. Der Long Trail. eryone, auch Oates, Filz, jubelten andoptimistic über Sie. Aber am Montag Nacht ablizzard explodierte die dauerte bis spät am Tuesdayafternoon. Es war ein schwerer Schnee, und thougheverything möglich war, unterstand die Ponys, schien es keine Weise von Ihnen bequem. Ein Blizzard hatte immer den gleichen vernichtenden Wirkung onthem, von Scott auf die übermäßig fineparticles Schnee zwischen den hairsof den Mantel, wo es schmilzt angetrieben wird zugeschrieben, und in der Ausführung als Wasser, reißt den tierische Hitze getan. Aber midnightwhen ihre Teppiche waren,

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. The book of the long trail. eryone, even Oates, felt cheered andoptimistic about them. But on Monday night ablizzard blew up which lasted till late on Tuesdayafternoon. There was a heavy fall of snow, and thougheverything possible was done to shelter the ponies, there seemed no way of making them comfortable.A blizzard always had the same withering effect onthem, attributed by Scott to the excessively fineparticles of snow being driven in between the hairsof the coat, where it melts, and in running off as water, carries away the animal heat. However, at midnightwhen their rugs were taken off, they started againquite briskly and appeared none the worse. The ROBERT SCOTT 241 weather improved, the surface was good and theydrew their heavy loads without any sign of tired-ness. Most of them stopped occasionally for a mouth*ful of snow, but Christopher, though more tiresomethan ever to harness, went ahead when once he startedwithout any pause. Both men and ponies revelledin the warm sun, and everyone was fit and cheery.. ^v/ Tlie ponies mostly arrived veiy tired. On the 10th, weather conditions again becamebad. A strong headwind and a snowstorm made pro-gress very slow and difficult. On the 12th, Atkinsonsaid Chinaman, one of the less good ponies, could notlast more than a mile or two, but Oates thought hewould carry on for several days still. The others wereas well as could be expected, and Jehu, another crock, better than anyone had thought possible. But evenOne Ton Depot was still seventeen or eighteen milesahead, and Scott began to feel very anxious about 242 THE BOOK OF THE LONG TRAIL the ponies. If they pull through well, he wroteon the 13th, all the thanks will be due to Gates. Itrust the surface and weather conditions will improve;both are rank bad at present. One Ton Depot—130 geographical miles fromCape Evans—was reached on the 15th. It was decidedto give the ponies a days rest and then push on againthirteen geographical miles a day, marching, as before, most

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