SCOTT'S POLAR EXPEDITION.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1405, 3 April 1912, Page 6

SCOTT'S POLAR EXPEDITION.

FURTHER PARTICULARS. BUZZARDS, SNOWSTORMS & OTHER PERILS. PREPARING FOR THE FIMAL DASH.

(Special Copyright Summary.) (By Telcira.ua—Press Association.) ■ v Akaroa, April 1. The following is a continuation of Capain Scott's account of the doings of his Vntarctic Expedition:— Macmurdo Sound, October 30, 1911. A motor-sledge party, consisting of Lieutenant Evans, Jlr. B. C. Day (motor engineer), Mr. W. Lashley (assistant engineer), and Jlr. F. Hooper (steward) started fivo days ago with two motor sledges dragging fuel, forage, and motors. They experienced unexpected difficulty on tho sea ice, where it was very thinly covered with enofr, but were last seen going well on tho surface of the barrier, beyond tho base of the camp of last season. They have, therefore, already placed the. possibilities of 'motor traction/beyond "question; A pony party, consisting of myself, Dr. Wilson (the.chief of the scientific staff), Captain L. E. G. ..Oates' (in charge of the ponies and dogs), Lieutenant Dowers, Mr. A. Cherry Garrard, Surgeon Atkinson, Mr, C. S. Wright, Lieutenant Evans, and Messrs. T. Crean' and. K. Keohnne, will start about November 1. Independently of. the success.. of. , tho. motors tho ponies will ho .worked with light loads in easy marches to tho Corner Camp, with full loads and easy .marches to tho One Ton Camp, and with such,pressure as necessary thereafter. The dog .teams, starring later, will rejoin at One Ton Camp and help to advance the loads. By those means wo hopo to get thirty unite of food to .tho foot of tho IJcardnjoro Glacier, a" unit being a week's provision for four men. Then, with three divisions of four men and twenty-one. units of provisions, I hopo to extend tho advance to the required distance if tho ■weather conditions are not wholly unfavourable.

Of the ten remaining ponies one is unreliable and ono doubtful. Tho remainder are in very fino form. The officers and men are in splendid health' and eager to go forward.;.;:.., .. .'■'..:•'■.■■.

Owing to my decision to 'postpone the date of departure there is the obvious chance that tho most advanced southern party will be unable to catch the Terra Nova before she is forced rto quit the eound.' '••Under these conditions, -having regard to the important scientific work to bo dono and tho facilities offered for further work, I. decided .to maintain a station for l the second year.

Tho majority of the shore party will probably remain, but the details depend on tho ;;dates of returning from tho journeys • and on tho -homo news ns to the extent of fresh transport provided. I shall greatly- regret the departure of any member;- as.,we have Hived in tho hap-. $\ est social accord.

Mr. 11. G. Ponting. probably returns •with a largo mass of photographic material, wheroto a second, year might add little "of/ importance. :Oiyjng, to Mr. Pointing's; photographic work, the results of the expedition are.'most.remarkable.' A large series, of kinematograph films give a comprehensive record of our' Polar life.

The plans arranged for the scientific work : of tho expedition havo been carried out so far almost in their entirety. NIGHT MARCHES. MOTORS PROVE SATISFACTORY. '. ' November 24, : . . ' J.at. 81.15.South. _lVe '.loft Hut Point on tho evening of November 2, having decided to march by night s and rest during the day, to give tho ponies the benefit of tho warmer day temperatures. . We readied Corner Camp this morning. For sixty iniliw n followed the tracks of tho motors; then found tho machines abandoned. Tho party had proceeded onward, as directed. They were delayed by a blizzard on the Bth, but reached One Ton Camp on the morning of tho Kith. The dog teams had caught us up some days earlier. The wholo party then proceeded in company. ■•.■'■ ■ : A day's rest was given the animals at Ono Ton ..Camp, 'which we left on the evening vof the>17th. -. Having regard to' the weight of the loads, the heavy surfaces and the limited number of animals, I decided to march fifteen miles only every night. This distance had been maintained for eight nights,, and a.?.far. us we can' foresee it .should'be continued.' Tho ponies are going very steadily and keeping their condition remarkably*, well. The first pony was now shot for 'expediency, but it. could have" travelled further. The animals have 101b. of oats,and 31b. of oil cake daily. .'■ , ■ '.'

