Sledge Journey in \Vinter. 183 
We continued to have a plentiful supply of fish. 
We caught very many of an unknown species just 
where the glacier to the west of Duke of York 
Island descends into the Bay. We generally caught 
them in cracks in the ice, near ice walls formed by 
the descending glacier. 
I had at that time a narrow escape from falling 
into a crevasse in a glacier, but managed to save 
myself by throwing my alpenstock quickly across the 
mouth of the crevasse. 
We experienced some very heavy gales on our 
sledge journey into Robertson Bay, the gusts of 
wind starting fields of snow in motion, which 
descended and completely buried our little stone 
hut. 
The last report from Camp Ridley told that 
Mr. Hanson was in a rather low condition, he 
having lost feeling in his legs, and only able to 
walk with difficulty. He was under the treatment 
of the doctor, who applied the electric battery to 
his legs. 
By one of the Lapp on ski I received the 
following letter from the doctor :— 
Camp RIDLEY, 
20, 9, .99. 
fee € E BoRCHGREVINK, 
Commander of British Antarctic Expedition. 
On my arrival in Camp Ridiey on the 13th 
inst. I found Mr. Hanson in pretty good spirits, 
but not as well as I had hoped. The gas poisoning, 
about which Mr. Bernacchi gave you a report, had 
put his general health back somewhat. His appetite 
