156 SCOTT’S LAST EXPEDITION [November 
was fringed with mackerel cloud as if a great grey curtain 
were being drawn away from the glorious snow-clad mountains 
of the west. 
We reached Butter Point on the evening of the 17th. About 
300 yards up the snow slope is the depdt which has been used 
by all the Western Parties since 1903. Here we found the boxes 
left for us by Captain Scott in September. We dragged up the 
small sledge and loaded it with meal, cocoa, sugar, and pemmi- 
can. Then on the second trip we dragged down 330 lbs. of 
biscuit. 
Then we had a busy time in the two tents opening pemmican 
and cocoa tins.and sorting food. When Forde and Gran re- 
packed the two sledges we had over 1200 lbs. to drag along. 
LOAD OF THE WESTERN GEOLOGICAL PARTY 
naemey Sledge || 3)s. 4; eojeuudemn oer en ae 
Marswurt | Sledge?! /.:)/ 4 enna C sonia aa ae 
Boots, stove, crampons: 26.0535) ca Sa 
mieeping-bags (4)! 4 Cit oo 
mersonaliwean” (ay | 0s he ols ewok ee 
Went scooker, Wo.) leo V soos cay tare ae 
— 285 
Mihcodolite y 0A) i, nav leo fee oh eo 
Camerasiand plates: ..° 2°05 A) a en 
Repair bag med ei cob oN 9) oe 
Geolopieal-toale; ieee) Te eae 
Shovel ancdbice axesu('2))i 2 Wien Out k eae ame 
Food, &c. (14 weeks), at 56 lbs. a week, less 
4 weeks’ pemimicam) (2/2 one ere 
051 DARD PaeN a Ma ee aa raRD I ee UN os ve MIR Cr 
— 844 
Total. ag90g 
In face of the difficulty we had experienced with five men and 
a less load I knew we should have a hard task when Nelson and 
Anton left us. 
We left Butter Point on the 18th, and after seeing us well 