Wo are hopeful .of getting the men's food supply to the glacier according to pi'OTrnmmo without great difficulty, but shall be a day or two later than anticipated. We found the motor party waiting in latitude 801. Two of their number now leave us. The sole cnuso qf the abandonniehtoC the motors was owing A) the overheating of the air in the cooled engine.-. Time- did not permit of defects being taken in hand. The system of propulsion 'by motors had proved entirely satisfactory. Tho machine; dragged the heavy loads over tho worst part of the Barrier surface, and crossed several crevasses. _ Considering the inadequate trials their success has been remarkable. With the experience, now gained, a reliable tractor could be constructed which could, travel, anywhere in this.region, and save the sacrifice of animals.

Wo are building Miow..cairns at .intervals of four miles to guide Hie homeward parties, leaving a week's provisions at every dceroe of latitude.

The Barrier's top surface was extremely bad and trying to the ponies up to One Ton Camp, but ha? been comparatively good since. The greater number of ponies have been dragging over Gsolb. FREQUENT SNOWSTORMS. A FOUR DAYS' GALE. December 10, Lat. 33.57. After tho return of tho motor party in latitude 81.15 wo pushed steadily south, hopeful of better conditions. The. second pony was destroyed in latitude 82.10, tho third in latitude 82.15, and two more near the 83rd parallel. Neither.of these animals was exhausted, but each . was sacrificed on account of the lightening of the loads, ns fond for the dogs. As we approached tho weather grew worse. Snowstorms were, frequent, and the sky was continually overcast, the land being very Tarely visible. Under ■ these circumstances it was most difficult to loocp a straigtht courso and maintain steady marches. Tho ponie3 continued to pull splendidly. Tho excellent condition they retained under severe work I attribute entirely to the management of Captain Oates.

In spito of delays, wo reached Intitudo 83.24. within 12 miles of .Mount Hopo. Wo could hnvo reached tho glacier with five ponies the following day but for the intervention of a southerly galo, which lnslort four days, during which we did not mght hind, although it was only a few miles away. The wind was very violent, at time.-, ami a predipinu, amount of 6Uow fell. AVe had Co continually dig out tho ponies and ttnts. Tho temperature rose to plus Xi. The Imw. melting on tho equipment completo-

ly soaked everything with water. No such prolonged storm had hitherto been recorded iu these regions 'in'December. On the 9th, after tho storm, 18 inches of wet snow covered the originally soft surface. Wo could not have advanced at lull had not tho leading pony worn snow shoes. It took fourteen hours without a meal to do eight miles. ... ,; At tho first halt the poßies were destroyed, as we had no more forage for them. To-day we have come through, the Pass, descended on Bcardmoro Glacier, but only with infinite difficulty. Alter twelve hours' work in tho soft snow brought by the storm, we continued over the Pass. Tho men on foot sink to their knees, and the sledges sink to their cross-bars continually. The- dogs have given some help, but could only be lightly laden on such a surface.

1 semi this note by the returning teams. All in the party are very fit, but we cannot keep up the hours which we had Ireon working. The storm has already cost us five days. Its effects may yet delay us further, which is a serious matter, Otherwise everything has worked as planned. We hope "to find better conditions as we advance- up the glacier. We are necessarily dependent on tho weather, and the season so far has been very unpromising. ; TERRIBLY SOFT SNOW. ."A GOOD'.CHANCE! OF GETTING •THROUGH." December 21. •■ Latitude 85.7 south. Longitude 103.1 east. Height, about GBOO feet. ■ Four miles south, 30 west of Jit. Darwin. Largely, as the result of the storm reported in my last dispatch, the lower reaches of the glacier, were filled with terribly soft snow. Tho men on foot sank to the knees each step. It would have been quite impossible to advance had we not pulled on the ski. As it was the runner surface of the sledges proved inadequate. They frequently sank to.the crossbars, requiring to be extricated with standing pulls. For four days we struggled in this morass, scarcely advancing five miles a day, although working ton to eleven hours. It was difficult to pitch camp and load sledges on such a surface. - On tho fifth day tho surface grew a little harder and we' were' able "to push on,, still, nulling on. the ski. Wo did not get to Cloudmaker Jlountain till tho - seventeenth so. that the storm cost us a we'ek's advance.

Since tho sixteenth we have been able to make very' good marches, working up from 13 to. 23 statute miles a day.

