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though we still heard it out at the horizon. During 
these minutes of silence the barrier seemed as firm 
as the rock of Cape Adare until the pressure again 
ENTRANCE TO THE HUT IN WINTER. 
struck the peninsula, when the whole barrier seemed 
alive again and in motion. When the pressure ended, 
the barrier must have been between 4o and 50 feet 
high at its greatest. Towards midnight the screwing 
suddenly ceased. During the progress of this ice- 
pressure we began to wonder whether the whole 
peninsula would be covered by ice-blocks during the 
winter; and it was with a kind of relief that we 
witnessed the last of the interesting display. 
During the coldest period, and often during gales, 
the dogs killed each other and ate their dead 
comrades. Being in nature like wolves, they hungered 
for fresh meat and blood. On board the vessel they 
