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Zealand Government, this time of Admiralty Bay, the 
chart being drawn by Lieut. Rennick. "It was a great 
thing," Pennell thought, "to have such long and con- 
tinuous work for all hands during the winter." Lieut. 
Wilfred Bruce was a most valuable addition to the execu- 
tive staff on board, and Mr Lillie was indefatigable as 
a collector. Very valuable lines of deep sea soundings 
were taken southwards from New Zealand, and a large bio- 
logical collection was made. Indeed the Terra Nova made 
no unimportant addition to the results of the expedition. 
Captain Scott was meanwhile preparing for one of the 
greatest feats in man-drawn sledge travelling that has 
ever been achieved, comparable with the splendid journeys 
of M'Clintock and Mecham. There was much to be done 
and no time to lose. A great depot had to be laid out 
during the autumn, a hundred and thirty miles to the 
south. Scott started on January 25th from Cape Evans 
with 12 men, 8 ponies, and 26 dogs, with 14 weeks' food 
and fuel (5385 lb.), 3680 lb. of compressed fodder, 1400 lb. 
of dog biscuit and 15 sacks of oats. 
The journey was along the coast of Ross Island, 
passing the well-remembered places and the great hut 
at the Discovery's winter quarters. The first depot was 
formed in 77 0 55', to the S.E. of Cape Armitage, called the 
home depot. This was " Corner Camp." On the 12th 
February the party passed Minna Bluff, and rested at 
Bluff Camp; on the 15th the place for the final depot 
was reached in 79 0 28' S., where 2181 lb. of provisions were 
deposited. This was the "One-ton Depot." 
In returning, a short cut was attempted by Scott with 
the dog teams nearer the coast, where the ice turned out 
to be heavily crevassed. On the 20th February they 
covered 35 miles. Next day they were about 12 miles 
inshore from Corner Camp. The men were running by 
the sledges. Suddenly Dr Wilson shouted "Hold on to 
the sledge," and as he spoke the whole team of dogs sank 
through the snow down a crevasse, and hung by their 
harness far down the abyss. Scott hauled the sledge clear 
and anchored it. The dogs were howling dismally. Two 
had dropped out of their harness and landed on a snow 
bridge far below. Cherry Garrard brought the Alpine 
rope they had with them ; the sledge was unloaded, and 
