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14^ miles, it is nice to be able to see the tracks and cairns 

 of our outward journey. We feel satisfied when we have 

 done a good day and in good time. Mr. Evans is now 

 suffering from looseness of the bowels. Crean had a touch 

 of it a few days ago, but he is quite alright again. 



28M January 1912. 



To-day it have been a very heavy drag. The snow is 

 still very soft and the sun very hot, it fairly scorches any- 

 one's face. We are almost black now and our hair is long 

 and getting white through being exposed to the light, it 

 gets bleached. I am glad to say it is cooler to-night, gener- 

 ally. We got over ll\ miles again to-day. Mr. Evans is 

 still very loose in his bowels. This, of course, hinders us, 

 as we have had to stop several times. Only another few 

 more Sundays and we hope to be safely housed at Hut 

 Point, or Cape Evans. We have now been out 97 days. 



29M January 19 12. 



Another good day was helped by the sail all day. One 

 man could again manage for about two hours. The weather 

 is still very warm, plus 20 again. Did 16^ miles, only 14 

 to the next depot. Mr. Evans is still suffering from the 

 same complaint : have come to the conclusion to stop 

 his pemmican, as I feel that it have got something to do 

 with him being out of sorts. Anyhow we are going to try 

 it. Gave him a little brandy and he is taking some chalk 

 and opium pills to try and stop it. His legs are getting 

 worse and we are quite certain he is suffering from scurvy, 

 at least he is turning black and blue and several other 

 colours as well. 



30M January 19 12. 



Very bad light but fair wind, picked up the depot this 

 evening. Did the 14 miles quite in good time, after taking 

 our food we found a shortage of oil and have taken what 

 we think will take us to the next depot. There seems to 

 have been some leakage in the one can, but how we could 

 not account for that we have left a note telling Capt. Scott 

 how we found it, but they will have sufficient to carry them 

 on to the next depot, but we all know the amount of oil 



