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Monday 17th April 1911, Same Storm And Snow Drift At -22°F

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Wilson

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Same storm and snow drift at -22°F. We were getting short of blubber fuel, however, so Oates, Meares, Cherry, Forde and I took a sledge round to Pram Point for a seal. We couldn’t find one, but we brought back … Continue reading →

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Wednesday 15th March 1911, A Beautiful Day And A Long Hard Day’s Work

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Wilson

A beautiful day—and a long and hard day’s work. Cherry, Bowers, Atch and I, with 3 seamen, left after breakfast for Pram Point, killed and cut up 11 seals for meat and blubber. Dr Wilson skinning a seal on … Continue reading →

Posted in British Antarctic Expedition 1910, Depôt Laying, Edward Wilson's Diary, Hut Point | Tagged blubber stove, British Antarctic Expedition 1910, diary, Dr. Edward Wilson, Hut Point, seal meat | Leave a comment

Sunday 12th March 1911, All Day In The Hut Already Very Black From Blubber Smoke

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Wilson

Second Sunday in Lent. Blizzard came. Very thick drift and snow fall. We had Church in the forenoon. All the young sea ice has been blown to sea again, rough open black water everywhere. We all spent the day in … Continue reading →

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Friday 10th March 1911, A Day Of Light Jobs

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Wilson

Meares away so I had all the dogs to snow down and clean up. A party went to Pram Point and brought in the blubber we depôted there the other day. The Doleful Camp party returned late in the evening. … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 7th March 1911, Sealing At Pram Point

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Wilson

We had a long day sealing at Pram Point, fine and sunny but low temperature. Cherry, Gran, 3 seamen and myself killed 4 seals, and brought back 200 lbs of meat, 150 lbs of blubber and depôted 200 lbs more. … Continue reading →

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Monday 6th March 1911, Fresh Meat, And Long Strips Of Blubber For Our New Stove

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Wilson

It was a flat calm and the whole sea visible from Hut Point was covered with a thin film of ice. Captain Scott and I walked over Crater Hill to Pram Point where I killed a seal, and we both … Continue reading →

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