1911] MULES EXERCISED ON DECK 257 
was picked up and the ship on her course again twelve minutes 
after the accident. He was quite benumbed with the cold, but 
was taken down to the engine-room and well dried, given a 
little brandy to drink, and by the evening was all right again. 
The first berg was passed on Christmas Day in 61° 31’S., and 
the first belt of pack on the 26th in 63° 59’S. It was not, how- 
ae ever, till the following evening that the real pack 
1011, 63° was met, and in the dog watches of the 28th it began 
31 S., 173° to get heavy, eventually holding the ship up at 1 A.M. 
ae that night. 
After once getting in the pack until they were landed, the 
mules were exercised at least twice, generally three times a week. 
ee, They were walked round and round the main hatch 
30, rorx, 66° and nearly all of them used to take the opportunity 
40° S.,177° to roll, which they greatly appreciated. With the 
le numerous ring bolts, combing of the main hatch and 
other obstructions, there was a certain amount of risk; fortu- 
nately there was no accident and the benefit they derived from 
being moved about justified the risk being taken. 
The deck was always well covered with ashes, which were 
kept for the purpose instead of being thrown overboard when 
sent up from the boiler-room. ‘Two or three of the mules were 
inclined to jump about a bit; Lal Khan, in particular, enjoying 
his outings a little too much, but Bruce always took charge of 
him and managed to keep him well under control. 
Every day after leaving New Zealand the dogs were given 
a run round the upper deck, and whenever the ship was stopped 
in the ice they were exercised on a floe, which afforded plenty of 
excitement to the men as well as to the dogs. 
Being held up in the pack always gives a good opportunity 
for work of different sorts to be done. Lillie has his plankton 
nets over, trying different depths; Rennick always sounds; and, 
if the sun comes out, observations for variation are taken with 
the landing compass on a floe outside the range of disturbance 
of the ship’s iron; and, if a floe with ice that has not been splashed 
with salt water is near enough, the ship is watered, as there is 
no knowing when the next opportunity may occur to obtain fresh 
water. 
During the 30th the floes were visibly breaking up, and in 
the morning watch of the 31st steam was again put on the en- 
gines and the ship able to make slow but steady progress. 
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