The teams were working well, often with heavy loads.

The biggest dog was Hercules, who tipped the beam at 86 lbs.

Samson was 11 lbs.

lighter, but he justified his name one day by starting off at a smart pace with a sledge carrying 200 lbs.
of blubber and a driver.
A new berg that was going to give us some cause for anxiety made its appearance on the 14th.

It was a big berg, and we noticed as it lay on the north-west horizon that it had a hummocky, crevassed appearance at the east end.