62 SCOTT’S LAST EXPEDITION [Marcu 
We used to start work every morning at 6, and knock off be- 
tween 8 and 9g every evening, by which time we were pretty 
tired. 
By an oversight only two hammers had been landed, so four 
unfortunates had to use Priestley’s geological hammers. These 
are heavy, square-headed implements, designed to chip, and 
judging by our mangled fingers the man who made them knew 
his business. We had rather a shock on Friday, when on ex- 
amining the fifteen carcases of frozen mutton left by the ship 
we found them to be covered with green mould. 
They must have been in this condition on board, as we 
buried them in the ice as soon as they were landed; anyhow 
we had to condemn them, to the great delight of the skua 
gulls; but penguins and seals are plentiful, so we shall not be 
short of fresh meat. 
While at work on the Saturday we heard a loud report up 
at the head of the bay, and through our glasses we could see 
that a large piece of the Dugdale Glacier tongue had broken 
off. 
By working late Saturday night we had the outside of the 
hut ready and the guys set up, so on Sunday we had a wash 
and change of clothes, church in the forenoon and a day off, 
which gave us an opportunity for a look round. 
The view is magnificent: to the southward we see the Ad- 
miralty Range of mountains, with Mts. Sabine, Minto and 
Adam rising to over 10,000 feet; away to the west the moun- 
tains are not so high, but completely snow-covered, and slope 
gradually down to Cape North; behind us are the black basalt 
cliffs of the Cape Adare Peninsula, and in one place there is 
quite an easy way to the top. When we landed we found 
Borchgrevink’s hut inhabited by a solitary moulting penguin. 
He was very indignant at being turned out and stood all day 
at the door scolding us. He also did showman to the crowds 
of sightseers who came to watch us. I am afraid many of 
the sightseers got knocked on the head and put in the ice house. 
It is brutal work, for they are such friendly little beasts, and take 
such an interest in us, but they and the seals are our only fresh 
meat. 
Sunday, March 5.—We have put in a good week’s work, 
thanks to fine weather. The hut was ready and we moved in 