By programme I arranged to push on from the 85th parallel with eight men and twelve units of provisions, but I hoped to reserve a. margin over this. As we stand we,are ouly half a day's food short on tho-programme, Mid we should have a good chance of getting through. The weather continues unsatisfactory. Wo had to march without sight of land on occasions. We are getting intermittent fog. in this most crevassed. part of the glacier. '•,-....■ ■'; Everybody is in the best of health and higli spirits. It has l>een most difficult to select the returning parly of four which carries this note. This position constitutes our upper glacier depot. Complete depots have been established on the homoward route. 'The track on the barrier is woll marked by.snow cairns. The members goin: forward are Scott, 'Lieutenant Evans. Wilson, Bowers, Dates, Lassley, Petty Officer Evans, • and Crean.

FIFTEEN MILES A DAY. # ' '■ ' ■ ■ • THE ADVANCE PARTY. 3rd January, 1912. Latitude 87.32. Height about 9800 ft. After leaving.the,upper glacier depot, south of Mount- Darwin, I steered southwest for two days. This did not keep m; clear of the pressure of the ridges and crevasses, which occurred frequently. At first this gave some trouble, but wo rose rapidly in altitude. Probably the difficult places were-more snow-covered than further eastward. .' ' . . .''.,, Tho advantage, of this courso was mainly felt on tho third and fourth days, when, owing to our altitude, we got a splendid view of tho distribution of the land masses fringing the ice sheet, and t*ie arrangement of the ice-falls. Since leaving the depot our marches .have, averaged over, fifteen, statute miles a day. OnGliristmas Day wo were close upto: tho BG.th parallel. The prospect of Christmas fare-gay* us'.nn excellent march of seventeen miles, but tho effect was .not so happy on the following day. The surface grew more' difficult as wo approached tho 87th parallel. , On New Year's Eve, in latitudo 8G.56, we fixed a depot of two units of provisions and re-built our sledges with new short runners, which was a remarkable piece of work, performed by tho seamen of the party under tho most adverse conditions. Although it cost us nearly a day's march, the change amply repaid us, and wo have been ablo to keep up our average. ■. '....'■,';." ■ Wfraro now' within'lso miles of the Pole. 'I am going forward' with a party of five men, -and am sending three back under Lieutenant Evans with this note. The' names and. descriptions of the advance party are:— ■ Captain Scott, Royal Navy. Doctor Wilson, Chief of the Scientist Staff. Captain Oates, Inhiskillen Dragoons, in chatgo of ponies and mules of expedition. : Lieut. Bowers, Royal Indian Marine, Commissariat Officer. ■ Petty Officer Evans, Royal Navy"; in charge of, sledges and equipment. The advance party goes forward'with a month's provisions. Tho prospect of success seems good, providing the weather holds and no unforseen obstacles arise. It has'been very difficult to choose tho advance party, as every one is fit and ablo to go forward. Those who return are naturally much disappointed. Everyone has worked his hardest. The weather on the plateau has been good on the whole. The sun has never .deserted us, but. the temperatures are low (now about minus twenty degrees) and the wind pretty .constant. However, we are excellently equipped for such conditions. The wind undoubtedly improves tho surface. So far, all arrangements liavo worked out most satisfactorily.

It is more than probable that no further news will be received from us this year, as our return must necessarily, bo late. •■•/ ■ (Signed) R. SCOTT. THE LAST SUPPORTING PARTY. AN EXCITING TIME. The second section of tho story of the Scott expedition to the Antarctic begins with brief accounts of the journeys of the first two parties detached from the Southern party as it advanced. Mr. B. C. Day and Mr. P. Hooper, who left the Southern party on November 4, arrived safely at Cape Evans on December 21. Surgeon Atkinson. Mr. C. S. AVright (chcmisl), Mr. A. Cherry Garrard (•assistant zoologist), and Potty Oftjcor Keohano left the Southern party at Uppor Glacier depot on December 21, and reached Capo Evans on January 2S. On their way down lionrdiiinre Glacier they spent Christmas Day visiting llm moraine near Cloudiiiakor Mountain, and cnlleeied somo geological specimens. A depot, party left Cape Brans on December 26 and placed three special rations nt One Ton depot for the returning BWtl«i

