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BROWNING'S CONDITION 
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about Browning's condition. He was getting very anxious 
about him, suspecting organic trouble. I suggested his 
and Browning's remaining at Granite Harbour with all the 
gear, while the rest of us pushed on with a light sledge 
to get provisions from Butter Point, where we knew 
there would be a small depot, but Levick thought it 
best to bring him on, as, if the trouble was organic, the 
sooner he could be laid up in a hut the better. We shall 
therefore push on, putting him on the sledge when he gets 
tired, and to keep his strength up give him one extra 
biscuit per day. Seal meat seems to be poison to him. 
Our distance this day was about 8 miles. 
October 27. — A fine morning. Temperature warmer. 
We got away after breakfast, keeping inside Depot Island 
and getting beautiful smooth ice nearly clear of snow, 
which lasted to Cape Ross, where we had to cross bad 
pressure ridges off the cape. The ridges were so bad we 
had to cut passages for the sledges with ice axes. We had 
smooth ice again to Cape Gregory, which is now an island, 
and we were able to make our way through the strait 
between Gregory Island and the piedmont ; after this 
we again struck a heavy surface. We were now in 
Granite Harbour. After pulling 2 miles through the 
deep snow we camped. Distance about 12 miles. The 
changes in the face of the piedmont are rather interesting. 
In 1902 Depot Island was charted a point by the 
Discovery, By 1909 it had turned into an island and 
was named accordingly by Professor David. David 
reported Gregory Point a cape in 1909 and it is now 
(igia) an island. 
