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From this journey, as stated, we evolved the final sledging ration for the Summit, it was to consist of: 16 ozs. biscuit. 12 " pemmican. 3 " sugar. 2 " butter. 0.7 " tea. 0.6 " cocoa. daily 34.3 ozs. It may seem little enough for a hungry sledger, but, no one could possibly eat that amount in a temperate climate; it was a fine filling ration even for the Antarctic.
Wilson expressed the opinion that Evans must have injured his brain by the fall. It was a great surprise to all of us to hear of Evans failing so early, as he was known to be a man of enormous strength, and a tried sledger. He was also a veteran in Antarctic experience, having made some wonderful journeys under Scott in the "Discovery" days.
Hour after hour passed, while the drill-turners took their places with the sledges, and the sledgers went to the drills the turnabout system of "double-jacking" with Fairchild, the eleventh man, filling in along the line as an extra sledger, that the miners might be the more relieved in their strenuous, frenzied work. Midnight came. The first of the six-foot drills sank to its ultimate depth.
Their journey led them also through extraordinary and difficult ice-fields that even surprised the veteran sledger Evans. Their final march took them along the edge of the Great Ice Barrier and brought them to Hut Point on March 14.
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