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low temperature and a blizzard blowing from the north- 
west. The rate of travel was so quick that the dogs' run 
was finished early and the two men had to spend an 
unusually long time in their sleeping-bags, which in this 
cold weather was bad for them and bad for their gear. 
About mid-day the weather cleared enough to let them start. 
On March 4 they reached One Ton Depot in the 
morning, travelling during a clear night and morning. 
A blizzard came on after their arrival and the temperature 
had fallen considerably, Cherry-Garrard, owing to the 
low temperature, found his glasses of no use and had to 
trust to Demetri to pick out the cairns. Owing to the cold 
weather and the thin coats of the dogs he rightly decided 
to give them more food. 
On March 5, 6, 7, and 8 they had exceedingly cold 
weather and blizzard. On none of these days would it 
have been possible for them to proceed south had they 
wished to do so. This party had no minimum ther- 
mometer, but on most of the nights before the sun had 
set the temperature had fallen to nearly minus 40*^, which 
probably meant a minimum temperature of between 40*^ 
and 50° for the night. The dogs were in bad condition 
and feeling the cold. Demetri also declared that he felt 
far from well. These days of bad weather left Cherrv- 
Garrard with the alternative of holding on at the camp 
or of travelling south for one day and allowing one day to 
return to the One Ton Depot. Owing to the difficulties 
of keeping the right line with dog teams, he very wisely 
decided to rema'n at One Ton Depot, leaving himself with 
only 8 days' dog food to return on. 
