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of the dogs broke through the crust and the sledge was practi- 

 cally anchored by their weight. With the help of the other dogs 

 these were gradually hauled out, popping out of the holes like 

 corks from a bottle. As the sledge and team were on the 

 crevasse at the same time it was fairly anxious work. The dogs 

 bolted and a driving-stick was left by the edge of the crevasse. 

 This was a good but unintentional mark by which to avoid it in 

 future. The depot was called Demetri Depot in honor of the 

 Russian dog-boy. 



On October 19 four of the mules came down from Cape 

 Evans to Hut Point, bringing loads; they did the journey splen- 

 didly and gave great promise of their future usefulness. Deben- 

 ham meanwhile had been making a geological survey of the 

 peninsula and Cherry-Garrard had been helping him. 



On October 25 Cherry-Garrard and Demetri with two dog 

 teams went out to Corner Camp, taking with them a further 

 supply of dog biscuits and fodder. This was the last journey 

 before we started south on October 29. 



