SOUTH 
"March 8, WedTicsday.- Vndev way 9.20. Wished the 
Skipper good-bye ; took Smith and Hayward on. Had a fair 
wind, going pretty good. Hope to arrive in Hut Point in four 
days. Lunched at No. 2 depot. Distance about four and 
a half miles. Under way as usual after lunch ; head wind, 
going very heavy. Carried on until 6.30. Distance about 
eight or nine miles. 
" March 9, Thursdrnj.- Kad a very bad night, cold intense. 
Temperature down to - 29° all night. At 4 a.m. Spencer- 
Smith called out that he was feeling queer. Wild spoke to 
him. Then at 5.45 Richards suddenly said, 'I think he 
has gone.' Poor Smith, for forty days in pain he had 
been dragged on the sledge, but never grumbled or com- 
plained. He had a strenuous time in his wet bag, and the 
jolting of the sledge on a very weak heart was not too good 
for him. Sometimes when we lifted him on the sledge he 
would nearly faint, but during the whole time he never com- 
plained. Wild looked after him from the start. We buried 
him in his bag at 9 o'clock at the following position: Ereb. 
184° — Obs. Hill 149°. We made a cross of bamboos, and 
built a mound and cairn, with particulars. After that got 
under way with Hayward on sledge. Found going very hard, 
as we had a northerly wind in our faces, with a temperature 
Eelow 20°. What with frost-bites, etc., we are all suffering, 
bven the dogs seem hke giving in ; they do not seem to take 
any interest in their work. We have been out much too long, 
and nothing ahead to cheer us up but a cold, cheerless hut. 
We did about two and a half miles in the forenoon, Hayward 
toddling ahead every time we had a spell. During lunch the 
wind veered to the south with drift, just right to set sail. We 
carried on with Hayward on sledge and camped in the dark 
about 8 o'clock. Turned in at 10, weary, worn, and sad. 
Hoping to reach depot to-morrow. 
" March 10, Friday. -—Turned out as usual. Beam wind, 
going pretty fair, very cold. Came into very soft snow about 
3 ; arrived at Safety Camp 5 o'clock. Got to edge of Ice 
Barrier ; found passage over in a bay full of seals. Dogs got 
very excited ; had a job to keep them away. By the glasses 
