SOUTH 
at the wider or top end of the shoot. Into one of these an 
oil-drum was fixed, to be used as the fireplace, the other hole 
serving to hold our saucepan. Alongside this another hole was 
punched to enable two saucepans to be boiled at a time ; and 
farther along still a chimney made from biscuit-tins completed 
a very efficient, if not a very elegant, stove. Later on the cook 
found that he could bake a sort of flat bannock or scone on tliis 
stove, but he was seriously hampered for want of yeast or 
baking-powder. 
An attempt was next made to erect some sort of a galley 
to protect the cook against the inclemencies of the weather. 
The party which 1 had sent back under Wild to the ship returned 
with, amongst other things, the wheel-house practically com- 
plete* This, with the addition of some sails and tarpaulins 
stretched on spars, made a very comfortable storehouse and 
galley. Pieces of planking from the deck were lashed across 
some spars stuck upright into the snow, and this, with the 
ship's binnacle, formed an excellent look-out from which to 
look for seals and penguins. On this platform, too, a mast 
was erected from which flew the King's flag and the Royal 
Clyde Yacht Club biu'gee. 
I made a strict inventory of all the food in our posses- 
sion, weights being roughly determined with a simple balance 
made from a piece of wood and some string, the counter-weight 
being a 604b. box of provisions. 
The dog teams went off to the wreck early each morning 
under Wild, and the men made every effort to rescue as much 
as possible from the ship. This was an extremely difficult task 
as the whole of the deck forward was under a foot of water on 
the port side, and nearly three feet on the starboard side. How- 
ever, they managed to collect large quantities of wood and 
ropes and some few cases of provisions. Although the galley 
was under water, Bakewell managed to secure three or foiu- 
saucepans, which later proved invaluable acquisitions. Quite 
a number of boxes of flour, etc., had been stowed in a cabin in 
the hold, and these we had been unable to get out before we 
left the ship. Having, therefore, determined as nearly as 
possible that portion of the deck immediately above these 
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