294 SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION . [September 
of this invention. Naturally the maker, Petty Officer 
Evans, is very proud of it, but the other seamen hate 
it. However, we shall give it a good test now, likewise 
the ski-shoes, which I like immensely if they are the 
right size ; if too big they are trodden down and spoilt 
very soon, but if too small one's toes get frost-bitten 
where the shoes pinch.' 
Tuesday, September 12, 191 1. — Blizzard continued till 
8 A.M., when wind decreased to force 5 ; it however still 
continued to drift until 10 a.m., when wind dropped to 
force 3, weather overcast and snowing. Temperature - 19° ; 
the minimum for the night being - 40°. The wind in- 
creased to force 6 with drift at 11 a.m., but by 2 p.m. it 
was fine enough to make a start, which we did in a biting 
cold wind. We built a good cairn here, but it was cold 
work. 
We marched this day till 8.30 p.m., when it was very 
nearly dark and very misty. Surface bad after the 
blizzard ; we covered 7 miles 783 yards (statute). Tem- 
perature on camping - 46°. 
September 13, 191 1.— The diary continues : Having 
shivered in my bag all night, at 5 o'clock I told the others 
to get up, both of them being awake. We cooked a meal 
and prepared to scout for Corner Camp. On going out 
to take the meteorological observations found min. temp. 
" 7?)'i^' Present temp. - 58°. I don't think anyone was 
surprised, as it was very cold during the night. I got a 
glimpse of Observation Hill and the sun, and I found the 
bearing of the former was N. 70 W. instead of N. 68 W., 
so we struck S.S.W. for a short distance and then saw the 
