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second application of water at the sea-beach, it removed 

 much grease. 



At this island we had a very fair opportunity of wit- 

 nessing the effect of "piling ice," particularly as no- 

 ticed on all western projections in the Queen's Channel, 

 or beyond, where they are apparently exposed to the 

 whole impetus of the tides of the Arctic Ocean. In this 

 instance the ice had been raised, slab over slab, on the 

 north-west point, above the summit level of the island ; 

 and at first I was so impressed that it was one solid 

 mass, or that it could not be an accumulation of floe- 

 pieces, that I sent the master to determine the fact, as 

 I suspected it to be part of a berg. But it was simply 

 piled ice, frozen into a mass, and nearly a hundred feet 

 in height. No bergs are supposed to be seen in these 

 seas (?). This island had been the resort of geese and 

 eider-duck in the spring, many of their nests remaining 

 quite distinct, and partially clothed with down. Shortly 

 after our arrival, we were joined by Commander Richards, 

 who had brought the whale-boat ; but as I wished the 

 fact determined, as to our depot ordered to be placed at 

 a point on the coast, I sent his division in-shore with 

 instructions to rejoin me at the Great Red Island (Ex- 

 mouth), then in advance about ten miles. 



About eight A.M. on the 26th, we struck our tents, 

 and moved forward, aided by a short lane of water. The 

 day was beautiful, and, with a temperature of 29, proved 

 too warm for travelling on the floe, which we experienced 

 when we commenced with the 'Hamilton' made fast be- 

 hind our sledge, Mr. Loney and myself aiding, by help- 

 ing the boat by the stern over the inequalities. 



