1912] THE DOG TEAM HELD: UP 207 
stopped. The weather was coming on thick, and it was an 
anxious time, as their weekly bag, cooker and tent poles had been 
left behind. Eventually both teams returned and the sledge was 
re-packed. A blizzard came on and they were unable to travel 
until the next afternoon. There was a strong wind and the tem- 
perature began falling on this day. They completed 1634 miles 
for the day. 
February 29 proved a good clear day and they reached the 
Bluff Depot in latitude 79° south. ‘The sledgemeters had been 
giving a great deal of trouble and did not tally; this, with the 
bad light, increased the difficulty of navigation enormously. 
On March 1 they started about mid-day after giving the dogs 
a good rest, which they needed after their long runs of the pre- 
vious days. They proceeded for 10 miles without seeing any- 
thing. ‘The weather came on thick and they had to camp at 
6.30 P.M. It cleared a little later and they made good two more 
miles. The party on this day saw a snowy petrel. ‘The position 
of this bird so far south and away from food is remarkable. 
On March 2 they had a cold and sleepless night with a low 
temperature and a blizzard blowing from the north-west. ‘The 
rate of travel was so quick that the dogs’ run was finished early 
and the two men had to spend an unusually long time in their 
sleeping-bags, which in this cold weather was bad for them and 
bad for their gear. About mid-day the weather cleared enough 
to let them start. 
On March 4 they reached One Ton Depot in the morning, 
travelling during a clear night and morning. ‘A blizzard came 
on after their arrival and the temperature had fallen consider- 
_ ably. Cherry-Garrard, owing to the low temperature. found his 
glasses of no use and had to trust to Demetri te pick out the 
cairns. Owing to the cold weather and the thin coats of the 
dogs he rightly decided to give them more food. 
On March 5, 6, 7 and 8 they had exceedingly cold weather . 
and blizzard. On none of these days would it have been pos- 
sible for them to proceed south had they wished to do so. ‘This 
party had no minimum thermometer, but on most of the nights 
before the sun had set the temperature had fallen to nearly minus 
40°, which probably meant a minimum temperature of between 
40° and 50° for the night. The dogs were in bad condition and 
feeling the cold. Demetri also declared that he felt far from 
