i 9 ii] A SICK PONY 35i 
The work goes on very steadily— the men arc making 
crampons and ski boots of the new style. Evans is 
constructing plans of the Dry Valley and Koettlitz Glacier 
with the help of the Western Party. The physicists are 
busy always, Meares is making dog harness, Oates ridding 
the ponies of their parasites, and Ponting printing from 
his negatives. 
Science cannot be served by ' dilettante ' methods, but 
demands a mind spurred by ambition or the satisfaction of 
ideals. 
Our most popular game for evening recreation is chess ; 
so many players have developed that our two sets of 
chessmen are inadequate. 
Friday, July 14. — We have had a horrible fright and 
are not even yet out of the wood. 
At noon yesterday one of the best ponies, 6 Bones,' 
suddenly went off his feed — soon after it was evident that 
he was distressed and there could be no doubt that he was 
suffering from colic. Oates called my attention to it, but 
we were neither much alarmed, remembering the speedy 
recovery of ' Jimmy Pigg ' under similar circumstances. 
Later the pony was sent out for exercise with Crean. I 
passed him twice and seemed to gather that things were 
well, but Crean afterwards told me that he had had 
considerable trouble. Every few minutes the poor beast 
had been seized with a spasm of pain, had first dashed 
forward as though to escape it and then endeavoured to 
lie down. Crean had had much difficulty in keeping him 
in, and on his legs, for he is a powerful beast. When he 
