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are rather interesting. In 1902 Depot Island was charted a 

 point by the Discovery. By 1909 it had turned into an island and 

 was named accordingly by Professor David. David reported 

 Gregory Point a cape in 1909 and it is now (1912) an island. 



We saw rock outcropping from the piedmont at various 

 places, and no doubt these exposures will be points or islands at 

 some near period in the future. Priestley collected specimens 

 everywhere he could. We saw an enormous quantity of seals 

 and young up, so this is evidently a great breeding-place. 



October 28. A fine morning; we made fair progress over 

 a snow surface. We had to make a detour into the bay to avoid 

 pressure. A cold wind sprang up in the afternoon, and my nose, 

 which had got very sunburnt all the morning, promptly froze, 

 and when thawed out was very painful. We camped about 

 6 P.M. two miles north of Cape Roberts. No seals were up on 

 the south side of the bay. Distance 10 miles. No sign of the 

 ship or of Debenham's party. 



October 29. Turned out at 4.30 A.M. A fine day, but a 

 bank of cloud to the south and a cold westerly wind. A two 

 hours' march brought us to Cape Roberts, where I saw through 

 my glasses a bamboo stuck on the top of the cape. Leaving the 

 sledges, Priestley and I climbed the cape, when we found a 

 record left by the Western Party last year before they were 

 picked up, and giving their movements, while near by was a 

 depot of provisions they had left behind. We gave such a yell 

 the others ran up the slope at once. It seemed almost too good 

 to be true. 



We found two tins of biscuits, one slightly broached, and a 

 small bag each of raisins, tea, cocoa, butter, and lard. There 

 were also clothes, diaries, and specimens from Granite Harbour. 

 I decided to camp here and have a day off. Dividing the pro- 

 visions between the two tents, we soon had hoosh going and 

 such a feed of biscuit, butter, and lard as we had not had for 

 9 months, and we followed this up with sweet, thick cocoa. After 

 this we killed and cut up a seal, as we are getting short of meat 

 and there is every prospect of a blizzard coming on. 



Levick and Abbott saw a desperate fight between two bull 

 seals to-day. They gashed each other right through skin and 

 blubber till they were bleeding badly. 



We had another hoosh and more biscuit and lard in the even- 



