INDEX 



ter to, (i.) 414: library presented by, (ii.) 



344, 34S 



Smoking, (ii.) 187 

 Snow crystal forms, (ii.) 306 

 Snow blindness dogs, (i.) 78: first experi- 

 ence of, (i.) 69: treatment with zinc sul- 

 phate, (ii.) 194. For particular instances, 

 see names of Men and Expeditions 

 Snow crusts blizzards and seasonal dep- 

 osition, (i.) 118 



Snow drifts as camping grounds, (ii.) 143 

 Snow knife, (i.) 208, 212 

 Snow shelters, warmth in, (i.) 241 

 Snow shoes for ponies. See title Ponies 

 Snowy petrel seen far south, (ii.) 207 

 ' Soldier.' See Gates, Captain 

 Soulsby, Sir W., (ii.) 346 

 Soundings, (i.) 17, 20, 23, 25, 33, 41, 48, 53, 

 55, S^, (ii.) 247, 253, 274: adaptation of 

 motor to work Lucas machine, (ii.) 253, 

 256: deep-sea soundings, (ii.) 267: glacier 

 movements, (ii.) 274: ice, soundings taken 

 through, (ii.) 336: rorqual, wire fouled 

 by, (ii.) 249 



Souper, Miss Midwinter presents, (i.) 226 

 South Africa Government grant, (ii.) 338 

 South Polar Times, (i.) 228, 280, (ii.) 217, 



222 



South Trinidad, collections from, (ii.) 329 

 South Victoria Land geological history, 

 (ii.) 295-300; resume of physiography 

 and glacial geology, (ii.) 285-94 

 Southern Barrier Depot, (i.) 330, 398 

 Southern Journey cinematograph of start, 

 (i.) 306, 309: equipment, organisation, 

 &c., of Parties plans and preparations, 

 (i.) 90, 276-7, 278, 280, App. 9, 424, ill. 

 360:' motor sledges, independence of, (i.) 

 279, 304: photography Scott's prepa- 

 rations, (i.) 281, 291: plans well laid, 

 equipment right in every detail, (i.) 

 306, 336, 354, 415, 416: ponies told off, 

 (i.) 259: Scott's lectures, (i.) 185, 280: 

 selection of party, qualifications, &c., 

 (i.) 215, 278, App. 19, 436 final selec- 

 tion of Polar Party, (i.) 364: Table of 

 outward and homeward marches on the 

 Barrier, (i.) 443 



First Stage Barrier blizzards, (i.) 

 312-15, 326 et seq., 335-8: Gateway 

 reached, (i.) 338: man-haulers breaking 

 trail, (i.) 338: Motor Party met, (i.) 323: 

 order of march, (i.) 309, 310, 317, 325: 

 ponies shot, (i.) 324, 325, 339, refer also 



to title Ponies; re-arrangement of party, 

 (i.) 332: snow-blindness Meares, (i.) 

 337: steering difficulties, (i.) 327, 332 



Second Stage Beardmore Glacier, (i.) 

 340: accidents falls into cracks and 

 crevasses, (i.) 341, 351, 352: Bowers' 

 party, progress, &c., (i.) 345, 346: course 

 steered, (i.) 344, 348, 349: Evans' party, 

 difficulties, &c., (i.) 342, 345 et seq., strain 

 on Wright and Lashly results of bliz- 

 zard, (i.) 341; notebook turned, (i.) 351 

 and note: pulling with full loads, (i.) 342: 

 re-organisation of party, (i.) 340 note: 

 ski, question as to taking on, (i.) 348: 

 sledgemeter broken, (i.) 351: sledges 

 exchange, (i.) 346; iced runners, (i.) 

 343; ten-foot runners, (i.) 344: snow- 

 blindness, (i.) 342, 343, 349: vigour of 

 Scott's Party, (i.) 341, 342, 346 



Third Stage Summit Journey 

 Christmas, (i.) 357, feast, 358-9: course, 

 GO 355 : Evans' Party tiring misman- 

 agement of sledge, (i.) 360, 361: hyp- 

 someter thermometer broken, (i.) 359: 

 Lashly's fall into crevasse, (i.) 357: New 

 Year's Day, (i.) 362, 363: Scott's team, 

 continued fitness, (i.) 360, 362: sledges 

 rebuilt on ten-foot runners, (i.) 362: 

 southerly wind, (i.) 357 



Fourth Stage Summit Journey con- 

 tinued after departure of last return 

 party, (i.) 364, ill. 360, 374: ages of 

 Polar Party, (i.) 354: arrangement in 

 pulling, (i.) 364: bad surface, sandy 

 snow, &c., (i.) 365 et seq., 369, 371: bliz- 

 zard, (i.) 367: cold felt, (i.) 371, 372, 374: 

 continued fitness, (i.) 371: difficult steer- 

 ing, (i.) 370, 372: finnesko, condition of, 

 (i.) 372: forebodings, (i.) 369, 375: heavy 

 pulling, (i.) 370, 371, 372, 373: mishap to 

 watch, (i.) 369: most southerly camp, (i.) 

 366: Norwegian flag sighted, (i.) 375: 

 Gates beginning to fail, (i.) 372: pitching 

 tent, ill. (i.) 358: Pole reached, (i.) 374; 

 375 Norwegian record and tent, (i.) 375 



Fifth. Stage Return from the Pole 

 ailments, (i.) 359, 384, 386, 393: bliz- 

 zards, (i.) 378 et seq.: continued fitness 

 of Wilson, Bowers, and Scott, (i.) 379: 

 crevasses, falls into, (i.) 386: crevasses, a 

 maze of the worst day, (i.) 3901: end 

 of Summit Journey, (i.) 387: Evans, 

 P.O.: bad frostbites and signs of failure, 

 (i.) 379, 380, 383, 384, 386 et seq., 393; 



