But the prevailing minus temperatures made riding unpopular, and the men preferred usually to run or walk alongside the teams.

We were still losing dogs through sickness, due to stomach and intestinal worms.
Dredging for specimens at various depths was one of the duties during these days.

The dredge and several hundred fathoms of wire line made a heavy load, far beyond the unaided strength of the scientists.

On the 23rd, for example, we put down a 2 ft.

dredge and 650 fathoms of wire.
The dredge was hove in four hours later and brought much glacial mud, several pebbles and rock fragments, three sponges, some worms, brachiapods, and foraminiferae.