l6S SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION [October 
inside David's route. Curiously enough, there was liardly 
any tide crack between the sea ice and the tongue. 
vSevera] seals were in sight, but we did not kill any, as I 
am sur(^ we sliall get any ainoimt s(>uth of this tongue, 
'lire tongue seems to be ice to within 2 feet of the top and 
the surface is rather a soft snow. Distance 6 miles. 
Or/n/fcr 21.- 'ruining out at 5.3c^ a.m. we depoted all 
unnecessary gear and started considerably lighter. Should 
we liavc lo I urn back wc can always pick this depot up 
easily. The day was h)velv, but rather warm for pulling, 
and lh<' surlacc solt bul uot bad going. Wc came across 
no crevasses and by 3.30 ran ih)wn an (\'is\- slope to the sea 
ice. The snow .>n ihc latter was rather deep. We lashed 
lhc WiMidcn riiuncr sledge on the on(^ with the ii'on runners 
and pulled ou till about 6, when we camped. 
Ocfolwr 22. — A nice morning, but soon after starting 
a cold southerK- Avind gtit u|\ resulting in several frost- 
bit I eu uosrs. W'e were 1 1 a\'elling * >\H*r pressure well 
h Khlen by sol t snow. In the afternoon we had some 
excitement seeing a dark conical object ahead, much tlie 
same shape as a tent. As Browning was rather bad, wc 
left hiui with Dickason and Abbott to rest with the 
sledges, while liCviek, Priestlev, and I went on lo look 
at it, but after going about a mile we made it luit to be 
sonu- black giit bIo\\u on to a conical juece ot ice. On 
retui'umg lo tlu' sledges we pulled in sliorc to tr\' and get 
a belter surface, but had to camp at 5 e.M. as Bro^^ning 
was so bad. Distance about (^ miles. Wc arc about 
I mile t rom laud, \\ Inch appears to be low ict^-covered 
toothills. 
