The Voyages of Captain Scott
Chapter VIII. On The Beardmore Glacier
In thrilling region of thick ribbed ice
To be imprison'd in the viewless winds
And blown with restless violence round about.
-- SHAKESPEARE.
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On the death of the ponies at Camp 31 the party was reorganized,
and for some days advanced in the following order:
| Sledge 1. |
Scott, Wilson, Oates and P.O. Evans. |
| Sledge 2. |
E. Evans, Atkinson, Wright and Lashly. |
| Sledge 3. |
Bowers, Cherry-Garrard, Crean and Keohane; with Meares
and Demetri continuing to drive the dogs. |
When leaving this Camp Scott was very doubtful whether the loads
could be pulled over such an appalling surface, and that success
attended their efforts was due mainly to the ski. The start was
delayed by the readjustments that had to be made, but when they
got away at noon, and with a 'one, two, three together' Scott's
party began to pull their sledge, they were most agreeably surprised
to find it running fairly easily
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