They pitched a tent half-way across the bay, on the sea-ice, and left it there for the use of the various parties during the month.

At Hut Point they cleared the snow from the motor-tractor and made some preliminary efforts to get it into working order.

They returned to Cape Evans on the 3rd.
The second trip to Hut Point was made by a party of nine, with three sledges.

Two sledges, man-hauled, were loaded with 1278 lbs.

of stores, and a smaller sledge, drawn by the dogs, carried the sleeping- bags.