51ｰ W., and from an elevation of 110 ft.

could see no land.

Samples of the discoloured ice from the berg proved to contain dust with black gritty particles or sand-grains.

Another seal, a bull Weddell, was secured on the 26th.
The return of seal-life was opportune, since we had nearly finished the winter supply of dog-biscuit and wished to be able to feed the dogs on meat.

The seals meant a supply of blubber, moreover, to supplement our small remaining stock of coal when the time came to get up steam again.
We initiated a daylight-saving system on this day by putting forward the clock one hour.