The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 1, 1909, Page 9

ee ES patterns, in ali the ; $-3210-6; combinations. Two sizes regular Ehrman & Co,, Distributers, Seattle, Portland, Spokane. | and Rugs Specialy Priced FAll New Goods and Choicest Patterns Tapestry Brussela Rugs, size fifteen choose from in Ortental, medal- lion and floral designs rug for any room tn for hotels or lodging houses; $13.50 value. | Saturday only, $9.75. ELEVENTH INSTALLMENT Next day at early dawn, Hatteras gave the signal for departure woll-fod and well-rested dogs harnessed to the sledge. on having a good time of tt all winter, and might be expected to do good service during the summer It was 6 in the morning when the expedition started, After following the windings of the bay and & past Cape Washington, they struck tnto the direct route for the north, and by 7 o'clock had lost alght of the lighthouse and Ft. Providence During the first two days they made 20 miles tn 12 hours, devoting the remainder of the Ume to rest and meals. The tent was quite suf. fielent protection during sleep The tomperature began to rise. In many places the snow melted entirely away, and great patches of water appeared Hunting was not forgot the mareh, for freah meat was a necessity, Altamont and Rell kept thetr guns loaded, and shot ptarmi gans, guillemots, geese, and a few young hares. Time te Short. ne were They had | in during Hattoras advised them not to go more than a mile away, as there was not a day, nor even an hoar, to lose, for three months of fine weather was the utmost they could count upon. idea, t was often coming to difficult places. | when each man was needed to lend & helping hand For several days the expedition had been attended with no fatigue. The travelers had only suffered from the Intense glare of the sun on the snow, which threatened them with snow-blindness At another might have avoided this by walking during the night, but at present there was no light at all, Happily the snow was beginning to melt the process of dissolution advanced On the Sth of June the thermom eter rove to 45 degrees, and the rain fell In torrents. Hatteras and his companions, however, marched sto }ically on, and oven hailed the downpour with delight, knowing [that {t would hasten the disappear jance of the snow. Near Polar Basin. As they went i, the doctor often picked up stones, both rownd ones and the fiat pebbles, as if worn away by the tide. He thought from this they must be near the Polar basin, and yet far as the eye could reach waa one interminable plain There was not a trace of houses, or huts, or catrns visible, It was evident that the Greenlanders had fnot pushed their way #o far north, jand yet the famished tribes would [have found their account in com ing, for the country abounded fn game. Hears were frequently seen, and numerous herda of musk oxsen and deer. | On the 29th Bell killed a fox and jAltamoot a muskox, These sup | plies of fresh food were very ao ceptable, and even the doctor sur veyed, with considerable satisfac tion, the haunches of meat they managed to procure from time to Ume. Crashing of ice. “Don't let us stint ourselves,” he used to say on these occasions; to | leums; an assortment of 20 pat terns to select from at very special prices for Saturday, Mon- day and Tuesday; i0c yd. extra for laying at these prices: 750 Grade for 650 Grade for. patterns ; & good @ house, Special, -ATe - BBE | Two grades of Printed Lino Br Carpets—A large variety of ee vaurme, the very best 10-wire quality. The Grade {x $1.25 yard 89c and lined.. 10-wire Tapestry Brussels Car- rs and stairs to match; in tterns and colors; suitable $1.15 grade, s in Tapestry RSS Brussels Carpets , 15 patteras of good quality Tapestry Brussels Car pets, some with borders and some with stairs to match, others 4% carpets only; a good serviceable | carpet in designs and colors suitable for any room; our regular $1.00 quality. 9 made, laid and lined.......+.-...+05+ ° c 15 patterne of Tapestry Brussels Carpe’ a good Spectal, time of the year they and the brilliancy would diminish as} THE STAR “food ts no unimportant matter in expeditions Itke ours. Kapecially,” satd Johnaon, “when & meal depends on a Incky shot.’ You're right, Johnson; a man| does not think so much about din-| her when he knows the soup pot is simmering by the kitchen fire.” On the 30th they came to a trict which seemed to have upturned by some yoleanic con sion, #0 covered was It with cones and sharp, lofty peaks A strong breese from the south east was blowing, which soon in-| creased to a hurricane, oping over the rioks covered h snow | and the huge masses of loc, whieh took the forme of leebergs and hum mocks, though on dry land On all aides nothing be heard but the noise of cracking toe Hing avalanches travelers had to be careful in avoiding hills, and even in speaking aloud, for the sliahtost agitation in the air might have caused a catastrophe. Indeed, the suddenness is the peculiar feature in Arctic avalanches, distinguish m from those of Switzerland and Norway. Find Level Stretch. Often the dislodgement of a/ block of ice is imetantancous, and hot even a cannon ball or thunder: | bolt could be more rapid in its de- | ascent. The ping, the fall and | the crash happen almost stmultane ously Happily, however, no accident be felt any of the party, and three days afterwards they came to smooth, level ground again On the Fourth of July there waa} auch an exceedingly dense fog that it waa very diffioult to keep the |atraight course for the north. No} misadventure, however, I the | party during the darkness, except] the lows of Bell's snowshoes. At Boll's summestiop t ¢ontrived, made of te spirits of wine and fas very end of a stick, and these served somewhat to help them on, though they made but small progress; for, | on sixth, after the fog had cleared off, the doctor took their] j bearings, and fe that they had} only been marching at the rate of eight miles a day | Determined to make up for lost) time, they t morning very} choad ate J # behind the} or wae te ary) of the ing r and acting as and the others k ere soon two ml | early and started off, Bell and Alita | but the weat clear that all their movements id be diatinetly observed. Encounter Storms. Storms blew up again and the tent | was pitched in a ravine for shelter,! as the sky was dark and threaten. | ing, and @ violent north wind was blow ing I'm afraid we baatd Johneon. | “A pretty noisy one, I expect,” re pited the doctor, “but not cold. We | had better take every precaution and } have a bad night [fmsten down our tept with good big You are right, Mr. Clawbonng, If |i} tent again.” @ tent held fast, aeible, for the ter s and raged with nee Tt ae luring but sleep was peat was let tremendous! ms to me,” said the docte & brief lull fn the deafening | roar, “as if I could hear the sound | of collisions between tcebergs and lee fields. If we were near the aoa, | 1 could really belfeve there was a general breakup fn the tee.” | 1 can’t explain the rt other way,” said Johnson. “Can we have reached the I wonder?” asked Hatteras } | “Tt je not fmponnible, Clawbonny. “Listen! Do you bh that erash? That is certainly 1 of foebergs falling » very far fro {sow any | the We cannot the ocean.” Near an Ocean. “Well, if it turns out to be so, I shall push right on over the toe | folds.” | ‘Oh, they'll be all broken up after| FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1909, Seattle's Raincoat Store 1420 Second Ave. GOODYEAR Our New Store Seattle's Raincoat Store 1420 Second Ave. RAINCOAT CO —1420 Second Ave. RAINCOATS, CRAVENETTES and WATERPROOF SILK COATS For Men, Women and Children Phis is our gift te the people of Seattle and proot garments in the world duction So known for a qu In order to establish ourselves more t ine Goodyear raincoat garments at prices actuall stores, From maker to wearer is our policy. 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Ali /| ne ice 4 completely vanished, the |) om had chased away the winter, | ff] and stripped the soll everywh | its snow covering | But Hatteras acarcely bestowed al fi} glance on surrounding objects; bis|f] | eager gaze wns bent on the northern hortzon, which eared shrouded | fn black mist “That may likely be caused ry by the ocean,” suggested Clawbonn | “You are right, the sea must be| there,” was the reply | That tint 1» what we call tho| blink of open water,” sald Johnsen, | “Come on, then, to the sledge at! noe, and let us get to this unknown | ocean,” exclaimed Hatteras ih “The Gea! The Sea!” | Thett few preparations wer on made, ands the march resumed.|#} Three hours afters arrived |f] ut the coast, and imulta~ | Ay, and open sea,” added Hat-} teras. 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