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hardship that brought home to us what Campbell never 
would have told. There was only one place in this 
smoke-begrimed cavern where a short man could 
stand upright. In odd corners were discarded clothes 
saturated with blubber and absolutely black. The 
weight of these garments was extraordinary, and we 
experienced strange sensations as we examined the 
cheerless bole that had been the only home of six of 
our hardiest men. No cell prisoners ever lived through 
such discomfort. Most of the Terra Nova's crew 
secured mementoes of their visit to this unparalleled 
habitation. 
We left a depot of provisions at the head of the Bay, 
its position being marked by a bamboo and flag. This 
depot contains enough food stuffs to enable a party of 
five or six men to make their way to Butter Point, 
where another large depot exists. 
Very early on January 26 we left these inhospitable 
shores, and steaming E.N.E. to get clear of the ice belts 
which stream up the coast, we virtually gained the open 
Ross Sea by the evening, on the return voyage to New 
Zealand. 
An attempt was made to close the Balleny Islands, 
which do not all appear to be correctly charted, but 
thick weather and adverse ice conditions prevented our 
accomplishing this. 
The Terra Nova stood well to the westward, as shown 
in the accompanying track chart, until she was in a good 
position for making New Zealand. 
It is interesting to note that in latitude 64° 15' S., 
