The South Pole, vol 1 | Page 4

Amundsen's Manuscript 1 Helmer Hanssen, Ice Pilot, a Member of the Polar Party 50 The "Fram's" Pigsty 60 The Pig's Toilet 60 Hoisting the Flag 90 A Patient 90 Some Members of the Expedition 92 Sverre Hassel 101 Oscar Wisting 102 In the North-east Trades 130 In the Rigging 134 Taking an Observation 134 R?nne Felt Safer when the Dogs were Muzzled 136 Starboard Watch on the Bridge 136 Olav Bjaaland, a Member of the Polar Party 136 In the Absence of Lady Partners, R?nne Takes a Turn with the Dogs 148 An Albatross 150 In Warmer Regions 150
A Fresh Breeze in the West Wind Belt 152 The Propeller Lifted in the Westerlies 154 The "Fram's" Saloon Decorated for Christmas Eve 158 R?nne at a Sailor's Job 162 The "Fram" In Drift-ice 162 Drift-ice in Ross Sea 168 A Clever Method of Landing 170 The "Fram" under Sail 170 Cape Man's Head on the Barrier 174 Seal-hunting 176 The "Fram" 176 The Crew of the "Fram" in the Bay of Whales 178 The "Fram" in the Bay of Whales 178 The First Dog-camp 180 Reproduced by permission of the Illustrated London News Digging the Foundations of Framheim 184 Reproduced by permission of the Illustrated London News Building the Hut 186 Unloading the Six Sledge-drivers 186 Polar Transport 192 Reproduced by permission of the Illustrated London News Penguins 192 The Provision Store 192 Framheim, January, 1911 194 Reproduced by permission of the Illustrated London News Suggen, Arne, and the Colonel 196 Mikkel, Ravn, and Mas-mas 196 Framheim, February, 1911 206 Prestrud in Winter Dress 208 Bjaaland in Winter Dress 208 The "Fram" Veteran, Lindstr?m: the Only Man Who has Sailed round the Continent of America 208
The Start of the First Depot Journey 208 A Page from the Sledge Diary, Giving Details of Depots I. and II. 230 Framheim, March, 1911 248 Killing Seals for the Depot 254 Reproduced by permission of the Illustrated London News The Meat Tent 264 The Meteorological Screen 266 Inside a Dog-tent 266 A Winter Evening at Framheim 272 The Carpenters' Shop 272 Entrance to the Hut 272 Entrance to the Western Workshop 272 Prestrud in His Observatory 272 Wisting at the Sewing-machine 278 Packing Sledges in the "Crystal Palace" 278 Lindstr?m with the Buckwheat Cakes 298 On His "Native Heath": A Dog on the Barrier Ice 304 Dogs Exercising 308 Helmer Hanssen on a Seal-hunt 308 Hanssen and Wisting Lashing the New Sledges 312 Passage in the Ice 312 Johansen Packing Provisions in the "Crystal Palace" 312 A Corner of the Kitchen 322 Stubberud Taking it Easy 322 Johansen Packing Biscuits in the "Crystal Palace" 322 Hassel and the Vapour-bath 330 Midwinter Day, June, 1911 362 Our Ski-binding in its Final Form 364 At Work on Personal Outfit 364 Trying on Patent Goggles 368
Hassel in the Oil-store 368 Deep in Thought 372 Funcho 372 The Loaded Sledges in the Clothing Store 374 Sledges Ready for Use Being Hauled Out of the Store-room 374 At the Depot in Lat. 80° S. 384 Reproduced by permission of the Illustrated London News. Some of the Land Party in Winter Costume 390 General Map of the South Polar Region At end of Volume

The First Account
On February 10, 1911, we started for the South to establish depots, and continued our journey until April 11. We formed three depots and stored in them 3 tons of provisions, including 22 hundredweight of seal meat. As there were no landmarks, we had to indicate the position of our depots by flags, which were posted at a distance of about four miles to the east and west. The first barrier afforded the best going, and was specially adapted for dog-sledging. Thus, on February 15 we did sixty-two miles with sledges. Each sledge weighed 660 pounds, and we had six dogs for each. The upper barrier ("barrier surface") was smooth and even. There were a few crevasses here and there, but we only found them dangerous at one or two points. The barrier went in long, regular undulations. The weather was very favourable, with calms or light winds. The lowest temperature at this station was -49° F., which was taken on March 4.
When we returned to winter quarters on February 5 from a first trip, we found that the Fram had already left us. With joy and pride we heard from those who had stayed behind that our gallant captain had succeeded in sailing her farther south than any former ship. So the good old Fram has shown the flag of Norway both farthest north and farthest south. The most southerly latitude reached by the Fram was 78° 41'.
Before the winter set in we had 60 tons of seal meat in our winter quarters; this was enough for ourselves and our 110 dogs. We had built