JUNK, 1911 continued. 



21. si, 1911 continued. 



every now and then, when some is caught in a gust of northerly wind and carried some 

 distance towards us. It is also beginning to travel down the sides of the rape towards us, 

 and usually this is a sign that the wind will strike us before very long. 

 Barometer steady. Temperature oscillating. 



1 p.m. The wind struck us about 10 minutes ago. Its approach was very impressive. Cape 

 Ada re was suddenly shrouded in a dense cloud of snow, from the front of which whirlwinds 

 of drift, 200 feet high and 12 yards in diameter, dashed at terrific speed across the beach. 

 The first few gusts missed us, and we saw the whirlwinds pass the hut and move on to the 

 sea while it was yet calm where we were. 



In a few seconds, however, a flurry rushed directly at us and the wind and snow struck 

 us and enveloped us at the same time. A little later the main cloud struck us and every- 

 thing was lost in a whirl of snow. 



Since then we have alternately been shrouded in a snow or free from snow according 

 as the wind blew or lulled. 



4 p.m. The wind has ceased blowing from the S.E. here and a N.\Y. draught of force 1 to 4 is 

 blowing in gusts, but there is still a great sound of wind from the cliff. The sky is very 

 clear. There is a little Stratus to the N. and the glaciers are obscured by Nimbus. 



p.m. Calm. Clear. Temperature falling. Barometer rising. Wind on Cape Adare has 

 ceased. Glaciers still obscured. 



8 p.m. Calm. Clear. Temperature falling. Barometer rising. Glaciers still obscured. 



Jinte 22nd, 1911. 



4 a.m. South-westerly airs. Overcast with Nimbus Haze except near the zenith. Ice spicules 

 falling out of haze. Temperature falling. Barometer falling. Thickened a good deal 

 since 2 a.m. 



10 a.m. Calm or southerly airs. Cloudy but clearing. Temperature and barometer steady. 

 Glaciers still slightly obscured but clearing. 



10 p.m. Calm. Clear except the glaciers and near the horizon to the N. 



Temperature steady. Barometer falling, has been falling all day. 



This afternoon heavy gusts with drift blew alternately from N., N.W., N.E. and S.K. 

 for an hour or two. A little spicular and granular snow fell and probably most of the 

 drift was freshly falling snow. 



June 2:W, litll. 



4a.m. Calm. Clear. Temperature falling. Barometer rising. Glaciers obscured. 

 10 a.m. Calm. Clear. Temperature oscillating. Barometer rising. Glaciers clear. 



10 p.m. Clear and calm. Temperature rising. Barometer falling. 



Stratus to N. Glaciers not made out. Sound of wind or pressure behind Cape 

 Adare. 



June 24//;, 1911. 



4 a.m. Calm and clear. Temperature rising. Barometer steady. Stratus to N. Glaciers 

 not made out. 



Sound of wind behind Cape Adare much increased. 



10 a.m. Calm. Clear but hazy. Temperature steady. Barometer rising. Glaciers clear. 



2 p.m. Calm. Clear. About 10.30 a.m. a southerly breeze about force 1 to 2 commenced to 

 blow, and scud immediately began to form on Cape Adare. 



This reached its thickest about noon when it reached over Warning Glacier, but is 

 now again reduced to a minimum. The northern horizon is clear. There are a few flecks 

 of cloud to W. and N.W. Temperature falling. 



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