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nicely dried at C. Evans before going out with Meares on the 20th. We had no wish to remain at Corner Camp, as all the time we were digging it was drifting a little and blowing about 5, temperature −32°—about all we could 'stick.' After striking camp we marched till 10.30 p.m., doing 9·5 miles by sledgemeter. When 4 miles from Corner Camp the wind dropped to a calm. At 10.30 had pemmican and tea, then at midnight started off, and steering by stars kept on a W.N.W. course till about 5 a.m. (September 14), when we had a light breakfast of tea and biscuit. Off again before 6, and continued marching until we came to the edge of the Barrier about 12.45. We did not stop at Safety Camp, but marched straight to Hut Point, arriving at 3 p.m. At the hut we had a meal of tea and chapatties which Forde made. We ate steadily till about 5.30, and then discussed marching to C. Evans. Had we started we might have got in by 3 a.m., but not before; but we had marched all through one night, and besides digging out Corner Camp we had marched 30 miles 40 yds. by sledgemeter, equal to 34·6 stat. miles, which on top of a day's work was good enough for me. We therefore prepared the hut for the night. Turned in about 7 and soon fell asleep. Gran woke Forde and myself about 10 p.m. with cocoa and porridge, both of which were splendid. We then slept till 9 a.m. on the 15th.

September 15, 1912.—Turned out at 9 a.m., cooked a fine breakfast, and then washed all the cooking gear, cleared out the hut, got on our marching gear, and at 2 p.m. started off for C. Evans. We had an easy march