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SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION [February 
Wilson can't wear his at present. He obtained several 
specimens, all of much the same type, a close-grained 
granite rock which weathers red. Hence the pink lime- 
stone. After he rejoined we skidded downhill pretty fast, 
leaders on ski, Oates and Wilson on foot alongside sledge — 
Evans detached. We lunched at 2 well down towards 
Mt. Buckley, the wind half a gale and everybody very 
cold and cheerless. However, better things were to follow. 
We decided to steer for the moraine under Mt. Buckley 
and, pulling with crampons, we crossed some very irregular 
steep slopes with big crevasses and slid down towards the 
rocks. The moraine was obviously so interesting that 
when we had advanced some miles and got out of the 
wind, I decided to camp and spend the rest of the day 
geologising. It has been extremely interesting. We 
found ourselves under perpendicular cliffs of Beacon 
sandstone, weathering rapidly and carrying veritable coal 
seams. From the last Wilson, with his sharp eyes, has 
picked several plant impressions, the last a piece of coal 
with beautifully traced leaves in layers, also some 
excellently preserved impressions of thick stems, showing 
cellular structure. In one place we saw the cast of small 
waves on the sand. To-night Bill has got a specimen of 
limestone with archco-cyathus — the trouble is one cannot 
imagine where the stone comes from ; it is evidently rare, 
as few specimens occur in the moraine. There is a good 
deal of pure white quartz. Altogether we have had a most 
interesting afternoon, and the relief of being out of the 
wind and in a warmer temperature is inexpressible. I hope 
and trust we shall all buck up again now that the con- 
