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ISLAND CAMP, DECEMBER 16, 1903, TO JANUARY 9, 1904 (continued). 



Direction in which Krctms smoke 

 Is going. 



I'rmarks. 



Date. 



HI 



Fair volume, NE 

 Thin streamer, NE 

 Obmired 

 Otecured 

 < Ibseured 

 Otaoored 

 Obscured 



Obscured 

 Obscured 

 Obscured 

 Obscured 

 Obscured 

 Obscured 

 Thin volume, NE 

 Obacnred 

 Thin. NE 

 Low down, XE 



Low down, S 



Low down, S 



Small column, NE 



Obscured 



Obscured 



Otaoortd 

 Obscured 



Obscured 

 < >t> i-ured 



Obtotmd 



Low down, NW 

 Obscured 

 Obscured 



Obscured 

 Obscured 



Obscured 

 Obscured 

 Obscured 



N(?) 

 Lou-,' thin streamer, N\V 



Thin streamer, W 



Very tliin streamer, W 



In puffs and streamers, N by E 



NE 

 In puffs low down, NE 



Noon. Thick white cloud enveloping N shoulder and slope of Erebus. 



2 p.m. Dark bank of cloud obscuring high land to S and SW. 



4 p.m. Very dark, threatening appearance in S and SSW. Blue sky to E and SIS to alt. of 10. 



<} p.m. Weather looks threatening to S and SW, land gradually becoming obscured. Str. on Erebus, and Cu. and S.-cu. overhead. 



8 p.m. Height of Str. 10,000 ft. about. 



10 p.m. Western mountains obscured by dense black bank of Str. Str. dropped to 5000 ft. 



11.30 p.m. Heavy dark clouds to S and SW ; Str. on Erebus, about IIHX) ft. up. Only foot hills visible. 



6 a.m. Str. about 2000 ft. alt. Heavy S.-cu. over Black Island and Discovery. Western mountains obscured, except foot bills. Nim. 



to N and N W. Str. overhead without a break or shadow. Snowed very slightly during the watch. 

 8 a.m. Conditions similar to 6 a.m. Fine snow falling. 



Nm>n. Small shaded rolls of A.-cu. In, and to E of, zenith. Blue sky visible above the land to E, dark sky W to SSW obscuring all 

 but the low-lying land. Patches of sunlight on Mt. Terror. 



ft p.m. Umbrella of cloud on Erebus summit, quite clear to E, NE, and in zenith. Heavy Str. to S and SW with fine roll Cu. on 

 western mountains. Gleaming generally. Prismatic colouring on clouds near sun. 



1 l.3n p.m. Ci.-s. radiating N and S. Detached Cu. over Discovery and western range. Fine, settled look generally. 



1903. 

 Dec. 2 



(contd.) 



4 a.m. Thin stratum of cloud across land W side of S: i uit . 

 6 a.m. P 



a.m. Peculiar lumps of cloud hanging to S and just higher than Erebus and Terror .summits, with curved under surface of a C 



type. Ci.-s. radial ing \ and S, with very marked radiant points. Erebus smoke gradually hauled round from NE to S, keepii 



very low mi tin- cide of the mountain. Clearing generally. 



8 a.m. Ci. clouds, in parallel lines, converging N and S, inoving s'ightly sideways from X\V. 

 10 a.m. A.-s. just level with top of Erebus. Heavy Str. along western mountains at alt. of 4000 ft. N.-eu. in SW. Ft 



on Erebus and Terror Islands. A.-cu. radiating SSW, NNE, lo" from zenith. 



Cu. 

 ag 



''"HKy appearance 



3 p.m. The land began to be obscured by falling snow. The A.-s. radiated very markedly N ami S until sky became nearly overcast. 



4 p.m. Scud passing rapidly over from S. 



4.. 'lo p.m. Nearly ftll land obscured by falling snow- 



During the afternoon win eh the wind h lowly rose from E and sky became more and more overcast, the clouds descending. 



3 a.m. Blowing hard, with very thick snowfall of large, damp flakes. No lain! visible. 



2 p.m. Clear over to we-tern mount-tins ami Erebus, but the latter was (prickly covered over again. Dark and threatening to SE and 

 E. Clouds broken, and blue sky visible to N and NW. 



4 p.m. Similar weather, but every appearance of more snow and wind to E and SE. Sun gleaming at intervals. Scud passing up 

 from S very rapidly. 



H p.m. Sun just visible. Snowing, and dull generally. 



2 a.m. No land visible anywhere. Flakes large and damp. 



4 a.m. Wind very squally. Very black and threatening to E and SE. 



6 a.m. Erebus nearly clear ; land visible all round. 



8 a.m. Very fine and typical A.-cu. clouds, movement uncertain. Heavy dark Str. to S, SW, and on western mountains, obscuring 



land above JfllitU ft.. Erebus (jiiil <!. -ar. hut direction of smoke nol certain. 

 2 p.m. Detached white lump of cloud hanging round Erebus. Lines of Str. to W and SW. Cu. on summit of Discovery. 



6p.m. A.-s. above western inuim tains, otherwise cloudless sky. Temperature in sun, 43'0. 

 8 p.m. Cloudless, except for Ci.-s, between NW and SE, at alt. of 10 in NW down to 5 in SE. 

 10 p.m. Ci.-s. clouds between NW by W and SE, at alt. of 25 in NW to 3 in SE. 



11.30p.m. Verv line feathery Ci. pacing over slowly from S. Misty on floe. Temperature in sun, 40 '0. Erebus as seen from floe 

 smoking in heavy volume, which slowly diminished until only just a very faint vapour was visible. 



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