s, and Simpson away
westward. They covered over 150 geographical miles, and commenced by
taking over to Butter Point a quantity of stores for Griffith Taylor's
forthcoming western summer journey.

The provisions deposited, Scott marched up the Ferrar Glacier to
Cathedral Rocks and did some scientific work and surveying. He found that
the Ferrar Glacier moved 32 feet in seven months. He then came back down
the Glacier and continued his march on sea ice, following the coast into
the five mile deep bay known as New Harbour, thence outward and North
Eastward to Cape Bernacchi and on past Marble Point, where the broken-off
portion of Glacier Tongue was found aground as stated already.

After an examination of this ice mass the party pressed on past Spike
Point to Dunlop Island, sledging coastwise parallel to the Piedmont
Glacier, named by Griffith Taylor after Dr. Wilson. A thorough
examination was made of Dunlop Island, revealing many facts of
extraordinary scientific interest.

On 24th September the sledge team retraced their steps from Dunlop Island
to a camp near Marble Point, and, after spending a night close to the
remnant of Glacier Tongue, they shaped course direct for Cape Evans,
which was reached about 1 a.m. on 29th September.

Travelling mostly on sea ice, and well away from the frigidity of the Ice
Barrier, Scott was not troubled with any particularly low temperatures,
but he experienced a nasty blizzard on the two days preceding his return
to headquarters.

Apart from the value of this journey in observations of a technical
nature, Scott gleaned much information, which he was able to impart to
Griffith Taylor concerning the very important journey to be undertaken by
the latter.

Once back in the Hut, Scott set to work to put the final touches to his
elaborate plans, drew up instructions, got his correspondence in order
lest he should miss the "Terra Nova" through a late return from the Pole,
and even wrote a special letter urging that special promotion to
Commander's rank should be given to Pennell and myself.

About this time he called on us severally to relieve him if we could of
the responsibility of paying us for the second season. Most of us signed
the document, but not all could afford to do so.

The general outline plan for the Polar journey was now understood by all
concerned in it to be as follows:

_The Motor Party._--Day, Lashly, Hooper, and myself to leave winter
quarters about October 22