1912] 
ON THE MELBOURNE GLACIER 
119 
After 6 P.M. the surface got so bad, owing to undercut 
sastrugi, that we had to relay half our load at a time, and 
even then had frequent upsets. We camped at 9.30 p.m. 
about I mile E. of a cape we named Cape ^ Sastrugi.' 
January 24. — A fine morning, but no sign of Levick's 
party, so after getting a true bearing and round of angles, 
I joined Priestley and Dickason collecting, on Cape 
Sastrugi. I made some sketches. This piedmont we 
are on extends west to the Mt. Nansen Range, and seems 
quite flat, except where glaciers run in, where there are 
undulations and crevasses. 
January 25. — Overcast. Levick has not turned up 
yet, which is very annoying. It is useless going to 
look for him, as the undulations at the mouth of the 
Melbourne Glacier would completely hide a party, unless 
both happened on the same route. Collecting to-day on 
some moraines south of us, Priestley fell through a snow 
bridge of a crevasse up to his arms. He was not roped at 
the time, so it was lucky he did not go through altogether. 
January 26. — A clear morning, but blowing hard, 
with drift. Climbed the hills to the N.W., taking the 
theodolite and sketch-book, and got a true bearing and 
good round of angles. 
I also made out the truant party calmly camped on 
the east side of the Melbourne Glacier. So returning 
to camp we packed food for eighteen days, and depoted 
the remainder, together with the specimens, and a note 
to Levick telling him my proposed plans, which were to 
try the two glaciers which came in at the N.W, corner of 
the piedmont, for a route into Wood Bav, and directing 
