I9I2] HARDSHIPS ON THE RETURN 30S 
weather clearing slightly, they saw White Island and 
headed back toward this. The temperature now remained 
below minus 30 for the whole of the day and the dogs 
and men began to feel the effects of the low temperature 
and high winds. 
On March 13 they got a point of land to steer \ipon, 
realising that they were well to the east of what their 
position ought to have been. They did 18 miles for the 
day and camped in a fog. The year was closing in and 
the time of the travelling day was much decreased. 
Demetri thought that he saw the flag of Corner Camp to 
the west and steered for it. Luckily the foot hills cleared 
and they were able to avoid the ice pressure and crevasses 
of White Island, for which they had been steering. The 
total run for the day was about 11 miles. 
On March 14 they had a clear day and realised that 
they were a good deal out of their reckoning. Getting 
under way they thought they saw what was a cairn ; 
making for it, they found it was a great open crevasse or 
chasm with pressure on the farther side miraged. They 
then made out south-east and crossed several big 
crevasses. Soon after this they saw the motor one mile 
to the east, and Corner Camp 2 miles beyond that. They 
ran on past Corner Camp and eventually reached the 
Biscuit Depot 15 miles from Hut Point. On this day 
Demetri nearly fainted and declared that he was completely 
done. Their main anxiety now was whether the sea ice 
between the edge of the Barrier and Hut Point still 
remained in. 
On March 15 they were held up all day at the Biscuit 
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