While returning opportunity was taken by Jlr. Day (motor engineer) to repair tho motor sledge, which was left at Hie Harrier near Safely Camp last spring. The necessary parts having been brought out on the outward journey, it is now in working oi'iliir, and it is intended, if possible, to bring this motor sledgo back to the ship next year. Tho last supporting party had an exciting lime. Their report slates-.—Dur-ing the forenoon of January -t the party, consisting of .Lieutenant Evans, Jlr. W. Lashlcy, and Petty Officer Crean, marched three miles South with Scott's advance party, then bidding their loader and his comrades farewell, turned northward in latitude 57.3">. and- commenced the homeward inarch. The .southern portv were travelling rapidly vet easily, anil tho members appeared to"be exceptionally lit. the last returning party retraced their steps, confident that Captain Scott would reach the South Pole. They covered over IS miles a day until ■January 9, when a blizzard of moderate severity blew from the south, lasliii" three days, and severely hampering the"partv. Accordingly, to ensure full rations for the early part of the homeward march, a course was shaped direct for the depot near Mount Darwin. This look them across Shuckleton's ice tails at the head of Beardmore Glacier, but sayed at least a day's inarch. They descended many hundred feet, mostly riding a sledge with little difficulty beyond frequent capsizes, nud arrived undamaged on comparatively Hat surface at tho font ot the Jails on January 17. Nearly halfway down the glacier this little party was embarrassed by getting into a maze of icetalls and a pressure of the ridees and .crevasses during thick weather, fhev extncatod themselves from this precarious position on tho 18th, after two very hard (lays of climbing and tobogganing," being bruised. Their sledges were ni.-o considerably damaged. The next 301) miles of the journey were uneventful. In latitude SOdeg SOmiu. Lieutenant Lvans was found to be suffering from scurvy. Owing to the party being one man short, a fourth member of the unit having been taken tj support the southern party, Evans was compelled to continue dragging his sledge. Le.shlev and Crean did all in their power to help"their tent-mate forward. His condition, however, became serious daily. At One Ton Camp, 13G miles from Discovery Hut, ho was unable to stand without the support of his ski sticks. His legs wero very niuch swollen and discoloured, and other syroptcms of advanced scurvy were in evidence. SICK MAN ON A SLEDGE. INCE.nANT SNOWFALLS. After struggling onward on a ski in gieat pain tor four days, during which they covered 53 miles, Evans was unable, to move further. His companions, therefore, made a depot of every item of their equipment not absolutely necessary for their existence, and placing the sick man on a sledge in a fur sleeping bug, made a gallant effort to drag him to safety. For four days, helped In- the southerly windfall progress possible was made. Tho. party arrived at Corner Camp on the evening rf February 17. Incessant snowfalls during the next twelve hours rendered the surface hopeless for travelling. The two men could barely move tho eledge.

On the 18th Evans's condition was sericus, food was running short, and drastic measures were necessary. Therefore, Crcan set out to walk to Discovery Hut, thirty miles away. Lashlcy remained to nurse Evans, and by his extraordinary care and excellent nursing ho undoubtedly saved the lieutenant's life. Crean arrived at the hut after an eighteen hours' march, much fatigued and numb with cold. Fortunately Doctor Atkinson and Dimitri were theie with two dog teams. A 6evcre blizzard broke within half-an-honr of Crean's arrival, but as "soon as it had sufficiently abated, Dr. Atkinson and Dimitri set out with the dogs to succour Lieut. Evans and Lasliley. They travelled in driving snow all night, and eventually reached Evans. A tent and fresli food had been brought out. Alter resting tho dogs, Doctor Atkinson decided to take the invalid to Discovery Hut in a single march. Tho dogs covered 111 miles in about five hours. -.Dr..Atkinson allowed Evans to bo moved on the sledge to the Terra Nova after a week's rest at tho hut, and attended him for another week, when he considered tho patient out of. danger.

Evans's condition has continued to improve, and he is now convalescent. After a complete rest in New Zealand ho will, it is hoped, bo able to proceed to England on business of tho expedition, and return in time to make tho relief voyage south in the Terra Nova at the end of tho year. Lieutenant Evans states that no anxiety need be felt concerning tho health of members of Scott's sledge team, as Lieut. Evans was absent from the winter quarters on surveying work and depot-laying from September 9 till just before leaving on the main sledging journey. During this 'period he had necessarily to eat sledging rations, while tho other members of tho southern party, were in the hut about two months before leaving. Great care was taken by tiie doctors that all in the hut ate fresh meat and other antiscorbutic food daily. Fur-, ther, it may bo pointed out, Lieut. Evans had an exceptional amount of man-haul-age, owing to the motor-sledge breaking down, which accident did not affect any members of Scott's present party. The southern party, having five men to pull their sledge, will return very easily, compared to tho last supporting party of throe men. They will also be met and supported by two dog teams driven by Cherry Garrard and Dimitri, who were left at Discovery Hut for that purpose on February 2G.

