BYRD EXPEDITION.
Blizzard Prevents All Work. LITTLE AMERICA, April 17. In his daily wireless communication, Rear-Admiral Byrd, from the advance base, reports temperatures between 50 degrees and 60 degrees below zero, which are on the average 30 degrees lower than those here on account of the absence of the moderating effect of the Ross Sea. lie exchanged meteorological reports with William Haines, senior meteorologist. Yesterday a blizzard flayed the camp, halting all work. The sky was clouded over, the sun being only vaguely visible. To-day the men worked digging out 4501 b drums of petrol at the East Barrier cache. They are still removing supplies from the food caches and bringing seal carcases to camp for the dogs.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20284, 19 April 1934, Page 1
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