XVII-2 
Mr, Crowell and Capt* MeDomld, on a beach between the Ardley and Fildes 
peniiSEUlas . 
Shortly after we got the traps up ve were recalled to the ship, the 
idea being to give It, Beam a chance to look over an old wreck scaBe’s-ihere 
in the vicinity. He did not get to ^ nor did we get to take off the 
shore party, Tlasy were left to their fate, so to epeak. Hotwithetanding, 
they had tbesselves a ^rty botsfire aM made a show of shelter building in 
anticipation of a night ashore. Only' Crowell out of the entire group 
of 8 or 10 had aiy survival g^ar with his - no radio, sk> boat. 
At low tide the party probably could have mde it over on the connect- 
ing reef to Ardley Island where there le a shelter hut, in case of necee- 
sity. Even so, they foimd a food cache right where they were stranded . 
It had been left behind by an earlier English survey |®irty. However, no 
med arose to o^n it. For about suppcrttee thej>' were rescued. 
The water inshore, although we could not see bow it was from the ship 
at anchor, was relatively smooth and quiet coshered with the sea out where 
tlw; ship was "boimclng" up and down. All's well that ends well. 
Go isq^ressed was Capt, McDontild, who was ashore with the survey 'party, 
with the excellence of the area as a building for shelter for boats, and 
the quiet water Inshire, that I believe this Fildes-^irdley Peninsula site 
became his second choice site for locating the Palmer Peninsula biological 
station. 
As this was no day for the birds and was so very late in the season, 
little can be said of the bird life of the vicinity. There were seals 
about. The question was raised, could they be fur seals? There was no 
chance to investigate. 
