IH SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION [January 
us a road to the north. Soon after starting snow began 
to fall, and that, combined with a slight up-grade, 
made our sledges very heavy. About noon we rounded 
a point (Cape Mossyface), on which we found a quantity 
of lichen, and came on to a smooth glacier, of easy gradient, 
and snow-covered, which I hoped came from Mt. Mel- 
bourne ; but the weather was so thick with snow we could 
see nothing, so camped for lunch in the hope of its clearing, 
as I had no wish to pull the heavy sledges up a cul-de-sac. 
This evening so much snow fell that we had to remain in 
camp, being unable to see ten yards. Snowing all night, 
January ii, — Still snowing as hard as ever at 5.30 a.m., 
but by 7.30 the clouds began to break, and by 9 we v/ere 
on the march. Snow very soft and deep, making pulling 
very heavy, so that we had to relay. All six of us had 
difficulty in getting one sledge along. We then all put 
on ski, and were able to get along better as we broke 
a regular trail along which the sledge ran. 
The snow and mist cleared away about 10 a.m., giving 
us a magnificent view up a large glacier, the main body of 
which seemed to flow past the west slope of Mt. Melbourne. 
A few miles south of Mt. Melbourne and on the west side of 
the main glacier, a tributary glacier, which we named from 
its shape the Boomerang, flows in. In the afternoon a 
S.W. wind improved the surface and each team was able 
to manage its own sledge. A lovely night, but all hands 
very tired. 
January 12. — Woke at 3 a.m. to find strong wind, with 
drift. The snow ceased a little while we had breakfast, 
only to come down harder than ever afterwards, and as 
