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THE UPPKR GLACIER BASIN 
rugged with sword-cut splits. Wc got on a slope, which 
made matters worse. I then pulled up to the left, at first 
without much improvement, but as we topped a rise the 
surface got much better and things look quite promising 
for the moment. On our right wc have now a pretty 
good view of the Adams Marshall and Wild Mountains 
and their very curious hori/.ontal stratification. Wright 
has found, amongst bits of wind-blown debris, an un- 
doubted bit of sandstone and a bit of black basalt. Wc 
must get to know more of the geology before leaving the 
glacier finally. This morning all our gear was fringed 
with ice crystals which looked very pretty. 
Afternoon.— (Night camp No. 40, about 4500 above 
Barrier. T. - n°. Lat. about 84 0 34'.) After lunch got 
on some very rough stuff within a few hundred yards of 
pressure ridge. There seemed no alternative, and we went 
through with it. Later, the glacier opened out into a 
broad basin with irregular undulations, and wc on to a 
better surface, but later on again this improvement nearly 
vanished, so that it has been hard going all day, but we 
have done a good mileage (over 14 stat.). Wc arc less 
than five days behind S. now. There was a promise of 
a clearance about noon, but later more snow clouds 
drifted over from the east, and now it is snowing again. 
We have scarcely caught a glimpse of the eastern side of 
the glacier all day. The western side lias not been clear 
enough to photograph at the halts. It is very annoying, 
but I suppose we must be thankful when we can get our 
marches off. Still sweating horribly on the march and 
very thirsty at the halts. 
