296 SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION [September 
nicely dried at C. Evans before going out with Meares 
on the 20th. We had no wish to remain at Corner 
Camp, as all the time we were digging it was drifting a 
little and blowing about 5, temperature -32° — about all 
we could * stick.' After striking camp we marched till 
10.30 P.M., doing 9'5 miles by sledgemeter. When 4 miles 
from Corner Camp the wind dropped to a calm. At 
10.30 had pemmican and tea, then at midnight started 
off, and steering by stars kept on a W.N.W. course till 
about 5 A.M. (September 14), when we had a light break- 
fast of tea and biscuit. Off again before 6, and continued 
marching until we came to the edge of the Barrier about 
12. 4q. We did not stop at Safety Camp, but marched 
straight to Hut Point, arriving at 3 p.m. At the hut we 
had a meal of tea and chapatties which Forde made. We 
ate steadily till about 5.30, and then discussed marching 
to C. Evans. Had we started we might have got in by 
3 A.M., but not before ; but we had marched all through 
one night, and besides digging out Corner Camp we had 
marched 30 miles 40 yds. by sledgemeter, equal to 34'6 stat. 
miles, w^hich on top of a day's work was good enough 
for me. We therefore prepared the hut for the night. 
Turned in about 7 and soon fell asleep. Gran woke Forde 
and myself about 10 p.m. with cocoa and porridge, both 
of which were splendid. We then slept till 9 a.m. on 
the 15th. 
September 15, 1912. — Turned out at 9 a.m., cooked a 
fine breakfast, and then washed all the cooking gear, 
cleared out the hut, got on our marching gear, and at 
2 P.M. started off for C. Evans. We had an easy march 
