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things are looking serious on his part, but we have been 

 trying to pump him up he will get through alright, but he 

 begins to think different himself, but if we get to One Ton 

 and can get a change of food it may relieve him. He is a 

 brick, there is plenty of pluck : one cannot but admire 

 such pluck. The light have been dreadful all day and I 

 seemed to have got a bit depressed at times, not being able 

 to see anything to know where I was on the course or not 

 and not getting a word from Mr. Evans. I deliberately 

 went off the course to see if anyone was taking notice but 

 to my surprise I was quickly told I was off the course. This 

 I thought, but wanted to know if he was looking out, which 

 he was. It came on to bliz after we camped, we ought to 

 reach Mt. Hooper to-morrow night. 



Ofth February 191 2. 



Started in splendid weather, but the surface was bad 

 and dragging was very heavy, but it improved as the day 

 went on, and we arrived at the depot at 7.40 p.m. We are 

 now 180 miles from Hut Point, and this Sunday night we 

 hope to be only two more Sundays on the Barrier. No im- 

 provement in Mr. Evans, much worse. We have taken out 

 our food and left nearly all the pemmican as we dont re- 

 quire it on account of none of us caring for it, therefore we 

 are leaving it behind for the others. They may require it. 

 We have left our note and wished them every success on 

 their way, but we have decided it is best not to say any- 

 thing about Mr. Evans being ill or suffering from scurvy. 

 This old cairn have stood the weather and is still a huge 

 thing. 



i,th February 19 12. 



Had a very fine day and a good light all day, which 

 makes things much more cheerful. Did not get away 

 before 9 o'clock but we did \\\ miles, it is gradually get- 

 ting colder. Mr. Evans is still getting worse, to-day he is 

 suffering from looseness in the bowels : shall have to stop 

 his pemmican. 



6th February 19 12. 



Another fine day but sun was very hot and caused us to 

 sweat a good deal, but we dont mind as we are pretty used 



