BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION—-SHACKLETON. 359 
very low temperature, below —57° F., and we only stayed out for a 
few days. By means of a series of sledging journeys from Cape 
Royds, we established a depot of stores at Hut Point, and on Sep- 
tember 22 a party started out to lay a depot on the Barrier beyond 
Minna Bluff in readiness for the southern journey. The tempera- 
ture got down to —59° F., with blizzard winds, and the petroleum 
for the cookers was practically frozen at times, while off Minna 
Bluff we got among crevasses. 
On October 6 we laid the depot in latitude 79° 36’ S., longitude 
168° E., a distance of 120 miles from the winter quarters. We 
reached the hut again on October 13. In the meantime, Professor 
David, Douglas Mawson, and Dector Mackay had started on their 
journey to the south magnetic pole. I did not see them again until 
March 1, 1909. 
The southern party was to consist of Adams, Marshall, Wild, and 
myself. I decided to take provisions and oil for ninety-one days, 
the daily allowance of food, as long as full rations were given, to be 
34 ounces. The allowance was made up as follows: 
Ounces 
Pemmi canbe. S35 ss ese Seep ete Me eA TS RE Ae A Uns 
HMmMercencyseratiOMW!= ==... 52 2 = a oe 2 es eal 
1S CU eee ee ae ee ee ee ee eee Coen eS ee Be 16. 0: 
Cheeseronmchocolatesss = = 4s AL CY Se ook ee ee 2.0 
COCO Aten Eee eaters as ta ee et Paps ey eee 0.7 
TFT aS Ya © Tn eee en et ee Be 2 A ee ee es Se 1.0 
MONO Get ED pea S  y O bee e  ee ee eee ee 4.3 
OuUakermo als aes = eee kee. We eee ae Ie ee 1.0 
34. 0 
Tea, salt, and pepper were used in addition. The total weight of 
the provisions taken was 773 pounds 8 ounces. Each pony was to 
draw an 11-foot sledge. In regard to our own clothing, we made a 
radical reduction in weight as compared with previous expeditions. 
We wore Burberry windproof gaberdine over Jaeger woolen under- 
garments, and used furs only for the hands and feet and for the 
sleeping bags. I am satisfied that we could not have traveled as far 
as we did in the time at our disposal had we worn the usual heavy 
garments. The other articles of our equipment were along the lines 
laid down by other polar explorers, weight having been reduced to 
the minimum in each case. The scientific equipment included a 
3-inch theodolite with stand, three chronometer watches, three 
pocket compasses, one hypsometer, eight thermometers, one case sur- 
veying instruments, two prismatic compasses, one sextant with arti- 
ficial horizon, and camera with plates. The food for the ponies 
consisted of maize and Maujee ration, with a little Australian 
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