36 VOYAGE TO THE POLAR SEA. 



6 IQth. Under weigh at 9.55, three invalids follow- 

 ing. Poor Stubbs requires all his courage and endurance. 

 Several times as we went on, Ayles and I sank nearly 

 up to our hips, but occasionally we came to long 

 stretches of good hard travelling, and we camped 

 abreast Point Moss at 9.30. 



' 11th. We are looking forward to news from the 

 ship as we draw near our depot, something to give 

 us a change to the conversation, which tumbles into 

 the same groove pretty well every night. Eead the 

 Morning Service. 



' After lunch, the travelling became much harder 

 and better, which enabled us to make a good journey, 

 and brought us abreast the Cape Colan depot at 11.30, 

 all very fagged. I walked up to it while the tent 

 was being pitched, with the intention of getting the 

 letters, &c., but I found Lieutenant Giffard had erected 

 such a magnificent structure, that I could make but 

 little impression on it, and contented myself with his 

 note, which I found attached to the staff. 



6 There were several hare tracks round the cairn. 

 Good is thoroughly knocked up again, and can eat 

 nothing. Made good five miles. 



' 1 2 th. Temperature of the air 25, in the tent 51. 

 Left invalids in the tent. Eemainder of us up to the 

 depot, which was all right except the lime-juice jar 

 broken in the neck. Fortunately none of the contents 

 were spilt. Packed sledge, read news to the crew. 

 All hands glad to hear " Discovery " was all right, and 

 communication established. Their success with the 

 musk-oxen caused our mouths to water. We feel the 

 increased load very much, the sledge is heavier by 400 



