PREFACE 



Reid, the manager of the expedition, whose work through- 

 out has been as arduous as it has been efficient. 



Finally, let me say that to the members of the expedi- 

 tion, whose work and enthusiasm have been the means of 

 securing the measure of success recorded in these pages, 

 I owe a debt of gratitude that I can hardly find words to 

 express. I realise very fully that without their faithful 

 service and loyal co-operation under conditions of extreme 

 difficulty success in any branch of our work would have 

 been impossible. 



Ernest H. Shackleton. 



London, October -1909. 



