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the tent. We had to use our reserve hickory ski to 
make slides for our sledges. 
On my return to Camp Ridley I decided to con- 
tinue the explorations already begun in Robertson 
Bay, partly because I found that the locality in itself 
contained valuable scientific properties—not least in 
the geological department—and partly because I also 
hoped to find here a place whereby to reach further 
inland. Expeditions were despatched during the 
femamder Of August and September under the 
alternate chàrge of members of my staff. 
We had constructed a rough stone hut at 
Midwinter Camp some Іо ft. in diameter. The roof 
CAMP PITCHED NEAR DUKE OF YORK ISLAND. 
we covered with seal-skin, canvas and rocks, and used 
spare ski to support it. The hut was placed in a 
corner where the rocks of Duke of York Island 
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