78 SCOTT'S: (LAST, EXPEDITION [JANUARY 
sledges up a cul-de-sac. This evening so much snow fell that 
we had to remain in camp, being unable to see ten yards. Snow- 
ing all night. 
January 11.—Still snowing as hard as ever at 5.30 A.M., 
but by 7.30 the clouds began to break, and by 9 we were on 
the march. Snow very soft and deep, making pulling very 
heavy, so that we had to relay. All six of us had difficulty in 
getting one sledge along. We then all put on ski, and were able 
to get along better as we broke a regular trail along which the 
sledge ran. 
The snow and mist cleared away about 10 A.M., giving us 
a magnificent view up a large glacier, the main body of which 
seemed to flow past the west slope of Mt. Melbourne. A few 
miles south of Mt. Melbourne and on the west side of the main 
glacier, a tributary glacier, which we named from its shape the 
Boomerang, flows in. In the afternoon a S.W. wind improved 
the surface and each team was able to manage its own sledge. 
A lovely night, but all hands very tired. 
January 12.—Woke at 3 A.M. to find strong wind, with drift. 
The snow ceased a little while we had breakfast, only to come 
down harder than ever afterwards, and as Dickason and I were 
suffering from snow blindness we did not march till 3, when the 
wind eased. Camped at the entrance of the Boomerang Glacier, 
which I think may be a possible way through to Wood Bay. 
January 13.—Turned out at 6. A lovely morning, so leav- 
ing camp standing we went a little way up the Boomerang Glacier 
to see if it would be possible to get the sledges up. ‘The route 
looked feasible but probably difficult for sledges, so I decided 
to try the main glacier first. Returning to camp about 1 o’clock 
we pulled north, camping for the night north of the Boomerang 
and under some steep ice slopes. 
January 14.—Another fine day. Dickason and I were snow- 
blind, so the others climbed the ice slope to see if they could 
find a way for the sledge. They returned to camp about 3.30, 
and said that after climbing several ice undulations, more or less 
crevassed, they came to a steep ice slope leading to a rocky 
ridge. 
Owing to the nails having come out of Browning’s boots he 
kept losing his balance and nearly dragging the party down with 
him, and as there were several large crevasses at the bottom of 
