Scott's Expedition.

Western Star, 28 March 1911, Page 3

Scott's Expedition.

WELLINGTON, MarchS-T | Tho Terra Nova arrived at ~iltu' r ' son's Inlet, Stewart Island, this oven in-. Following is tho first portion <»i official reports supplied by Captain | ScOtt :- „ , , J "Three days out from New Zealand the ship, deeply laden, encountered a heavy south-westerly gale and shippc. much water, i'art of the bulwarks \v u ■ washed away, and the sea started Hoaw of the deck cargo. The pumps, choked, water got m» o tho «"&'■' ; ' 1 room, and we were forced to on* '<'• ' fires out and compelled to bail tor | many hours with buckets. The position was a serious when, ffortunately, tho weather moderated and '■■■[ pumps were cleared. We 'ostf two , -,.■ i», one dou, and a «mall amoAH. of deck oanfo. The remaining nm- j; mu ls suffered lady, but have ance [ ' W.- proceeded south on meridian ltf'o west and entered pack ice on 9th P - i«(mher in iatitudo 65. W* encounters! £

twenty-one days passing through. Wo had great difficulty in traversing -580 miles, the greatest extent of pack" yet recorded. We obtained interesting Gounding-B, and aerial sea tempera attires oil" the edge of the continental Bhelf.

We entered the open water of Sea on 20th December, and wd'u forced west by a southerly gale. We sighted the Admiralty Mountains and Victoria Land and reached Cape Crozier on third of January A heavy swell prevented U s from landing. After forcing our way through the pac . we found MoMurdo Sound exceptionally open and decided to make winter quarters at Capo Evans fourteen miles north of the Discovery's Si a tion and eight miles soutth. mi Cape Royds. All the stores were ou lanJ s in a week. We had the misfortune to lose one motor sledge through a hole in the ice. lam now departing from the depot ou a sledge Journey south with twelve men, eight ponies, and two dog teams. I expect to be oil Caps E\ans for two months and hope to return over new ice early iiv April The ship will proceed west, land the geological party, and then go east in accordance with the S'l'ugramtna lioth men and eri'mais are in j* : Cerent health." ;