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miles ; the sky is covered with light cumulus and an 
easterly wind has sprung up, force 2 to 3. With all sail 
set we are making very good progress. 
Tuesday, January 3, 10 a.m. — The conditions are very 
much the same as last night. We are only 24 miles from 
C. Crozier and the land is showing up well, though Erebus 
is veiled in stratus cloud. 
It looks finer to the south and we may run into sun- 
shine soon, but the wind is alarming and there is a slight 
swell which has little effect on the ship, but makes all the 
difference to our landing. 
For the moment it doesn't look hopeful. We have been 
continuing our line of soundings. From the bank we 
crossed in latitude 71 0 the water has gradually got deeper, 
and we arc now getting 310 to 350 fathoms against 180 
on the bank. 
The Discovery soundings give depths up to 450 
fathoms East of Ross Island. 
6 p.m. — No good ! ! Alas ! Cape Crozier with all its 
attractions is denied us. 
We came up to the Barrier five miles east of the Cape 
soon after 1 p.m. The swell from the E.N.E. continued 
to the end. The Barrier was not more than 60 feet in 
height. From the crow's nest one could see well over it, 
and noted that there was a gentle slope for at least a mile 
towards the edge. The land of Black (or White ?) Island 
could be seen distinctly behind, topping the huge lines 
of pressure ridges. We plotted the Barrier edge from the 
point at which we met it to the Crozier cliffs ; to the 
eye it seems scarcely to have changed since Discovery 
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