Antartica field notes, v1468
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Maker 1961 Journal Jan 14 none though Douglas says some will come in when the ice is finally gone from the beach. One interesting feature was the ice buried in the beach along the N shore. Great blocks 10-15 feet in diam were cast 60-80 yds from water's edge & were buried in gravel. This may have been caused by the great Chilean earthquake of last year, which caused tidal waves felt even at Hallett where it took out the ice in the bay when it was 18" thick [illegible] is interesting historically in that Borghemund (sp?) & Cressetley both wintered here the former being the first to ever winter on the continent. There huts are still present. B. built one & P. two others right beside it. One of Cressetley's is intact but packed with snow & ice. The second has lost its roof - is consequently empty of snow & Borghemund's had lost its roof & one wall. There is much debris & snow about the building, all quite interesting. This included bottles of prune juice (still good), bullets, shotgun shells, cans of tallow, boards of bacon, molasses, & heaps of charcoal briquets.