THE PONIES DESTROYED.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13382, 3 April 1912, Page 5

THE PONIES DESTROYED.

By the time the 83rd parallel was ! reached five ponies had been, slaughtered. None of these were exhausted, but | were sacrificed on account of the lightening of the loads, and as food for the dogs. The weather grew worse, with frequent snow storms, and tire land was rarely visible. It was most difficult to keep a straight course and maintain steady marches. The ponies continued to do excellent work. They reached latitude 83.24 within 12 miles of Mount Hope, on 4th December.. Thay were then held up for four days by a very heavy blizzard. They had to continually dig out theponies. The temperature rising and the snow melting on the equipment completely soaked everything. The snow made travelling most difficult. It took 14 hours without meals to cover eight miles. Then the remaining ponies were destroyed, as thero was no more forage for them.