SEPTEMBER, 1911 coiriinued, 



September 26th, 1911 continued. 



12 noon. Barometer 28-42 inches. Wind very gusty. Longer lulls between the gusts. Still 

 very strong in gusts. 



2 p.m. Wind ceased except in gusts. Temperature 16-8 F. Strong clouds of drift still blowing 

 off Cape Adare and the back of Robertson Bay still completely hidden from us. We can 

 still hear the wind on the Glacier. 



4 p.m. A line of mist from Sir George Newnes Glacier still hides all the Western Mountains 



except some peaks, and snow is coming down Cape Adare in stately whirlwinds some of 

 which are being carried right out into the bay. 



5 p.m. Temperature + 14 F. Very heavy N. and S.S.E. gusts. They alternate with fairly 



long lulls. Barometer 28 35 inches. 



6 p.m. Barometer 28-29 inches. Situation practically unchanged. Drift heavier to the 



Northward and to South. Very heavy gusts from the S.S.E. 



September 21th, 1911. 



8 a.m. Temperature + 10 F. Barometer 28 61 inches. 



Gusts of S.S.E. and N.W. wind. Back of the bay still hidden by mist and drift from 

 Sir George Newnes Glacier. Cape Adare clear. Very strong mirage west of the bay. Last 

 night the wind was very gusty, reaching force 12 from the S.S.E. frequently. (R. E. P.) 



Sling Thermometer No. 57. (All sledging notes to now.) 

 Sledging Barometer No. 6. 



No. 754. T. Cooke & Sons, Ltd., 



London, York and Cape Town. 

 Comparison with K.S.B. 

 3.30 p.m., 28/9/11. 



Sledging Barometer . . . . . . . . 28 84 inches. 



Kew Standard Barometer ...... 28-856 inches. (R. E. P.) 



CAPE ADARE. 

 September 28tli, 1911. 



8 a.m. Barometer and temperature steady. Overcast. S.S.E. wind still blowing up to force 4 

 in gusts. Warning Glacier still clear. Mist in front of Sir George Newnes Glacier. 



(R, E. P.) 



2 p.m. Barometer steady. Temperature steady. Clearing and wind dropping. Wind swung 

 to the W., but is again back well to the S. (R. E. P.) 



8 p.m. Calm. Cloudy but clearing. Temperature falling slowly. Barometer steady. Campbell 

 reports glazed frost depositing on his theodolite. 



Heavy bank of clouds to the S.W. (R. E. P.) 



29//>, 1911. 



8 a.m. Calm. Clear. Glaciers clear. Barometer and temperature steady. A bank of 

 Strato-cumulus to N.W. and E. and a low strip of Stratus along the Admiralty range. 



(R. E. P.) 



8 p.m. Clear. Southerly airs. Barometer steady. Temperature falling. 



Fine all day with light Southerly airs. " (R. E. P.) 



Sept e in f > mh, 1911. 



8 a.m. Clear. Calm. Barometer steady to falling. Temperature steady well below zero. 



Glaciers clear. (R. E. P.) 



5 p.m. Day continues calm and clear. Barometer and temperature steady to falling. 



(R, E. P.) 



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