64 THE VOYAGE OF THE 'DISCOVERY' 



Amongst those who gave their services freely on various 

 committees, in arranging the details of departmental work, and 

 in adding to the interest of that excellent publication the 

 ' Antarctic Manual,' may be mentioned Mr. R. H. Scott, Mr. 

 Howard Saunders, Mr. J. Y. Buchanan, Dr. W. T. Blanford, 

 Mr. P. L. Sclater, Captain T. H. Tizard, Sir Archibald Geikie, 

 Mr. J. Teall, Professor E. B. Poulton, Sir John Evans, and 

 Dr. A. Buchan. Not less valuable to me, starting as I did 

 with no experience of Polar work, was the kindly advice and 

 assistance I received from those ofificers who had taken part in 

 Arctic Expeditions ; and for my guidance in numerous respects 

 I have to thank many a conversation with such eminent travellers 

 as Sir Vesey Hamilton, Sir George Nares, Sir Albert Markham, 

 Sir Leopold McClintock, Admiral Aldrich, Admiral Chase 

 Parr, and perhaps most of all with my old Captain, now 

 Admiral G. Le C. Egerton. 



As will be seen, there were many who had a share in the 

 building of our Antarctic Expedition ; but even with all this 

 kindly assistance it is doubtful whether it would ever have 

 started had it not been that amongst the many who gave to it 

 some hours from their busy lives was one who, from the first, 

 had given his whole and undivided attention. 



After all is said and done, it was Sir Clements Markham 

 who conceived the idea of an Antarctic Expedition ; it was his 

 masterful personality which forced it onward through all 

 obstruction; and to him, therefore, is mainly due the credit 

 that at the end of July 1901 we were prepared to set out on 

 our long voyage and eager to obey the behest : 



Do ye, by star-eyed Science led, explore 

 Each lonely ocean, each untrodden shore. 



