow alternating with soft snow. The ponies often sank to their bellies. In latitude 81 degrees 4 minutes we shot the pony and made a depot of oil, biscuit and pony meat. The remainder of the latter we carried to eke out the ■ xi ra *i?" s - On the 26th we reached the Discovery's southermost latitude. We encountered soft snow in large undulations. The two ponies went snowblind and wo shot them and made a depot at latitude 82 degrees Ao minutes, longtitude 170." tit -r* ■> Sydney, March 24. Mrs David has received a cable from her husband, Professor David, reporting, that all was well aboard the returned exploring ship Nimrod.. A. Press Association wire firm Christchurch yesterday stated that the Antarctic Exploring ship Nimrod was signalled off Cape Saunders'at 6 aim., 208 miles from Lytteltbn.