OCTOBER, 191 1 continued. 



October 14th, 1911. 



First entry after sledging trip. (F. V. B.) 



8 p.m. A blizzard from the S.E. has been blowing all day. It started yesterday afternoon 

 before our return. Heavy clouds of drift and snow continued to blow across the Cape until 

 4 p.m. to-day , the wind which had been blowing force 8 to 10 then eased a little. Barometer 

 steady and temperature rising. Between 6 and 8 p.m. the wind eased down to force 3 to 5 

 and the sky cleared a little to the W., but soon became overcast again with Nimbus haze, 

 and spicular snow fell. Wind continues to blow force 3. Barometer steady and temperature 

 fell a little between 6 and 8 p.m. Owing to our having just returned from sledging and 

 being busy getting things ship-shape only 4 hour observations have been taken to-day. 

 A wide stretch of open water is visible between the icebergs to the N.W. Ij hours sun. 



"(F. V. B.) 



October 15th, 1911. 



8 a.m. Barometer rising slowly. Temperature fell during last night. Wind continues to 

 blow from the S.S.E. force 3 to 5. Clear to the N. and W. (F. V. B.) 



8 p.m. Barometer falling. Temperature steady. Wind continued to blow from the S.S.E. 

 until 4.30 p.m., when it went around to the S. and increased to 4 to 6. Hills to the S. 

 have been obscure nearly all day with a thick Nimbus haze. Between 6 and 8 the wind 

 eased a little, but continues to blow about force 3 to 5. 1 1 J hours sun. (F. V. B.) 



October 16th, 1911. 



8 a.m. Barometer fell slightly during last night. Gusty wind from the S. of force to 4. 

 Overcast with Nimbus haze, sun just visible. 



Temperature falling slightly. Glaciers obscure. (F. V. B.) 



8 p.m. Barometer rising slowly all day. Temperature falling. Overcast with Nimbus haze. 

 About noon the wind died away and spicular snow started to fall. Between 6 and 8 a 

 wind started to blow from the N.E. of force 1 to 4. With low drift and spicular snow. 

 ( inch of snow.) Hours of sunshine, nil. (F. V. B.) 



October nth, 1911. 



8 a.m. Barometer has fallen (luring the night. Temperature steady. Light wind from 

 the S.E. of force 1 to 2. Heavy Nimbus on top of the Cape and to the S.E. At 6 a.m. 

 spicular snow was falling but there was no wind. Clear to the N. and W. (F. V. B.) 



8 p.m. Barometer falling and temperature falling. E.S.E. wind of force 7 to 8. Heavy 

 granular snow and drift ; impossible to see more than a few yards before. 



The barometer and temperature have been falling all day. At noon a N.W. wind was 

 blowing of force 1, and at two o'clock had increased to force 3 ; at 4 p.m. it had gone round 

 to the S.E. force 3 to 5, and thick granular snow began to fall rather larger than the ordinary 

 granular snow. At 6 p.m. the wind had eased a little, but snow continued to fall. At 

 present it is blowing from the E.S.E. force 7 to 8. Snow falling heavily. A loud noise 

 behind Cape Adare this afternoon. To-day's sun, 2 hours 40 minutes. (F. V. B.) 



October 18th, 1911. 



8 a.m. Barometer rising. Temperature falling. Southerly wind of force 1 to 2. Overcast 

 with Nimbus haze with a slight clearing to the N. 



Glaciers partly obscure. 2 hours 20 minutes sun. 



8 p.m. Barometer steady. Temperature falling. Southerly wind of force 1 to 2 ; a wind 

 from the S. has been blowing all day, changing from S. to S.S.E., S.W. and to S. again. 

 Force 1 to 4. Sky overcast with Nimbus haze except to the W. Glaciers obscure. 



(F. V. B.) 

 October 19th, 1911. 



8 a.m. Barometer falling. Temperature falling. S.E. wind of force 1 to 3. Overcast with 

 Nimbus haze. Very thick to the S.E. Glaciers obscure. (F. V. B.) 



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