TERRA NOVA'S REPORT.

MANY ICEBERGS. SLEDGING THE STORES ASHORE. The' Terra Nova sailed from Lyttelton on December 15 with seven mules, fourteen dogs, and a further year's supply of stores. Exceptionally fino weather was experienced, with light winds, which enabled tho mules to ba frequently exorcised on tho deck during the whole voyage. This weather also permitted complete line soundings to bo run from New Zealand to the Antarctic. Soundings under (100 fathoms were obtained until 150 miles oast-south-east of Campbell Islands, whereafter deep water was experienced, the greatest depth being 3100 fathoms. Many icebergs were met south of Gldeg. i/oose pack ice was. mot in (itdeg. south on December 2G, tho main body being entered on December 27 in G.'xleg. 30min. south.

The ship finally left tho pack early in January, after passing through 130 miles and being completely held up from Decern bcr 29 to 31. Whilst in the pack the dogs were, exercised daily on the large ice-floes. Robertson Bay was reached on January 3, and was found to be completely'filled with pack ico and icebergs, which, together with tho swift tidal streams, made the relief of Lieutenant Campbell's party, henceforth called the Northern party, difficult, the ship being only able to approach the beach at Cape A dare for two hours. Both on January 3 and i the ground swell considerably interfered with the loading of boats ashore. After embarking tho Northern party on January -l the ship proceeded down tho coast to land them near Wood Bay. Much pack ice met with prevented the ship approaching the coast, but eventually they landed at Terra Nova Bay, north of the Drygaiski Barrier, on January 8. They proposed to work due north thence, leaving Mount Melbourne eastward and Mount Nansen Range to tho west, proceeding, as far as the timo allowed, with the object of examining the. north-eastern extreme of the inland plateau, both geographically and geologically. The. ship then proceeded south to communicate with Capo Evnns and relieve the western geological party at Granite Harbour. She was again held in the ice for two days. Leaving Terra Nova Bay slio filially arrived oil Beaufort Island on January 12, where it wns found the heavy pack blocked the whole entrance to M'Murilo Smmd, and extended across to the western coast. On the 13th she wns able to penetrate the pack olf Cape Bird, but found the fast ice 20 miles north of Cape Evans. The season was exceptionally Info, and at no timo could the ship approach nearer than 25 miles to Granite Harbour to relieve the western geological parly, though repeated attempts were made. The pack in Ibis direction was extremely heavy, and the ship was caught and detained on several occasions for two to three (lavs at a lime, I hough fortunately without experiencing flantffrntis nres-ur". Oa February 3 i'nn line of fa..=t ice was four mile? nnftli nf Cap.; Evans, but very rotten at the edge. Tho shoro party n't rjaj« Evana .ton ablft j».Mwa|i.

shore. It wns not until the Gth flint tho ice broke away to Capo linrno, anil allowed the .ship to secure alongside sale fast ice. She was I lien still three miles north of Capo Kvnns.

'J'lii' work of sledging the .stores ashore commenced ami continued till the ltth willi occasional interruptions from- the wind. The mutes and the new dogs were landed in excellent condition after being aboard for S5 days, Some of the latter were in such Rood form that they were put to the sledges immediately.

