498 Arctic and Antarctic Exploration [part ii 
Before starting, Captain Scott, with Dr Simpson, 
Bowers, and Edgar Evans went for a fortnight on what 
he called a remarkably pleasant and instructive spring 
journey. The party went a long way up the Ferrar 
Glacier, and Scott was able to measure the movement of 
the glacier, finding it to be at the rate of 24 to 32 feet in 
7! months. 
On the 1st November, 1911, Captain Scott started on 
his last great journey. The ponies were in fine form, due 
to the care of Captain Oates through the winter. They 
drew 450 lb. each. On the 15th " One-ton Depot" was 
reached, 130 miles from Cape Evans. On arriving at the 
entrance to the Beardmore Glacier the ponies were shot 
for fresh food. They had done their work well. Meares 
and the dog teams returned home. 
From December 5 th to the 9th a furious gale was 
blowing with heavy snow-fall. This most unfortunate 
storm not only caused serious delay, but also filled the 
lower part of the glacier ravine with soft snow, retarding 
progress and causing awful toil. 
The three final units of four were : — 
Scott Commander Evans Atkinson 
Wilson Bowers Wright 
Oates Crean Cherry Garrard 
E. Evans Lashly Keohane 
The ascent was hard work, and falls down crevasses 
to the length of the harness were quite common, but on 
the 22nd December the summit was reached at 7100 ft. 
in 85°i3'S., 161 0 55' E. and here the "Upper Glacier 
Depot" was formed. At this point Atkinson, Wright, 
Cherry Garrard, and Keohane bade farewell — alas! a 
long farewell — to their beloved chief, and returned. 
Pushing steadily on, the two remaining parties reached 
86° 55' 47" S. and formed another depot, consisting of a 
week's provisions for both units. It was named "Three- 
Degree Depot." On January 2nd, 1912, the camp was 
in 87 0 32' S. Long. 160 0 40' E., and 9600 ft. above the 
sea. Here Bowers joined the extended party, raising the 
number to five. The last limited party, consisting of 
Commander Evans, Crean, and Lashly, bade farewell 
and set out on the return journey. Evans was attacked 
by scurvy, became rapidly worse, and near Corner Camp 
