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the prinuis always Iiad alst) iiiado a lot ol tlillcrciux', as he 
handles the stove with more eeouoni)' than any oilier ot iis. 
Ociohrr \. — We turned out at 1^.30 a.m. The nu)rnint^ 
was still and overeast, but with the sun trying to lireak 
through. We gc)t away by 7, but ma tie slow jtrogress, 
finding the tlrit'ts very heavy. My unit eonsisted of 
Priestley, Dickason, and myself, with the 1 2-fl. sledge, 
and as Leviek had t]\e iron runner sledge we had the 
heavier load. We liad to relay most of the day, as 
Dick'ason eon Id pull very litl le and Hrowning not at 
all. In faet the latl er Iiad to rest eonstantly, so our 
progress was sl(»w, and by luneh time we liad only nuule 
2^ miles. Our sup]")ly oi oil would not run to hot Umeh, 
so we had a eold luneh sitting under the lee ol the slrdgr. 
Before leaving tlie igloo we had eooked some seal sleaks 
over the blubber fire, but when examined in the ligh( ol 
day tliese looked so filthy and distaslehd, that we disearded 
them in favour of shreds of raw penguin and seal. 
The walking had made both Diekason and l^rowning 
mueh worse, so 1 hatl to eamp at 6.30 p.m., having only 
done 5 miles. We are all very tired, buL in good spirits 
at leaving the dirt and scj ualor ol the hut behiutl. A 
lovely evening and every appcaranee of a fine day to- 
morrow. 
October 2. - A fine morning when we turned out al 
5.30. The surface was rather better and we did noi 
have to relay, but it was all we eoidd do to move the 
sledges. About 11 o'clock we got on to a blue ice suriace 
and worked our way througli a loose moraine. A bittn- 
wind from the [plateau got up aboul noon, bringing drill 
