LOST TIMK MADK VV 
tiring inarch, and only u miles (gco.) covered. Wind 
from the south to S.F., not quite so strong as usual ; I he 
usual clear sky. 
Wc camped on a rise last night, and it was some time 
before wc reached the top this morning. This took it out 
of us at the start and the second parly dropped. I went 
on 6\ miles (when the second party was some way astern) 
and lunched. We came on in the afternoon, the other 
party still dropping, camped at 6.30 they at 7.15, We 
came up another rise with the usual gritty snow towards 
the end of the march. For us the interval between the 
two rises, some S miles, was steady plodding work which 
we might keep up for some time. To morrow I'm going 
to march half a day, make a depot and build the IO-fC0l 
sledges. The second party is certainly tiring; it remains 
to be seen how they will manage with the smaller sledge 
and lighter load. The surface is certainly much worse 
than it was 50 miles bade. (T. io'\) We have caught 
up Sh.'u Melon's dates. Fvery thing would be cheerful 
if I could persuade myself that the second party were 
quite fit to go forward. 
Sunday, December 3 1 New Year's I've. 20-17. Height 
About 9M6. T. lo°. Camp 53. Corrected aneroid. The 
second party deputed its ski and somr other weights 
equivalent to about 100 lbs. I sent them off fust; they 
marched, but not very fast. Wc followed and did not catch 
them before they camped by direction at 1.30. By thin 
time wc had covered exactly 7 miles (geo.), and wc must 
have risen a good deal. We rose on a steep incline at the 
beginning of the march, and topped another at the end, 
