484 WORST JOURNEY IN THE WORLD 



Also to commemorate their two gallant comrades, Capt. 

 L. E. G. Oates of the Inniskilling Dragoons, who walked 

 to his death in a blizzard to save his comrades, about 18 

 miles south of this position ; also of Seaman Edgar Evans, 

 who died at the foot of the Beardmore Glacier. 



The Lord gave and the Lord taketh away. Blessed be 

 the name of the Lord. 



Relief Expedition. 

 (Signed by all members of the party.) 



My diary goes on : 



Midnight, November 12-13. I cannot think that any- 

 thing which could be done to give these three great 

 men — for great they were — a fitting grave has been left 

 undone. 



A great cairn has been built over them, a mark which 

 must last for many years. That we can make anything that 

 will be permanent on this Barrier is impossible, but as far 

 as a lasting mark can be made it has been done. On this a 

 cross has been fixed, made out of ski. On either side are 

 the two sledges, fixed upright and dug in. 



The whole is very simple and most impressive. 



On a bamboo standing by itself is left the record which 

 I have copied into this book, and which has been signed by 

 us all. 



We shall leave some provisions here, and go on lightly 

 laden to see if we can find Titus Oates' body: and so give 

 it what burial we can. 



We start in about an hour, and I for one shall be glad 

 to leave this place. 



I am very very sorry that this question of the shortage 

 of oil has arisen. We in the First Return Party were most 

 careful with our measurement — having a ruler of Wright's 

 and a piece of bamboo with which we did it: measuring 

 the total height of oil in each case, and then dividing up 

 the stick accordingly with the ruler: and we were always 

 careful to take a little less than we were entitled to, which was 

 stated to me, and stated by Birdie in his depot notes, to be 

 one-third of everything in the depot. 



