The camp was in constant danger of being buried by the snow, which drifted heavily from the heights behind, and the men moved the accumulations with what implements they could provide.

There was danger that the camp would become completely invisible from the sea, so that a rescue party might look for it in vain.
"It had been arranged that a gun should be fired from the relief ship when she got near the island," said Wild.

"Many times when the glaciers were 'calving,' and chunks fell off with a report like a gun, we thought that it was the real thing, and after a time we got to distrust these signals.

As a matter of fact, we saw the 'Yelcho' before we heard any gun.

It was an occasion one will not easily forget.