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[August 
we had run out of all the chemicals which had been used 
for the same purpose. 
I have now definitely told off the ponies for the Southern 
Journey, and the new masters will take charge on Sep- 
tember I. They will continually exercise the animals so 
as to get to know them as well as possible. The arrange- 
ment has many obvious advantages. The following is the 
order : 
Bowers . . Victor. Evans (P.O.). Snatcher. 
Wilson . . Nobby. Crean . . Bones. 
Atkinson. . Jehu. Keohane . Jimmy Pigg. 
Wright . . Chinaman. Oatcs . . Christopher. 
Cherry-Garrard. Michael. Myself & Oates. Snippets. 
The first balloon of the season was sent up yesterday 
by Bowers and Simpson. It rose on a southerly wind, but 
remained in it for 100 feet or less, then for 300 or 400 feet 
it went straight up, and after that directly south over 
Razor Back Island. Everything seemed to go well, the 
thread, on being held, tightened and then fell slack as it 
should do. It was followed for two miles or more running 
in a straight line for Razor Back, but within a few hundred 
yards of the Island it came to an end. The searchers 
went round the Island to try and recover the clue, 
but without result. Almost identically the same thing 
happened after the last ascent made, and we are much 
puzzled to find the cause. 
The continued proximity of the south moving air 
currents above is very interesting. 
The Crozier Party are not right yet; their feet arc 
