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WILSON PACKING HIS PONY SLEDGE THE DAY BEFORE 

 ( START FOR THE POLE, Oct. 31, 1911. 



THE 



The tins of oil, Alpine rope, large biscuit tins, sleeping-bag and tent poles show up 

 well. Behind is the outer door of the hut looking north to the Barne Glacier. 



THE HUT AFTER THE WINTER, Nov. 2c, 191 1. 



Great snowdrifts cover the porch and all the gravel before the hut. At the back is 

 the Ramp, and low level stratus is enveloping the base of Erebus. [See p. 320. 



