i9n] BOWERS' RECORD 7 



layed one at a time, by daylight from 1 1 A.M. to 3 P.M. and by 

 candle-lamp from 4.30 P.M. to 7.45 P.M. We made only 3^ 

 miles in the day. The surface was soft and sandy, and though 

 always crusted, always let one through an inch or two, as well as 

 the sledge runners. 



Heavy subsidences were continual all day, and the surface 

 seemed to give way more when we were on the edges of the softer 

 sandy patches. They were not extensive as a rule as far as one 

 could judge, but they were exceptionally frequent much more 

 so than I have known them in the summer. There was no reason 

 to think they dropped more than *4 to >^ inch. The temp, to-day 

 ranged from - 55 in the morning to - 61-6 at lunch and - 66 

 on camping for the night. We had calm weather all day, and 

 some aurora to watch in the E. and from N.E. to S. during the 

 march. 



[June 30. Relaying all day surface awful. It does not look 

 as if we could pull this off. Last night was record sledging tem- 

 perature 75 on sledge, 69 under sledge.* I was in big bag 

 and most of night shivered till back seemed to break, then warm 

 for half minute and then on again the same thing : turned right 

 over, froze in and got a little sleep. Feet liable to go. One 

 big toe went and I don't know for how long.] 



Saturday, July I, 1911. We turned out at 7.30 A.M. No 

 dawn was visible, but at 10.45 A - M - when we got away, we were 

 able to relay by daylight, and continued so until 3 P.M. After 

 lunch we relayed by candle lamp from 4.15 P.M. to 7.45 P.M. 

 The surface was like sand, and so heavy that we could only slowly 

 move one sledge along. Subsidences very frequent all day. We 

 made only 2^/4 miles in all. [Bill and Birdie very unselfish and 

 helpful impossible to wear glasses and so I am handicapped.] 



Between 5 P.M. and 7 P.M. there was a very fine aurora, large 

 beams making very extensive curtains from E. to S. up to an 

 altitude of 45, and with characteristic black sky beneath the 

 arches. The colour was a very orange yellow. 



Erebus smoke has been difficult to see, no long stream of 

 smoke, but very small puffs apparently going eastward each day. 



The min. temp, last night was 69, and to-day we had 

 -66-6 in the morning and -60-5 at 10 P.M. Light south- 



* Wilson gives this under July i for the night of June 30. For the lowest tempera- 

 ture met, see under July 6. 



