1911] EQUIPMENT 127 
months. For similar reasons a somewhat bulky polariscope—in 
which sheets of ice were examined in polarised light—formed 
part of his load, and was vulgarly referred to as ‘the Barrel 
Organ.’ He also had charge of the theodolite. 
Debenham was engaged on the more usual work of collecting 
rock specimens and mapping their occurrence in the field. For 
this purpose another camera was essential, since in general his 
investigations were carried out on the cliffs at some distance from 
the rest of us. 
_ The subject which primarily interested myself was the physi- 
ographic aspect of the region, or, as it may popularly be de- 
scribed, ‘ The last chapter in the geological history of Antarc- 
tica.’ In other words, How has the land surface been affected by 
the flow of glaciers, by the action of wind, frost, water, and ice? 
And a second and more interesting question I set myself was, 
How do the resulting features differ from those observed in more 
temperate regions, where water plays such an important part and 
ice erosion is absent? 
On January 27 Pennell took us across the Sound in the 
Terra Nova from Glacier Tongue to Butter Point, where we 
arrived about 4 p.m. We spent some time packing our gear on 
our two sledges. ‘The total load was arrived at as follows: 
Ibs. 
iiworsltedses and steel runners: 295)... O17t 
Poocvior cieht weeks : 20.0202 sie. | (630 
SMerisnctembs (ecen ys ere ey paper Shee NOT BO 
Enstiumients, Cameras, QC: 602 024) ye 68 
ReuGpersanal bags (set. 2 ah ees. ass gO 
1046 
We had heavy equipment for four men—averaging about 
270 lbs. each—but as we were only proposing to take one 
sledge for a considerable portion of the journey this was of little 
importance. 
From the coast we had a magnificent view of the lower por- 
tion of the Ferrar Glacier.1 The valley was about four miles wide 
and extended south-west for thirty miles. Up this we were to 
journey, ascending 3000 feet in the next few days. 
Everyone noticed the grand sweep of the cliffs at the side. 
1 See Illustration, p. 420. 
