230 THE QUEEN'S CAUSEWAY. [March, 



Youngson, of the ' Perseverance/ fainted at his sledge, 

 but a little brandy, and his dinner, recovered him. 



" March 23. Calm and foggy, -f 8. Started at seven 

 A.M., and came almost immediately to heavy ice, which 

 we dragged through all day, with severe labour to the 

 men and damage to the sledges. It was a perfect frozen 

 pack, which we were obliged to cut our way through 

 with pickaxes. The snow-drift very deep between the 

 hummocks, which we found of use in making the road 

 with. Two walrus, an old and young one, were wounded 

 today in a hole of water, but were not captured. En- 

 camped at 4.30, and patched up the ' Enterprise/ which 

 sledge had suffered severely among the hummocks. 



"March 24. Light wind westerly, with thick weather. 

 We started at 6.45; at 7.35 came to better ice ; at 11 

 lunched : nothing important. 



"March 25. At seven A.M. started : wind south-east, 

 fresh, and hazy. Cut a road through a confused heavy 

 pack with picks and shovels, and after five hours' labour 

 succeeded in accomplishing little more than a mile, when 

 we reached an old floe, halting at noon for luncheon. A 

 bamboo and flag was left to mark this, ' The Queen's 

 Causeway.' Encamped at 4.30. Wind strong from the 

 south-east during the night, and the tent very cold. 



"March 26. Wind south-east, strong ; weather thick. 

 Started at eight A.M.; scarcely able to see thirty yards 

 ahead for snow-drift. Many slight frost-bites* occurred 

 amongst the men. At 11.30 halted for luncheon; al- 

 though close to it, no land in sight ; moved forward, be- 

 ing too cold for undue delay. At 11.50 saw Cape Lady 

 * Frost-bites temporary, removed by snow or warm hand. 



