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MARCHING AVERAGE
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on the sea ice and arrived back at 9.25 p.m. Found that the sledge party Capt. Scott is taking W. had left that morning, and that I was not going on my second trip to Corner Camp as the dogs will not start for another month. I found by comparison that my watch had lost two seconds since I left nearly a week ago. Turned in about 11.30 p.m., and was soon snoring.

Marching average:

m. yds.
Sat. Sept. 9, whole day ... 19 1186
Sun. Sept.„ 10, half day„ ... 8 641
Mon. Sept.„ 11, whole day„ ... 12 1588
Tues. Sept.„ 12, half day„ ... 7 783
Wed. Sept.„ 13, whole day„ ... 3 1786
Thu. Sept.„ 14, whole„ day„ ... 34 1040
Fri. Sept.„ 15, half day„ ... 15 264
102 248

Time out of hut, 6½ days. Allow off for two diggings and blizzard 3½ days, equals 5 days' marching.

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