On the 11th the ice, by breaking up but not. moving out, stopped all communication witli the shore, and the ship proceeded across the sound to Batter Point, to lay out a depot. A note was found here from Taylor, reporting the safely of the western geological party, and their departure from Granite, Harbour for Hut Point, via Piedmont Glacier, they having passed Butter Point the day before. HELD UP BY ICE. ( THE RETURN VOYAGE. The ship steamed south along the coast, and found the geological party at Blue Glacier. After embarking them tho ship proceeded north to relievo tho northern party at Terra Nova Bay, but found a large extent of heavy pack from fortvlivo miles south of Drygnlski Barrier to the north of Cape Washington, which baffled all attempts to penetrate. She was held up on 2,'ird February in ice formed by the new pancake ice, thickened bv pressure and made into floes by freezing together. This early formation of ice of suilicicnt thickness to hold up the ship, even at. full speed, foiled all attempts to reach Terra Nova Bay. After tho 23rd much bad weather and newly-formed ico were encountered, but with difficulty the remainder of the relief stores was landed by boat at Capo Evans and Lieutenant Evans was picked up at Hut Poiut. A further endeavour to relieve the northern party was made, without success. On sth February tho ship finally left Cape Evans. The following members embarked for the return:—Messrs. Iteares, Ponting, Taylor, Day, and Anton. The following landed for service ashore:—Williamson and Archer, changing places with Ford and Clishold, who will now serve on the Terra Nova. Drake proceeds to England, returning to the Terra Nova for tho next relief voyage. Leaving for the north tho ship with difficulty ste;v.nod .through tho new ice at tho entrance to tho sound, having at times to back astern or chargo full speed ahead to make any impression at all. This early closing oi the season was probably caused by the extremely lato date on which the ice broke away! Tho pack thus formed late in the season of heavy bay ico some feet thick not only kept tho temperature of the sea low but prevented the newly-made ico being broken up and dispersed by wind and sea.

It was now seen to be impossible to again return to M'Murdo Sound this season, and the ship was thus' prevented from obtaining the latest news of Scott. On March G and 7 the ship again attempted to pick up the northern party, but found the ice thickened to such an extent in their vicinity that she was unable to approach tho position as closely as she did three days before. It was clear that winter conditions had already set in, and further waiting useless, as tho ship would bo in danger of being frozen for tho winter. As a result, sho was unable to reliove the northern party, and R course was shaped for New Zealand.

The northern party, consisting of Lieutenant Campbell, Levieck, Priestly, Abbott, Browning, and Dickason, will proceed south along the coast to winter duarters at Cape Evans, via Butter Point. The Discovery's quarters were at Hut Point, a distance of about 200 miles. They aro provisioned and equipped in view' of this possible emergency arising. Tliere are several depots on the coast south of Granite Harbour, whilst seals and penguins provido ample fresh food. The ship mad? a good passage under sail to New Zealand waters, encountering n heavy storm on March 23. This lasted three" days, but caused no damage beyoivl washing away the starboard lifeboat. Contain Fennell'states that as Lieut. Campbell's party had not been picked up only an "incomplete report could be given of their previous movements. They landed at Cauo Adars on February IS, mil, the ship sailing on the following • night. Their hut was completed by March 3. Its site was the middle of tho Adelie Penguin Rookery, which .occupies a verv dry spot on a moraine extending far up tho mountain side. The but was thus surrounded by countless numbers of penguins during tho whole summer. The first blizzard of hurricane force was experienced on March 19, when tho anemometer broke after recording a_ wind velocity of 81 miles an hour. During tho winter these severe gales were not uncommon. They shook the hut violently, and on ono occasion the porch was blown away. Otherwise, except for minor mishaps, the hut stood well, being stayed by wire ropes passed over it. secured by two buried anchors.'' Tho sea finally froze over the bay during the last week of May. Short sledging trips were made along the bay. It was intended to start tho main journey at the end of August, over the r.ea ico toward Capo North, but a heavy blizzard on August 15 took all tho sea ice out to tho ' northward moraine and the west side of Robertson B«y. The sea having refrozen, Lieutenant Campbell and his party left on September 9, sledging over sen' ico entirely. A very bad surface was experienced, necessitating relay work and slow progress. West of Capo Barrow the thin sea ice was found already cracking. As tho coast hero affords no spot suitable for landing or for retreating from beyond Capo Scott to Cape Adaro. except over sea ice, and tho ice being obviously about to go out again, they were compelled to retire to Robertson Bay, and remained there.

The time until tho whole ico went from tho boy at tho beginning of November was occupied making sledging tries about tho bay for collecting geological specimens, photographing, surveying, etc. During tho last two months they were confined In the moraine- and mountains immediately behind, and lelieved on Jaminvv'4, 1012.

The northern party were able, to make good geological collections, and during the wholo period they were occupying the hut continuous meteorological, magnetic, and other observations were taken which will bi> of particular value as they were simultaneous with similar observations taken by Captain Evans. They enjoyed excellent health throughout.