90 SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION [January 
and a solid wharf on which to land our stores. We made 
fast with ice anchors. Wilson, Evans, and I went to the 
Cape, which I had now rcchristcncd Cape Evans in honour 
of our excellent second in command. A glance at the 
land showed, as we expected, ideal spots for our wintering 
station. The rock of the Cape consists mainly of volcanic 
agglomerate with olivine kenyte ; it is much weathered 
and the destruction had formed quantities of coarse sand. 
We chose a spot for the hut on a beach facing N.W. and 
well protected by numerous small hills behind. This spot 
seems to have all the local advantages (which I must 
detail later) for a winter station, and we realised that at 
length our luck had turned. The most favourable cir- 
cumstance of all is the strong chance of communication 
with Cape Armitage being established at an early date. 
It was in connection with this fact that I had had 
such a strong desire to go to Mount Terror, and such 
misgivings if we had been forced to go to Cape Royds. 
It is quite evident that the ice south of Cape Royds does 
not become secure till late in the season, probably in May. 
Before that, all evidence seems to show that the part 
between Cape Royds and Cape Barnc is continually going 
out. How, I ask myself, was our depot party to get back 
to home quarters ? I feci confident we can get to the 
new spot we have chosen at a comparatively early date ; 
it will probably only be necessary to cross the sea ice in 
the deep bays north and south of the Glacier Tongue, 
and the ice rarely goes out of there after it has first formed. 
Even if it should, both stages can be seen before the party 
ventures upon them. 
