1,^x1] HIGH WINDS 31 
the wind began to blow in earnest later on, ior botli driil 
and dust poured in through every eraek between the 
stones of the weather walls and lee walls without shilting 
anv of the more bulkv paeking at all. 
Monday^ July 17, 1911. — We eontinued with the hut 
and spent the whole of available daylight and moonlight 
in getting on witli die walls, vvhieh were all but linislied 
for plaeing the roof and door. For this we want a ealm 
if possible. 
We began work to-day in a light air, but it was bk)wing 
again with force 3 from the S.W. from noon onwards, 
and the temp, all day varied between - ic/s"" ^^nd -23*3"- 
The sky was overcast. [Birdie was very disappointed 
that we could not fmish the wliole thing tliat day, but 
there was a lot to do yet, and we were tired out. We 
turned out early the next day to try and get the roof on, 
but it was blowing hard. {Tuesday, 18//).) When we 
got to the top we did some digging, &e., but it was cjuite 
impossible to try and get the roof on, and we had to leave 
it. We realised this day that it blew mucli harder at tJie 
top of the slope than where our tent was pitelied. It 
was bitterly cold iip tliere that morning.] 
Over Ross Sea are now two open leads of water like 
broad irregular streets extending from the Cape Cro/.ier 
cliffs away to the N.E. and lying more or less parallel to 
one another. 
Tuesday, Jtdy 18, 191 1.— No leads or open water were 
visible to-day over Ross Sea. The temp., - to 
-27*3°, with S.S.W. wind of force 4 to 5 all day, made 
work almost impossible at the hut. We got everything 
