300 SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION [February 
story of Lashly's and Crean's devotion will no doubt be 
told in another place. Lashly looked after Evans, and 
his nursing arrangements were splendid. 
At 3 A.M. on the morning of the 22nd we made a 
start, Evans being in his sleeping-bag on the sledge. The 
teams travelled well, and with only one break 15 miles 
from Hut Point we reached home and safety for him 
at midday, after 5 hours' actual travelling. Considering 
his condition, I judged that if I were able to obtain help 
from Cape Evans it would be better for me to stay with 
Lieutenant Evans and for Wright or Cherry-Garrard to 
take my place with the dog teams and to go south with 
Demetri. 
On February 23 Demetri went to Cape Evans, and that 
same night Wright, Cherry-Garrard and Davies the carpen- 
ter came up to Hut Point. Having regard to his work, 
it was better that Wright should not take command of 
the dog teams, and so it was settled that Cherry-Garrard 
should do this. After due consideration of weights and 
the probabilities of the date by which the final party could 
return to certain depots, it was decided that the dogs 
should take 24 days' food for themselves and 21 days' food 
for the two men, carrying in addition two weeks' surplus 
supplies for the Southern Party complete and certain 
delicacies which they had asked for. The totals brought 
the weight carried by each team up to the most economical 
travelling Hmit for the time of year. As there was no 
dog food in any of the depots except at Corner Camp 
or along any of the route, it meant that 24 days was 
the limit of their usefulness. Again, it cannot be too 
