86 British Antarctic Expedition. 
were the guano deposits, while, as it was late in 
the season, only a few penguins were left. My 
visit on shore was brief, and we returned to the 
vessel; all was quickly arranged for a speedy com- 
mencement of landing our stores, instruments, dogs 
and outfit, Much to my surprise Robertson Bay 
was free from ice at the time, but I knew that it 
might fill up again at any moment. Already on the 
18th we were hard at work landing stores We 
lowered the boxes into small whale boats and pulled 
them near the shore, where some of us had to wade 
into the breakers and carry the things ashore. Up 
to the armpits in water at 23° abr, m was a cold 
job. 
When the huts had been built, some four yards 
apart, I decided to use the north-western as the 
dwelling, and the other for provisions and outfit. 
The middle space between them I covered over with 
wood, seal-skin and canvas, and continued ,this cover 
towards the eastern side in the run with the slope of 
the roofs of both houses down to the ground, forming 
a continued sloping roof from the entire ridge of both 
houses, including that of the middle space and down 
to the ground. А strong framework of wood formed 
the rest for the canvas and seal-skin. By this means 
a great space was gained at the eastward side of the 
huts as well as a protected approach between the huts. 
In the space to the east a great quantity of provisions 
and the coal necessary for the winter were placed. In 
the middle space, sledges, ski, tools and gear of all 
kinds were kept. At the end of this passage towards 
the west a wall was also built of wood with an extra 
door. Thus precautions were taken against heavy 
