IN ANTARCTICA

Hokitika Guardian, 30 October 1929, Page 3

IN ANTARCTICA

(By Russell Owen—Copyrighted 192 E by the New York Times Company, and St. Louis Post Dispatch. All rights lor publication reserved throughout Uie world Wnc'ess to New Yoik limes.) PROGRESS OF ADVANCE PARTY. United Press Associnvjpn—* By Elpetru Jeiegrapii—Copyright, l . BAY OF WHALES, October 27. The supporting sledging party '.reported last ifight by radio that they are 137 miles from the base having made seventeen miles on Saturday.' The last few days it is much coldei in the interidr oi the -'barrier blit clear weather and a warm sun . is slowly raising the temperature. The sun is now above the horizon tor the entire twenty-four hours. ” A . message last night from Joe Deganahl, navigator of the party, said they .lmd the hardest hauling . over three very cold days with heavy loads but it is better after . dropping Depot Number Two. There ,s one . badly crevassed area between us ‘and'. the-goal. They : had a glimpse ,of the haycocked region sixty miles , away n a mirage yesterday:. All their ingemiinty and clothes ; are only ''par-, (tially successful in the efforts to . sleep warm during the long night. They are looking forward to a warn march now as the weather, has lrodor ited. The dogs and men are in < their best. The meals. arc, the hop \ piest times but the cold hurries the 1 customers. In one pot we cooked peinmican, bacon, dried soup, dried I milk, cheese, peanut, butter, l ard- I tack and dried beef. . f