Friday February 17th 1911, Wind From The South Cold And Biting, Stores Left
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Camp 15. Lat. 79° 28 ½’ S. It clouded over yesterday—the temperature rose and some snow fell. Wind from the south, cold and biting, as we turned out.
We started to build the depôt. I had intended to go on half a march and return to same camp, leaving Weary Willy to rest, but under the circumstances did not like to take risk.
Stores left in depôt:
Lat. 79° 29′. Depôt.
| 245 | 7 weeks’ full provision bags for 1 unit | |
| 12 | 2 days’ provision bags for 1 unit | |
| 8 | 8 weeks’ tea | |
| 31 | 6 weeks’ extra butter | |
| 176 | 176 lbs. biscuit (7 weeks full biscuit) | |
| 85 | 8 1/2 gallons oil (12 weeks oil for 1 unit) | |
| 850 | 5 sacks of oats | |
| 424 | 4 bales of fodder | |
| 250 | Tank of dog biscuit | |
| 100 | 2 cases of biscuit | |
| —— | ||
| 2181 | ||
| 1 skein white line | ||
| 1 set breast harness | ||
| 2 12 ft. sledges | ||
| 2 pair ski, 1 pair ski sticks | ||
| 1 Minimum Thermometer | ||
| 1 tin Rowntree cocoa | ||
| 1 tin matches |
With packing we have landed considerably over a ton of stuff. It is a pity we couldn’t get to 80°, but as it is we shall have a good leg up for next year and can at least feed the ponies full up to this point.
Our Camp 15 is very well marked, I think. Besides the flagstaff and black flag we have piled biscuit boxes, filled and empty, to act as reflectors—secured tea tins to the sledges, which are planted upright in the snow. The depôt cairn is more than 6 ft. above the surface, very solid and large; then there are the pony protection walls; altogether it should show up for many miles.
I forgot to mention that looking back on the 15th we saw a cairn built on a camp 12½ miles behind—it was miraged up.
It seems as though some of our party will find spring journeys pretty trying. Oates’ nose is always on the point of being frostbitten; Meares has a refractory toe which gives him much trouble—this is the worst prospect for summit work. I have been wondering how I shall stick the summit again, this cold spell gives ideas. I think I shall be all right, but one must be prepared for a pretty good doing.
