31 March. Friday. 176 Another cloudless, brilliant day. Calin or light variable wind. Temp. min -8°; 9a.+30°; 12m.+6°; 3h.+7°; 6f.-2°; 8h.-4° Used last of sugar at breakfast. Mate Davis put my snowshoes on my feet for me today and I made my first attempt at travel with that kind of gear. Got along first cate, much better than I expected to, Got shoes to interfering a few times but was not thrown down. Went out alone to point this side of Cape Dudley Digges, 4 + miles from ship, where I was stopped by broad open lead. Far enough anyhow, since it took me more than four hours to walk out I presented a comical and back. sight, they say, when I started. Dr. Hunt tried to reach our cache at Cape Dudley Digges but