86 
SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION [February 
His party, besides himself, consisted of Johansen, who 
was with Dr. Nansen in his famous sledge journey of 
'97, and seven others. After coffee and a walk round 
the camp Amundsen and two others returned with us 
and had lunch in the Terra Nova, 
We left early in the afternoon, and after sounding 
and dredging in the bay, proceeded west along the Barrier, 
of which there still remained nearly 100 miles we had 
not seen. 
Outside the bay we were unlucky enough to pick up 
a S.W. wind, but with clear weather we kept close along 
the Barrier edge to long. 170° W., where we had left it 
on our way east, without seeing any inlet or possible 
place to land. This was a great disappointment to us 
all, but there was nothing for it but to return to McMurdo 
Sound to communicate with the main party and then 
try and effect a landing in the vicinity of Smith's Inlet 
or as far to the westward as possible on the north coast 
of Victoria Land, and if possible to explore the unknown 
coast west of Cape North. 
We therefore made the best of our way to Cape Evans, 
and in spite of a moderate S.W. gale arrived on the 
evening of the 8th, 
Here I decided to land the two ponies, as they would 
be very little use to us on the mountainous coast of 
Victoria Land, and in view of the Norwegian expedition 
I felt the Southern Party would require all the transport 
available. 
After landing the ponies we steamed up to the sea 
ice by Glacier Tongue, and from there, taking Priestley 
