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would see looking back down the Beardmore. I had com- 

 mandeered it from the Sphere ; but it seemed unnecessary 

 to say so ! 



Then from some notes given me by Professor David, I 

 was able to describe the geology of the rocks fairly fully. 



Two contrasted longitudinal sections of the Ferrar and 

 Beardmore glaciers showed the immensity of the latter and its 

 comparatively slight slope. I even had a specimen to exhibit ! 

 a small piece of the original fossil-bearing green marble hung 

 as a pendant on my watch-chain. This was examined by all 

 present, and the southern party swore to pick up all the green 

 marble they could carry, on the off-chance of it containing my 

 pet fossils ! I may be allowed to mention that this specimen 



The most southern fossils : archeocyathinac marble set in a ring. 



now adorns a lady's ring, and is mounted after a design which 

 I owe to Lady Scott. 



The question of collecting specimens was important, 

 especially as no geologist was going south. However, I asked 

 them to collect fresh pieces (which need not be large), and 

 from rock in situ if possible. A description of the physio- 

 graphic data most required finished the lecture. 



Dr. Wilson raised a question as to the meaning of the 

 word " glaciated." "Is Erebus glaciated ? ' he asked. I 

 said " No, not in the strict sense " — for the word applies to 

 regions laid bare after a glacier has retreated. Scott thereupon 

 said that a new name is needed for glacier-covered lands. 

 (I think the word " glacierized " is permissible for this type 

 of country.) 



The Owner and I had a great cag as to the shape of the 

 ice at the mouth of the Ferrar Glacier, which he had explored 

 in 1903. I said in 191 1 it had a tongue jutting out to the 



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