i62 THE VOYAGE OF THE 'DISCOVERY' [Feb. 



officers played the men at football to-night, and won by a goal, 

 but the wind rather spoilt the fun. It is now blowing fresh 

 from the usual E.S.E. direction. Two bergs were seen moving 

 up the bay. This is interesting as showing that the bottom 

 waters must be moving in. 



'■February 14. — . . . We have landed all the dogs, and 

 their kennels are ranged over the hillside below the huts. 

 They complain bitterly, but they are a good riddance from the 

 deck, which is again assuming some appearance of cleanliness. 

 ... It is surprising what a number of things have to be done, 

 and what an unconscionable time it takes to do them. The 

 hut-building is slow work, and much of our time has been 

 taken in securing the ship ; an annoyingly large number of 

 hours have to be devoted to pumping her out ; the pumps get 

 frozen and have to be opened up and thawed out with a blow- 

 lamp. Much work is before us when the huts are up : we 

 must land a store of provisions and a boat for emergencies ; 

 then there are the instruments to be seen to, more seals to be 

 killed for the winter, arrangements made for fresh-water ice, 

 sledges and tents to be prepared, and a hundred-and-one 

 details to be attended to. 



' The sun is now very near dipping at midnight, and will 

 soon give us an appreciable night. In the morning and 

 evening it is therefore low, and gives the effect of sunset or 

 sunrise for many hours together. The scene is wonderfully 

 beautiful at such times ; the most characteristic feature is a 

 soft pink light, that tinges the snow-slopes and ice-foot and 

 fades into the purple outline of the distant mountains. Here 

 and there a high peak is radiantly gilded by a shaft of sun- 

 light. 



' Names have been given to the various landmarks in our 

 vicinity. The end of our peninsula is to be called "Cape 

 Armitage," after our excellent navigator. The sharp hill 

 above it is to be " Observation Hill " ; it is 750 feet high, and 

 should make an excellent look-out station for observing the 

 going and coming sledge-parties. Next comes the " Gap," 

 through which we can cross the peninsula at a comparatively 



