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water, he was not very clear. Then on to glaciers and their 

 movements, theories for same and observations in these regions. 



There was a good deal of disconnected information — silt 

 bands, crevasses were mentioned. Finally he put the problems 

 of larger aspect. 



The upshot of the discussion was a decision to devote 

 another evening to the larger problems such as the Great Ice 

 Barrier and the interior ice sheet. I think I will write the 

 paper to be discussed on this occasion. 



I note with much satisfaction that the tallcs on ice problems 

 and the interest shown in them has had the effect of making 

 Wright devote the whole of his time to them. That may mean 

 a great deal, for he is a hard and conscientious worker. 



Atkinson has a new hole for his fish trap in 15 fathoms; 

 yesterday morning he got a record catch of forty-three fish, but 

 oddly enough yesterday evening there were only two caught. 



Saturday, May 20. — Blowing hard from the south, with 

 some snow and very cold. Few of us went far; Wilson and 

 Bowers went to the top of the Ramp and found the wind there 

 force 6 to 7, temperature — 24° ; as a consequence they got frost- 

 bitten. There was lively cheering when they reappeared in this 

 condition, such is the sympathy which is here displayed for 

 ajEiction; but with Wilson much of the amusement arises 

 from his peculiarly scant headgear and the confessed jealousy 

 of those of us who cannot face the weather with so little face 

 protection. 



The wind dropped at night. 



Sunday, May 21. — Observed as usual. It blew from the 

 north in the morning. Had an idea to go to Cape Royds this 

 evening, but it was reported that the open water reached to 

 the Barne Glacier, and last night my own observation seemed to 

 confirm this. 



This afternoon I started out for the open water. I found 

 the ice solid off the Barne Glacier tongue, but always ahead 

 of me a dark horizon as though I was within a very short dis- 

 tance of its edge. I held on with this appearance still hold- 

 ing up to C. Barne itself and then past that Cape and half 

 way between it and C. Royds. This was far enough to make it 

 evident that the Ice was continuous to C. Royds, and has been 

 so for a long time. Under these circumstances the continual 



