ON THE BEARDMORE GLACIER.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13382, 3 April 1912, Page 5

ON THE BEARDMORE GLACIER.

The party passed through the Pass and descended on to Beardm'ore glacier. Th<s snow storm had then cost the party five days. On December 21st they reached latitude \85.58 and an altitude of 6800 feet. For four days the party struggled through.'.the mbrass of wot snow, averaging less than five miles a day, although working ten to eleven hour 8. 'They reached Cloud-Maker Mountain on the 17th, so the storm cost a week's advance, but they were only half a day's food short on the programme. The members going.; forward from here are Captain Scott, Lieut. Evans, Messrs Wilson, Bowers, Bates, Lassley, Petty-Officers Evans and Crean. It was most difficult to select the returning party which brought this note. '■.'■•■■" On Christmas Day they were close Tip to the 86th parallel. : The Christinas faro gave ■ them. an "excellent march of 17 miles, but the effect was not so < happy on the following day. v The surface grew more difficult as they approached the 87th parallel. On New Year's Eve they were in latitude 86.56. They deposited two ' units of provisions and rebuilt the sledges with new short runners, which remarknblo piece of work was performed by the seamen of the.party under most adverse conditions. Although this cost nearly a day's march the change was amply repaid.